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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"nonverbal behavior"”.
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Modeling the dynamics of nonverbal behavior on interpersonal trust for human-robot interactions
… process by detecting those trust-related behaviors through 3D motion capture technology and gesture recognition algorithms. And finally, we test how accurately our entire system, with low-level gesture recognition for high-level trust recognition, can predict whether an individual finds …
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Nonverbal behavior of national figure skating coaches: effects upon female athletes differing in age and athletic maturity levels
… involved the study of coach personalities, coach behaviors, and coach-athlete interactions. The view that leadership effectiveness is a function of both situational and individual coach and athlete characteristics has gained general acceptance (Chelladurai, 1983). The Multi-dimensional Model of …
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Computers to help with conversations : affective framework to enhance human nonverbal skills
Nonverbal behavior plays an integral part in a majority of social interaction scenarios. Being able to adjust nonverbal behavior and influence other's responses are considered valuable social skills. A deficiency in nonverbal behavior can have detrimental consequences in personal as well as in …
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Building rapport in mediation: A study of the application of intercultural competencies in a Midwestern mediation center
… utilizing respect and face issues, as well as nonverbal behavior. In addition, I explored the connection between the understanding of these factors and intercultural competence and intercultural conflict competence. The purpose of this thesis was to see how these mediators understood and valued …
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An-Pan Man: Language and culture in a Japanese children's cartoon
… and other, and (b) exhibited through enacted nonverbal behavior. Since the episodic An-Pan Man story is directed toward a young audience, it can be considered as a presentation that models appropriate and inappropriate language and behavior to children through the media of popular culture. I …
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Conversational Repair Strategies of Preschool Children During Naturalistic Interactions
… of this research has not addressed verbal and nonverbal repair strategy behaviors particularly among preschool children enrolled in an integrated preschool program. The purpose of the present study was to describe how preschool children enrolled in an integrated preschool program request …
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Mood and Interaction
… deals with the effects of mood states on the behavior and perceptions of participants in a brief "get acquainted" interaction. In two related experiments, either a happy or a sad mood was induced in one member of a dyad by having that person describe a recent experience that had made him or …
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An analysis of motivational variables in correspondence training
"Correspondence between verbal and nonverbal behavior by persons with mental retardation was investigated. Participants included two female and two male adults ranging in age from 34 to 82 years. Initially, participants' relative preferences for each of six leisure materials was established through …
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Communication Apprehension as a predictor of Proxemic Establishment, Self-Esteem, & Dogmatism
<p>Based upon limited findings dealing with nonverbal behavior and personality traits as they relate to communication apprehension, the purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of communication apprehension with proxemic establishment, self-esteem, and dogmatism. The study analyzed …
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Traits, States and Situations: Automatic Prediction of Personality and Situations from Actual Behavior
… however, requires understanding of the future behavioral utterance, deciding on what is the circumstance and the social context, and finally predicting the individual’s needs. Even if computers are so deeply involved in our daily lives, they lack basic social skills that would allow for natural …
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Joint Laughter Between Patient and Therapist: Exploring the Function of These Moments and Their Relationship to the Working Alliance in Short-Term Psychotherapy
… laughter continues to function as an attachment behavior with the possibility of promoting interpersonal closeness or creating distance. Attitudes toward the role of laughter in psychotherapy vary among psychodynamically-oriented clinicians and research has mostly focused on the kinds of humor …
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Neural signatures of ethnic in-group bias in observing dynamic social interactions
Despite evidence for the role of nonverbal communication in the evaluation of social interactions, little is known about the mechanisms through which nonverbal behaviors of individuals of different ethnic groups influence such evaluations. Here, Caucasian participants underwent fMRI recording while …
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Activity-Based Target Acquisition Methods for Use in Urban Environments
… soldiers must familiarize themselves with behavioral cues that implicate threatening individuals. This study elicited expert strategies regarding how to use nonverbal cues to detect a threat and evaluated the best medium for distinguishing a threat from a non-threat to develop a training …