Facial versus Body Language

What is more powerful, facial expression or body language?

Body language may be more innate and reveal more than either spoken or facial language. You can paste an insincere smile on your face. However, it looks different from an innate Duchenne smile that automatically crinkles the corners of your eyes. A post by Svelt Kristo on November 22, 2019, pointed out that 1^st impressions are formed by the amygdala, an emotional center in the limbic system. If the face or object is unknown, the brain checks with the hippocampus, the brain’s search engine, to see if it is “safe.” If yes, great. If not, the fight-or-flight stress reaction may be initiated. 

Fair Assessments

Is it fair to make an assessment after only 1/10^th  of a second?

Whether it is “fair” or not is an unanswerable question. It is what the brain does, likely linked with its built-in safety bias. Assessments based on facial appearance play a significant role in how individuals treat others and how they are treated. Psychologists have long known that attractive people often get better outcomes. Those who smile appear more charismatic and are likely to get better outcomes. And when you smile even though you may not feel like it, your brain actually responds to that and helps you feel better. Those with a competent-appearing face may influence who is elected to public office. First impressions can be positive or negative, welcoming or off putting. It is what it is. You can do something about both your appearance and your body language.

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Time Lapse and First Impressions

How long does a 1^st impression last?

Researchers evaluated five traits including trustworthiness and attractiveness using times of one second, one-half a second, and one tenth of a second. The length of exposure time did not matter. Impression results from one tenth of a second exposure were correlated with impressions made without any time constraints—and were typically the same. Even after six months of getting to know the initial stranger, the first impression still held. Gestures, facial expressions, and body language are part of first impressions.

 

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Do First Impressions Last

Is three seconds the definitive time for a 1st Impression?

 Hang onto your hat. Recent studies have shown that all it takes is one tenth of a second to form a first impression of a stranger after seeing their face. Research has shown that although longer exposures might increase the confidence in that first impression, it does not significantly alter that first impression. It seems that you never have a second chance to make a good first impression professionally and rarely have a second chance to make a good first impression on a personal level. When getting a 1^st impression of another individual, take context into consideration. Pick up on multiple body-language cues and be sensitive to cultural differences that may impact expression of body language. 

First Impressions

Is it really true that first impression are formed within the first 10 seconds after you meet someone for the first time?

That used to be the belief. Then additional research cut that time from 10 second to 7 seconds—the amount of time during which a stranger will form a nearly indelible impression of you. Or you form a nearly indelible impression of a stranger. Before long that time was cut from 7 seconds to 3 seconds. This may mean that you need to have your first-impression persona in place not in the blink of any eye but all the time. Knowing who you are and living that knowledge authentically in the moment may be critical to success. Studies have shown that first impressions of an object occur at lightning speed. Apparently, a similar  impression can occur with personality traits.

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Spectrum & EEG

Using the new-generation of EEG technology developed by Harvard University, Aditi Shankardass, PhD, reports that nearly 50 percent of children previously diagnosed with autism are found to be suffering from some degree of brain seizure activity that is undetectable to the eye. In some cases, these seizures are the cause of the autism-like symptoms. In other cases, these seizures are not causal, but coexistent to autism and are exacerbating the symptoms. In a few cases, the seizures are mild and possibly unrelated to, or a consequence of, the symptoms. In the cases where these seizures are the cause of the symptoms, once the seizures have been detected and treated, the level and speed of recovery in the children has been remarkable. Dr. Shankardass indicated that “these EEG scans are enabling a more accurate diagnoses and more targeted treatments… hundreds of children, who were undiagnosed or misdiagnosed by the system, are realizing their full potential while their brains can still recover.” 

Spectrum & Brain Seizures

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If you are interested in the Autism Spectrum, you may be interested in watching the TED India 2009 presentation by Aditi Shankardass PhD. She specializes in an Electroencephalogram or EEG diagnostic technology developed by Harvard University, which records and analyses the brain’s electrical activity in real time. This allows researchers to watch the person’s brain as it performs various functions, detecting even the slightest abnormalities in these functions, and providing a more accurate and comprehensive clinical picture of the child's brain abnormalities than is available from primarily behavioral observations. According to Dr. Shankardass, results from these EEGs have been startling. More tomorrow.

 http://www.ted.com/talks/aditi_shankardass_a_second_opinion_on_learning_disorders

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