Adamantium wrote:
That sounds like what often happens to me: I see there is muscular activity that means some kind of reaction to a thought or something--but I don't know what the reaction is, what the whole thing means. Sometimes I can guess from the words going along with it, but sometimes it's just a mystery.
And reading people is much more than just faces. The whole body is supposed to be communicating gesturally.
I am pretty certain I don't notice all muscular activity. As when I am looking at another person, I usually focus on the mouth area. Occasionally, I will notice the eye area (e.g., I have noticed others winking or a raising an eyebrow). But I have no idea which percentage of those I see.
I also notice that others sometimes position their head or body to mine in an odd way, as I feel like they want me to look at them, when I am not. In those situations, I am guessing it makes them uncomfortable that I am not looking in their direction. Perhaps, because they are trying to communicate with me using non-verbal signals.
Another interesting aspect (from my perspective) is when I watch movies. As this involves passively watching others (without any two-way interaction). Yes, I realize I am watching actors who are “faking” (or acting) a certain emotion (or whathaveyou). What I find interesting, is that I don't trust the non-verbals signals alone, when I do see them. Is that non-verbal signal over-acting? Or, are they actually a really good actor? Are they trying to deceive me (and the rest of the audience)? What are they trying to convey? I usually wait for actual dialog to guess the writer’s actual intentions.
02 Aug 2015, 12:20 pm
