“What Your Best Friend Sees That I Don’t” is an article published in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin that discusses the relevance of closeness of individuals in enhancing their ability to decode emotional facial expressions. Many people believe that the idea that familiarity will lead to better and more effective emotional communication. However, research…
Read MoreMerry Christmas from Humintell!
Humintell wishes you and your family a Merry Christmas and a wonderful Holiday Season! We thank you for being an avid reader of our Humintell blog and a loyal customer. Without your support, we would not be able to continue to expose this fascinating world of nonverbal behavior. We wish you the very best in…
Read MoreMind What You Do?
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, no its Superman! No matter what age, even junior high kids know this phrase and most people revere Superman as a hero. What about modern day heroes? Some people may shout out “Madonna” or “Jackie Chan” but these are celebrities not heroes. Today the meaning of hero has become…
Read MoreWho Are Better Liars?
In an article on Time Healthlands webpage, entitled “Why we think Women are More Trustworthy than Men” the depth and believability of lies are put to the test. The study called “Jo are you Lying to Me? Temporal cues for Deception” was conducted by Marilyn Boltz and her colleagues investigated whether variations in speech rate…
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