News tagged with journal of nonverbal behavior

Red card for faking footballers

A new study by Dr Paul Morris from the University of Portsmouth could help referees know when a top player has genuinely been fouled or taken a dive.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0




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Self-reflective mind: Psychologists report on continuing advances in animals

(PhysOrg.com) -- According to one of the leading scholars in the field, there is an emerging consensus among scientists that animals share functional parallels with humans' conscious metacognition -- that ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 22, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (20) | comments 36 | with audio podcast

Misreading faces tied to child social anxiety

Children suffering from extreme social anxiety are trapped in a nightmare of misinterpreted facial expressions: They confuse angry faces with sad ones, a new Emory University study shows.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Skills training can improve responses to disclosures of trauma

New research from the University of Oregon concludes that even brief training can help people learn how to be more supportive when friends and family members disclose traumatic events and other experiences of mistreatment.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Mar 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Lie detection: Misconceptions, pitfalls and opportunities for improvement

Unlike Pinocchio, liars do not usually give telltale signs that they are being dishonest. In lieu of a growing nose, is there a way to distinguish people who are telling the truth from those who aren't? A new report in Psychological Sc ...

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created Feb 16, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New study affirms handwriting problems affect children with autism into the teenage years

The handwriting problems that affect children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are likely to continue into their teenage years, according to a study from the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, Md. The research is ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Nov 15, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Redefining sexual discrimination

verbal and nonverbal behaviors that convey insulting, hostile and degrading attitudes to women - is just as distressing for women victims as sexual advances in the workplace. According to Emily Leskinen, Lilia Cortina, and ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 05, 2010 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (28) | comments 2

Missed diagnosis: 22q11.2 deletion syndrome

(PhysOrg.com) -- An article published in the June issue of the journal Nature Reviews: Neuroscience provides one of the first comprehensive overviews of the genetic, neural and cognitive bases of a frequently undiagnosed congen ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jul 01, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

On the face of it, voting's superficial

Are voters truly sophisticated and rational decision makers? Apparently not. Their choices are heavily influenced by superficial, nonverbal cues, such as politicians' appearance, according to Christopher Olivola from University ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jun 15, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (9) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

The sound of seduction: Lowering voice may be means of signaling attraction

the preening, the coy eye contact - but voice plays a role, too.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created May 20, 2010 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (8) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Virtual humans appear to influence ethical decisions in gender-specific ways

(PhysOrg.com) -- Virtual humans are increasingly taking on roles that were once reserved for real humans. A study by researchers at the Indiana University School of Informatics at Indiana University-Purdue ...

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created May 13, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast


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