Detecting Facial Cues and Body Language

Anger is a normal emotion with a wide range of intensity, from mild irritation and frustration to rage. It is a reaction to a perceived threat to us, or some part of our identity. Anger motivates powerful and aggressive feelings and behaviors, which allow us to fight and defend ourselves when we are attacked. Anger is a warning bell that tells us that something is wrong. Anger is a vitally important evolutionary gift and without it we are perpetual victims. Anger can be a good thing, it allows expressing negative feelings. Anger protects humans from sitting and boiling inside body and mind. It stops the rise of many physical illnesses and mental distress. Expressing the feeling of Anger indicates human’s surviving and existence. This feeling

I decided to go to Panda Express at 5:30 pm for my observations, while there I was able to observe just how much people rely on nonverbal communications to get their point across. Although I witnessed several encounters of unique body language, there were also a few actions that reoccurred several times in several different people. For example, when a customer would approach the counter where employee served the food, the employee would raise her eyebrows and smile at the customer. The employee’s smile, however, did not reach her eyes suggesting that while it is her job to smile and be welcoming to the customer, she most likely did not want to be at work. Additionally, I noticed that when customers approached the counter about 90 percent of them had their arms crossed. The act of crossing ones arms usually means that a person is trying to put a barrier between them and a situation that they either don’t like, or are uncomfortable with. This may mean that the customers were displeased with having to wait in line to get their food, on the other hand it may be that they were simply comfortable folding their arms. Once they reached the front of the line, every customer pointed to the food they wanted along with verbally telling the employee. This made their communication more effective as it helped to overcome the barrier of sound because the restaurant was noisy.

Body language (the process of communicating nonverbally through conscious or unconscious gestures and movements). People all of the world use body language or gestures to communicate nonverbally. I personally think that nonverbal communication and body language are one of the biggest barriers in communication especially between one culture to other. Body gestures can be misinterpreted as rude or disrespectful depending on the country, region, or even the city you’re from.

Expressing that anger boosts confidence; it tells people that one has resolve, determination, and strength to get what they want. It is said that people displaying anger are likely to be ‘more competent, and more credible.’

The woman, her mostly gray blonde hair freshly styled and worm to just below her shoulders, wore a blue medium-heavy summer jacket with a very colorful scarf wrapped around her neck. Her pants were comfortable looking jeans, and her shoes were almost new looking black flat walking shoes. She only had a cup of tea in front of her with two bags, which she dipped up and down constantly until she pulled them out and began drinking. They both wore wedding bands on their ring fingers. I would imagine them both to be in their late sixties to early seventies.

According to Kalat (2013), an individual’s genetics plays a key role in determining not only their facial features, but also their expressions. A comparison of relatives one sighted and the other blind revealed that there were similarities in their facial expressions. For individuals with sight, the ability to not only recognize faces but infer the mood of the individual is a skill that is learned early. This evolutionary adaptation has the ability to reveal an individual’s intentions, either friend or foe. Character judgments are a large part of human nature; so is the fear and anxiety that accompanies meeting an individual who appears threatening. Unfortunately for many, encounters with individuals who appear threatening or unfriendly is a normal part of life. However, the potential exists that the reason why an individual appears threating could be an issue with information processing or even an irrational learned fear. The amygdala is one of the key components of processing fears; additionally it serves as the portion of the brain, which regulate anxiety. Since both fear and anxiety is contained within the amygdala, the potential exists that if an individual suffers from anxiety they may have abnormal fears about the intentions of another individual. The purpose of this summary is to expand upon the connection of anxiety on an individual’s perceptions about a stranger’s trustworthiness and friendliness.

After all, being able to perceive danger in the facial expressions and body language of others is what has kept humans at the top of the food chain for centuries.

In sum, expressing anger can let people revalued, make concessions for those rivals who feel the fear, and display a higher social status. There is no doubt that showing one’s anger can benefit people in the

Despite the fact that Amy Cuddy’s entire argument in “Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are” is on how to be powerful through body language, she demonstrates everything a powerless person would do. In her argument Cuddy states that powerful people make their presence big, stand wide and tall. Yet through her entire speech she barely takes up a square foot on the stage. Cuddy says, “What do we do when we feel powerless? We do exactly the opposite. We close up. We wrap ourselves up. We make ourselves small.” (4:55) However she fails to realize that this is exactly how she appears to the audience while on the stage. Her arms remain close to her body and she acts closed off to the crowd in front of her. She gives her audience examples of being

Some examples of unproductive communication are Nervous mannerisms (e.g. scratching, pulling an ear, or playing with hair), unprofessional handshake, fidgeting, pointing a finger or object at people, raising eyebrow, peering over glasses

Over this summer course I have learned a lot about communication. I learned how significant nonverbal and verbal communication is, along with listening. I never fully understood how big communication is in our daily lives. I now realize that it is a huge aspect of how we continue in our lives. This course has showed me different levels of communication.

People experience various emotions in life such as; sorrow, doubt, pity, regret, glad, hopeful, greed, and anger; these feelings can all be explained because of the release of chemicals. Anger makes a person feel like they have relentless flame burning bright in their chest, and nothing can stop them until they get what they want. However the effects this feeling can have on a person can lead to rash decision making and possible emotional and physical damage to the angered person and people around him/her.

My assumption of facial displays is that they communicate the most information during interactions. I also believe that facial expressions allow individuals to figure out the truth about how someone is feeling.

“Nicomachean Ethics” written by Aristotle argues that to be a virtuous character, one should stay away from both extremes. Aristotle introduces the idea of virtue and where it comes from, deficiency and excess and such to pinpoint what it means to be a virtuous character. “Anger is not a bad word” lectured by Myisha Cherry argues that anger is not always destructive and does not always bring harms; it is also valuable, important, and necessary to pursuit for justice. Cherry believes that anger at injustices only recognizes the wrongdoing. I will explain Aristotle and Cherry’s perspective on anger. I will argue that Aristotle will agree with Cherry’s statement and that I agree with Cherry’s argument because I believe expressing anger show that you care, it is a type of stress reliever and it is a type of persistence.

Discuss the impact of nonverbal cues. Notice eye, tone of voice, posture eye contact, way in which this family communicates non-verbally. What do you notice? The impact of non-verbal cues is seen throughout the movie and is a big factor in communicating effectively.