Nonverbal Behaviors "Speak" Relational Messages of Dominance, Trust, and Composure.

ABSTRACT: Nonverbal signals color the meanings of interpersonal relationships. Humans rely on facial, head, postural, and vocal signals to express relational messages along continua. Three of relevance are dominance-submission, composure-nervousness and trust-distrust. Machine learning and new automated analysis tools are making possible a deeper understanding of the dynamics of relational communication. These are explored in the context of group interactions during a game entailing deception. The "messiness" of studying communication under naturalistic conditions creates many measurement and design obstacles that are discussed here. Possibilities for their mitigation are considered.

SUBMITTER: Burgoon JK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7870468 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature