Nonverbal Behaviors “Speak” Relational Messages of Dominance, Trust, and Composure

Judee K. Burgoon; Xinran Wang; Xunyu Chen; Steven J. Pentland; Norah E. Dunbar

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2021.624177

Nonverbal Behaviors “Speak” Relational Messages of Dominance, Trust, and Composure

Judee K. Burgoon, Xinran Wang, Xunyu Chen, Steven J. Pentland, Norah E. Dunbar

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	624177
Journal	Frontiers in Psychology
Volume	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.624177
State	Published - Jan 26 2021

Keywords

deception
dominance
nervousness
nonverbal communication
relational messages
trust

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General Psychology

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