Non-verbal leakage is a form of non-verbal behavior that occurs when a person verbalizes one thing, but their body language indicates another, common forms of which include facial movements and hand-to-face gestures.
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Non-verbal leakage is a form of non-verbal behavior that occurs when a person verbalizes one thing, but their body language indicates another, common forms of which include facial movements and hand-to-face gestures.
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Non-verbal leakage is a prominent concept in the study of body language.
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Ekman and Wallace focus mostly on non-verbal leakage expressed through movements of the face, hands, and feet.
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In other words, non-verbal leakage can be most obvious in the face, but because of one's awareness of his own facial expressions, the face can produce confusing non-verbal leakage.
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Dominant conversational behavior seems to be connected to differences in non-verbal leakage; people who dominate conversations more express unique non-verbal leakage compared to those who are less-dominant in conversation.
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In summary, people tend to get the most information from communicating with someone using both non-verbal gestures and speech, indicating that non-verbal leakage is an important aspect of communication and can enhance speech communication.
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In summary, although the face is the most expressive in terms of non-verbal expression, it is one of the most easily controlled, so its levels of non-verbal leakage can be relatively low with conscious control of facial expressions.
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Indicators of facial Non-verbal leakage include facial expressions that last too long, that are too intensive, or that are too monotonous, lacking the natural combination of various emotions.
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Non-verbal leakage can be telling of deception even when one consciously attempts to control non-verbal behaviors.
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In detecting pain through non-verbal stimuli, one study found that non-verbal leakage can give others clues as to whether or not a person is exaggerating their pain response or not.
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The results of multiple studies of non-verbal leakage have been seen to support Darwin's inhibition hypothesis.
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Emotional Non-verbal leakage has been found to be very difficult to prevent or conceal, and high-intensity emotions are much more likely to result in unintended emotional Non-verbal leakage compared to low-intensity emotions.
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Non-verbal leakage has been studied in some study participants with mental disorders, particularly those with anxiety or depression, and authors have found unique characteristics of some of the non-verbal leakage expressed in individuals with these disorders.
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In participants with anxiety, non-verbal leakage tends to consist of increases in non-signaling gestures, such as tremors and twitching.
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Depression, the most telling non-verbal leakage can be observed most clearly in the eyes, followed by mouth movements, head angle, and lastly hand movement.
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