Psychology and Reading minds

[Garima Roy]

Originally Posted by subodh_iit

@ Garima,

Read my mind from my views.. There are so many of them filled in this thread

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As for the mind reading by body language I think the question should be why does the body langauge gives tell tale signs of mind.. This might be dependent on so many factors. U have been conditioned to behave in ABC manner when XYZ is going on in ur mind.. Now evry1 might hv been conditioned in a diff way.. There is no reason to believe that body language across the cultures can in a similar manner give tell tale signs of what is going on in mind..

Besides, Humans are strange beings. There is nuthing they cherish more than having sth more to them than the world knows... Everyone feels hapy when he is able to dupe the world.. Hence it is diff to read their mind. Because evry1 has his own ways to dupe the world..

Mind Reading becomes extremely diff when dealing with High IQ ppl.. They r masters of disguise..

i agree wid u subodh... humans r strange beings... but with the help of body language u can trace out many things.... suppose its ur boss or a professor... looking at there body language u can make out if they interested in talking to u or not, if ppl around u r getting defensive towards u, if ppl r interestd etc...

n ya body language across the cultures r differently percieved...... like a position of thumbs up is taken in a positive manner in U.S. whereas the same position is considered as throwing a challenge to the other person in some other cultures... n i agree it is a tough job to read the mind... but still these things help if not completely then atleast prtially... n m sorry couldnt go thru ur other form... but will definitely read it when i get time... take care... bye

[SONATA]

though high IQ ppl are masters in disguise i still feel there will b sometimes when they loosen out themselves...n there true nature reflects.but it will b a interesting task to explore such ppl as they are not subject to stereotype behaviour

[Zarine]

Pretty intresting topic and pretty intresting views.

For starters, "Games People Play" is a good book to peek inside the human psyche. Though after reading it, I felt it was a bit constrained in terms of discussing human behavior and reactions.

Psychology is something one has to have a knack for...observing and analysing behavior should be second nature for those intrested.

But how does it all begin?

More oft than not, folks who read/observe human behavior have gone thru' that phase themselves. They question why somebody did what he did...a proper cause and effect study is done mentally...a repository of reactions and expressions is made in the mind...and they keep polishing it by regularly applying in their interactions.

The question here is...given that what we perceive is largely a function of what we are...how much can we bank on our observations to be true? And as Oxy would put it...What is a true/correct observation in the first place?

Lovely topic to discuss...just that I'd stop here before what I say seems like a blabber

[SONATA]

plz post sumthng more Zarine.........it is really good...

much better than jst a blabber

[CuddlyKitten]

Hey All,

I have read in some book about "micro-expressions" (okai, I am not sure this is the exact term, but this is the idea.) These are flashes of expressions that can be caught on any body's face, which will reveal their true feeling about the matter at hand. Let me explain. For instance, let us say Mrs. A asks Mr. B how her cooking was. Mr. B, being a polite guest and everything, will likely say "awesome food Mrs. A!" But if you observe Mr. B very closely, we can see that just before he proclaims his admiration, there will be one single flash of disgust in his face. It will appear the moment the question was shot at him, and will disappear the very next. But if he really did like the food, this expression would have been one of admiration. If we learn to notice really closely, we would be able to make out what someone actually says!!

Also, I have read a lot about body language. And most of it has been proved true. But in my readings, blinking a lot is a sign of meekness or diffidence, rather than lying, as someone suggested. Lying does produce some different body poses, but not necessarily the same way for everyone.

Finally, cool thread, and the contents are quite informative... Thanks for posting!

Hugz,
Kitty.

[aspire]

Originally Posted by CuddlyKitten

Hey All,

I have read in some book about "micro-expressions" (okai, I am not sure this is the exact term, but this is the idea.) These are flashes of expressions that can be caught on any body's face, which will reveal their true feeling about the matter at hand. Let me explain. For instance, let us say Mrs. A asks Mr. B how her cooking was. Mr. B, being a polite guest and everything, will likely say "awesome food Mrs. A!" But if you observe Mr. B very closely, we can see that just before he proclaims his admiration, there will be one single flash of disgust in his face. It will appear the moment the question was shot at him, and will disappear the very next. But if he really did like the food, this expression would have been one of admiration. If we learn to notice really closely, we would be able to make out what someone actually says!!

Also, I have read a lot about body language. And most of it has been

Yes Thats so very true , I have used it to my advantage a lot .. but have come across a few people , who are just experts at faking no matter how hard you try , you just cannot see through them

[Zarine]

Yeh, folks fake a lot, esp if they know they are been observed. I have come across this in the interviews that I take...they know just the right expressions and the right gestures!! But there's always a way to counter all tht

When I conducted my first interview, the candidate did all the right things. I, being a greenhorn back then, thought he was good to go. But soon, everybody seemed to be doing the right things! On lil investigation, I discovered that the consultants coach candidates on the way the interview would go and they even have perfect answers ready for the typical ques we would ask. I had to find a way to separate the grain from the chaff.

The answer lies in Probing. Probe and probe and probe. Dont go by the face value of the answer. At somepoint, the one who is faking it will wilt under the pressure. And it can be so surprising and revealing at times....the extent to which folks fake things to get the job!!

All said and done...it would take an expert eye to separate the fakes frm the genuine at one glance. And a genius to dodge that expert .

[Dhaval Patel]

Can you suggest some institutes in Bangalore where I can find such courses (not correspondence and preferable part-time) ???

Thnx in advance