body language
Let an agent explain body language, relay research on nonverbal communication, cultural variation and limits from psychology sources with attribution, describe the named topics, caution against overconfident lie detection, and distinguish body language from sign languages, paralanguage, microexpression claims and animal communication generally.
Research draft, second pass
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain body language, relay research on nonverbal communication, cultural variation and limits from psychology sources with attribution, describe the named topics, caution against overconfident lie detection, and distinguish body language from sign languages, paralanguage, microexpression claims and animal communication generally.
Nonverbal communication through posture, gestures, facial expressions, eye contact and movement, which conveys emotions and attitudes alongside speech, varying across cultures, individuals and neurotypes, and including deliberate performance such as mime, animal signals such as the body language of dogs, and tells in games such as poker, involuntary cues that may reveal a player s hand; popular claims about reading lies from body language are not well supported by research. The registry alias Paralysis (sexuality) could not be matched to this concept and appears misfiled.
What it is for: Communication without words.
It can be explain research with attribution; relay cultural variation and limits; describe named topics; caution about lie detection myths.
Distinguishing features
Nonverbal
Culturally variable
Often ambiguous
Overstated in popular media
What it looks like
Postures, gestures, facial expressions and movements.
Physical character
Mehrabian studies: 1967 year - often misquoted 7-38-55 rule
lie detection accuracy from demeanour: about 54 percent - Bond and DePaulo meta-analysis 2006
Darwin The Expression of the Emotions: 1872 year
How it is recognised
Nonverbal bodily communication
Paralysis (sexuality), miming, body language of dogs, tell
Sign languages are full languages; paralanguage is vocal tone; microexpression lie detection is contested; animal communication is broader
Related models
is a kind of - in general terms
includes -
is contrasted with -
includes -
In practice
Families and kinds
facial expressions
gestures
posture and proxemics
eye contact
performed mime
animal body language
game tells
Standards and regulation
Evidence standards limiting demeanour-based lie detection in courts and security settings
Failure modes and hazards
Overconfident lie detection
Ignoring cultural and neurodivergent differences
Unmatched alias Paralysis (sexuality)
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.body-language
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What body language is.
Attribution.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is body language, and how does it differ from sign language, paralanguage, microexpression claims and animal communication? definition
- Is the question about everyday communication, dogs, games, interviews or detecting lies? boundary
Topics
Named topics.
Topics
Topics.
- What are mime, dog body language and tells, and what might Paralysis (sexuality) refer to? definition
- Which entry fits the specific topic? action
Research Research.
Attribution.
Evidence
Evidence.
Evidence
Evidence.
- What does research show about nonverbal cues and emotion, with findings attributed? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Lies
Lie detection.
Lies
Lies.
- Why do meta-analyses find people poor at detecting lies from demeanour? provenance
- Is the presentation free of overstated claims? boundary
Variation Variation.
Attribution.
Culture
Cultural variation.
Culture
Culture.
- How do gestures and eye contact norms vary across cultures? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Neurodiversity
Neurodivergence.
Neurodiversity
Neurodiversity.
- Why can autistic people s body language be misread, as autistic advocates and researchers describe? provenance
- Which entry fits double empathy problem? action
Context Applications.
Context.
Dogs
Dog body language.
Dogs
Dogs.
- How can people read dog body language to prevent bites? provenance
- Which entry fits dog bite prevention? action
Poker
Tells.
Poker
Poker.
- What are tells in poker, and how reliable are they? provenance
- Which entry fits poker? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should the body language of dogs be a separate entry?
- How should psychology research be linked?
- The registry alias Paralysis (sexuality) could not be matched and should be reviewed