Facial Expressions, Personal Appearance, Detecting Deception

If I had to pick three lessons that impacted me the most this semester I’d have to choose: Facial Expressions, Personal Appearance and Detecting Deception. I always thought I was good at reading people but I soon realized that I, just like most people in society today, jump to conclusions that can cause a lot of confusion. I have never been able to keep control of my facial expressions. I roll my eyes constantly and wear my feelings on my face, as some people have told me. I never thought it was that much of an issue until taking this class. I realized that I could be coming across as a completely different person and be judged based on that assumption by someone. â€Å"In a real sense, our quest for meaning in this world begins and ends with facial expression† (Eaves and Leathers 25). This line stuck out to me more than anything else in this chapter, making me realize how much I need to work on making sure I come across the way I am wanting to. I also have been working on â€Å"reading† further into people’s facial expressions, to see if it could help me in understanding the real reason for their attitudes. Since I plan on being a counselor in the future I feel that really being able to read someone will help me be able to dig deeper into some of their issues. I have always tried my hardest to not judge someone by their outward appearance. When I do catch myself though, it can usually be read on my face. Reading the chapter on personal appearance showed me that although we as aShow MoreRelatedVerbal and Nonverbal Communication11225 Words   |  45 Pagesscreens and through another persons screen often is confusing and distorting in and of itself. We add to what we hear, we fail to hear, and we distort messages according to the modes that are used to convey messages. Nonverbal Communication - Appearance and Other Cues We say a great deal to each other about who we are and how we experience each other and the rest of the world through symbolic means. The symbolic communication mode is essentially passive, and messages emitted in this way are veryRead Moresecrets of body language11913 Words   |  48 Pagesimpact of important handshakes was first appreciated in 1970. When Elvis Presley famously paid a visit to President Nixon, at the White House. We see pictures of Nixon shaking hands with Elvis Presley. Nixon s got the upper hand. That s where the expression comesfrom. I ve got the upper hand here. Now that people know about this in politics, you see them jolting for position when it comes time to take a picture. At this summit in 2006 hosted by Vladimir Putin, the Russian leader was on full handshakeRead MoreStephen P. Robbins Timothy A. Judge (2011) Organizational Behaviour 15th Edition New Jersey: Prentice Hall393164 Words   |  1573 PagesLeaders 399 Case Incident 1 Leadership Mettle Forged in Battle 400 Case Incident 2 Leadership Factories 400 13 Power and Politics 411 A Definition of Power 412 Contrasting Leadership and Power 413 Bases of Power 414 Formal Power 414 †¢ Personal Power 415 †¢ Which Bases of Power Are Most Effective? 416 †¢ Power and Perceived Justice 416 Dependence: The Key to Power 416 The General Dependence Postulate 416 †¢ What Creates Dependence? 417 Power Tactics 418 Sexual Harassment: Unequal Power inRead More_x000C_Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis355457 Words   |  1422 Pagesthough our exposition ï ¬ rmly avoids a presupposition that students have access to a particular statistical package. Technology manuals for speciï ¬ c packages, such as MINITAB and SPSS, are available in the online materials that accompany this text. The appearance of hand-held calculators with signiï ¬ cant statistical and graphing capability has also changed statistics instruction in classrooms where access to computers is still limited. The computer revolution of a previous generation is now being writ smallâ₠¬â€or