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That human touch that means so much: Exploring the tactile dimension of social life

... and point to important applications in therapy and virtual communication. The Emotional Power of Touch Whether we get a ... N. M. (1977). Body politics: Power , sex , and nonverbal communication .Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall. Harlow, H. ... / more

When conversations flow

... some interaction patterns facilitate smooth and meaningful communication, others may create misunderstanding and discomfort, drifting ... In R. S. Feldman & B. Rime (Eds.),   Fundamentals of nonverbal behavior   (pp. 401-432). Cambridge, England: Cambridge ... / more

Would you recognize the perpetrator? What do you need to know when you have to make an identification from a lineup?

... the witness – consciously or unconsciously - verbal and nonverbal cues about the identity of the suspect (Quinlivan, Neuschatz, Cutler, ... Company.   Rosenthal, R. (2002). Covert communication in classrooms, clinics, courtrooms, and cubicles.   ... / more

How on Earth Do People Understand Each Other in Everyday Conversation?

... approached me after I gave a lecture on 'Interpersonal Communication' and asked a question about the course's textbook. I answered his ... , gestures or facial expressions. People use verbal and nonverbal acts in concert to convey meaning ( Bavelas & Chovil, 2000 ). When ... / more

The Naked Power: Understanding Nonverbal Communications of Power

...  is something we often avoid discussing openly, its  nonverbal communication  is fascinating to lay people and psychologists alike. When ... / more

Exposing an Armed Criminal: What Can We Learn from Psychology and the Police?

... studies, 1, 55-68. Ekman, P. (1965). Differential Communication of Affect by Head and Body Cues. Journal of Personality and ... Skills, 24, 711-724. Ekman, P. & Friezen, W.V. (1969). Nonverbal Leakage and Clues to Deception . Psychiatry, 32, 88–105. ... / more

High Maintenance Interaction

... Despite this fact, I never changed my strategy: although our communication was very effortful and fruitless, I figured that if anyone could ... interaction going on, there’s a considerable chance the nonverbal communication is poor. This could be due to the difference in ... / more

Keeping the spark alive: The role of sexual communal motivation

... and a good starting place may to be to promote open sexual communication in a relationship. We know from a previous study that people who ... Babin, E. (2012). An examination of predictors of nonverbal and verbal  communication of pleasure during sex and sexual ... / more

Smile! And I tell you where you’re from

... or the effect of diet or climate on facial appearance). Nonverbal accents in our facial expressions thus seem to communicate ... initially suggest a barrier for effective intercultural communication, that one easily learns emotion dialects when practiced ... understanding of facial expressions. Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, 30 (1), 21-36. Elfenbein, H. A. (2013). ... / more

What is c Factor, and Where Can I Get It?

... sensitivity should result in congruent and conjunctive communication; two important attributes of supportive communication (Whetten & ... Hall, J. A. (1978). Gender effects in decoding nonverbal cues. Psychological Bulletin, 85(4), 845-857. Koenig, A. M., & ... / more