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Speaking of Psychology

Nonverbal communication speaks volumes (SOP34)

Speaking of Psychology

Kim Mills

Health & Fitness, Life Sciences, Science, Mental Health

4.3781 Ratings

🗓️ 12 February 2016

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

If you think reading people is not a science, think again. Understanding expressions that only appear on someone’s face for tenths of a second can mean a lot to those who know what to look for. In this episode, psychologist and nonverbal communication expert David Matsumoto, PhD, talks about why nonverbal communication is so important in everything from police investigations to intercultural exchanges. APA is currently seeking proposals for APA 2020, click here to learn more https://convention.apa.org/proposals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:07.4

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0:13.8

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0:14.8

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0:17.1

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0:21.4

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0:22.6

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0:24.8

for up to six people at all protected.

0:28.7

On the beach. A fleeting change in someone's face or body language can signal a lot of different emotions.

0:47.2

Why do people's faces change when they're angry or sad?

0:50.5

In this episode, we speak with a psychologist and expert in facial expressions, gestures, and other nonverbal behavior about how not speaking can speak volumes.

1:01.3

I'm Audrey Hamilton, and this is Speaking of Psychology.

1:25.8

Thank you. David Matsumoto is a professor of psychology and director of the culture and emotion research laboratory at San Francisco State University.

1:29.9

An expert on facial expressions, nonverbal behavior and deception, he is director of Humintel, a company that conducts research and training

1:34.8

for organizations such as the Transportation Security Administration, the FBI, and the U.S.

1:40.3

Marshals Service. Welcome, Dr. Matsumato. Thank you for having me. We are probably all familiar

1:45.1

with the universal facial expressions of our emotions, you know, anger, joy, sadness, you know,

1:52.0

those are some of them. Can you give examples of some of the less obvious facial expressions?

1:57.4

I think you call them micro expressions, you know, where someone is maybe attempting to conceal his or her emotions.

2:03.7

These are much harder to detect. Is that right?

2:06.3

Micro expressions are unconscious, extremely quick, sometimes full-face expressions of an emotion.

2:14.6

And sometimes they're partial and very subtle expressions of emotion.

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