Tag Archives: communication

The Channels of Emotion: Not (Just) in the Face! (Study, in PsychYourMind)

Posted on June 8, 2011 by SCIENCE pickings

“In this work, participants never speak to each other, and are brought into a large experiment room separated by a curtain. One of the participants is then asked to reach their hand onto the other side of the curtain. The … Continue reading →

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Online training: Helpers more effective when feedback style similar (Study, in MNT)

Posted on March 4, 2011 by SCIENCE pickings

“A study from North Carolina State University shows that participants are happier – and perform better – when the electronic helpers used in online training programs resemble the participants themselves. […] “We know from existing research on human interaction that … Continue reading →

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The Illusion Of Insight: Couples Sometimes Communicate No Better Than Strangers (Study 2011; in ScienceDaily)

Posted on February 1, 2011 by SCIENCE pickings

“”People commonly believe that they communicate better with close friends than with strangers. That closeness can lead people to overestimate how well they communicate, a phenomenon we term the ‘closeness-communication bias,’” said Boaz Keysar, a professor in psychology at the … Continue reading →

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