emotions on people's faces right and well their attitude, but i'lm talking about like maybe what the other is thinking --you can tell simply by reading the contours and passiveness of the persons eyes, or the eyes intensive gaze or you could decipher someones smile or smirk or whatever to mean something. anyone understand? what do u think?
2007-03-26 18:29:57 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Yes and no. If you know the person you're "reading," then it may become second nature. If you're trying to read a stranger, it's like learning a new language without a dictionary. Still, some expressions are simple: a smile, a frown, tears, and so on. But knowledge is the key.
2007-03-26 18:34:06 · answer #1 · answered by knight2001us 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In response I'd say you act confident, but you could very well be all wrong. I say that because I've been read wrong dozens of times. Remember that some people play cards and use poker faces and you really don't know what they are thinking, and that happens a lot in business as well. You can easily misjudge and hurt that individual by jumping to conclusions. Conversation/dialogue is the answer to be sure you are right.
In addition, some people, those whose parents were busy doing other things rather than training their child when the child was small, well the child later as a grown-up could be using the wrong expressions for feelings or actions. They made up their own because they weren't taught. Just take a look at how many kids weren't brought up with both parents around and they learned on their own, self-taught reactions. That's proof enough for you that you can't read a person's face or body language.
2007-03-26 18:42:18 · answer #2 · answered by sophieb 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I saw a guy on TV who was nearly 100% accurate at reading minds by facial expressions in response to his questions.
"Reading" numbers and other concrete symbolic thoughts in surprisingly little time, he said it was based on psychology and an understanding of the language of facial expressions (I believe his degree is in industrial psych).
I think this skill, which many people have, is more promising (and frightening) than the new fMRI methods that track cerebral bloodflow, because it can be taught and used in the field without equipment.
2007-03-26 21:14:26 · answer #3 · answered by James 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would agree completely, but just in circumstances where people say "where their heart on their sleeve"
It's not always easy to decipher it though. A person that is tired can also look sad. But if you get to know someone well enough it's a pretty good read on them.
2007-03-26 18:35:09 · answer #4 · answered by shadycaliber 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is what's called, "body language." Books have been written on the subject and during the interrogation process there are detectives that give this alot of attention.
2007-03-26 18:35:08 · answer #5 · answered by Incognito 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree i know when my huband lies to me. I even can sence his mood changes by the look on his face and the posture of his body. As well as others around me a lot.
2007-03-26 18:34:17 · answer #6 · answered by chenelle o 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think you think you can but if write down what you think and they write down what they think, you won't write the same thing. POSITIVELY!
2007-03-26 18:33:56 · answer #7 · answered by dentalflossbush 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with this.I do it all the time!
2007-03-26 18:35:08 · answer #8 · answered by ben 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋