How accurate is body language?

Question

It seems that body language is pretty accurate, but it's almost a matter of perception. How accurate do you think body language is?

Answer 1

Body language it the first language of human kind and it is the most accurate. There is no mistaking what someone is saying when they say it with their body.

Answer 2

Body language is very accurate, the true question should be how well do you read body language. Some people do it very well and others look as though they are trying to read backwards, upside down text through 8 feet of poured concrete. (Yeah, they're not very good at it.)

Have a happy day. :)

Answer 3

I think is very accurate, about 95%. I'm usually look at all aspects of body language when speaking to other people, it's very important, because that tells me when a person is lying or not.
I found this that might interest you:
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Body language is the non-verbal movements we make as a part of how we communicate, from waving hands to involuntary twitching of facial muscles.

Uses of non-verbal communication: How non-verbal communication is used.

Reading non-verbals: Basics of non-verbal communication.
Mehrabian's communication study: 7% words, 38% tone, 55% body language?

Haptic communication: Communicating by touch.
Kinesic communication: Communicating by body movement.
Proxemic communication: Communicating by body positioning.
Gesture types: Emblems and more.
Tells: Unconscious signals.

Answer 4

Body language is very accurate.

Reading it is not always so accurate.

Answer 5

body language is very very accuat............
when communicating its gonna be mostly 80% bodylanguage. it never fails. even if they try controling some of their bodylanguage to lie. they can't unless they practice really hard at lying.....

but hey its accurate but make sure you read body language as a whole.

Answer 6

Valid enough that it is taught in special classes at the CIA and the FBI--- also it's a subject covered in a number of classes taught in the techniques involved in interogation !! Might say that some people at some fairly high levels of operational management think there's enough there to spend some time on !!

Answer 7

Man. Get the Karma Sutra. It's a book written by some Indian Pimps! It tells you all about things women do when they want you. I know this for sure, that if a women plays with her hair while you talking to her or looking at her, she wants you.

Answer 8

90% sometimes people can act different from what they really feel, they are the one's who are very intune with their body language, and there are few who can control it... actions do speak louder than words... and I agree with you, perception can play a major role in the accuracy of decoding body talk!

Answer 9

it depends on how well you know the person because if your really close sto someone it will be easy to interpret there body language. For other people its a lot harder

Answer 10

If your talking to a guy and he has a hard-on you can bet the body language is dead on.