Psych Basics

Body Language
Microexpressions

People are constantly throwing off a storm of signals. Microexpressions, hand gestures, and posture register almost immediately, a silent orchestra than can have long-lasting repercussions.

How to Read People

The First Impression

How initial assessments are made and perceived.

by Carlin Flora

You Can Spot Couples at a Glance (So You Can Redirect Your Powers of Flirtation Elsewhere.)

You can spot couples at a glance.

by Matthew Hutson in Brainstorm

Everybody Lies Differently

A-Fraud and You: Everybody Lies Differently

by Dan Hill, Ph.D. in Emotionomics

Micro Expressions and A Good Liar

When is a wink a blink do you think?

by Maureen O'Sullivan, Ph.D. in Deception

Are there any "natural" lie detectors?

Lie detection: practiced skill? Natural ability? Or both?

by Maureen O'Sullivan, Ph.D. in Deception

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How People Read You

Make a Great Impression

All it takes is following seven simple rules.

by Carlin Flora

Ready, Set, Go: How Do Others See You?

What others think of you depends on how you see yourself. Take the quiz.

by Carlin Flora

Fast Forces of Attraction

The building blocks of sex appeal.

by PT Staff

You really CAN judge a book by its cover

Women can tell which men make good fathers just by looking at them.

by Satoshi Kanazawa in The Scientific Fundamentalist

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Body Language Tests

Self Disclosure

Do you keep it bottled or let it out?
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The Latest on Body Language

What the hands and belly say about relationships. by Joe Navarro, M.A.
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How our limbic brain helps us to communicate honestly. by Joe Navarro, M.A.
Prevailing Myths About Body Language And Their Effect On Society by Joe Navarro, M.A.
Are you an active listener rather than an in-your-face seller? by Nancy Ancowitz
When seeds of doubt creep into consciousness. by Robert Wilson
So, you haven’t actually _met_ your therapist? by Michael J. Formica
Does your child send the wrong social messages? by Marcia Eckerd, Ph.D.
How empathy can make us psychologically bullet-proof by Jeremy Clyman
Memories of pain are not about the past. by Steven Stosny

Body Language Blogs

  • Dan Hill

    Emotionomics

    You can't silence your body language.
    By Dan Hill, Ph.D.
  • Steve Sisgold

    Life in a Body

    Helps readers use body language and their body personalities to break through to new levels of performance and productivity.
    By Steve Sisgold
  • Joe Navarro

    Spycatcher

    An ex-FBI agent on deception, espionage, interrogation, and reading people.
    By Joe Navarro

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