Understanding Social Signals: How Do We Recognize the Intentions of Others?
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Understanding Social Signals: How Do We Recognize the Intentions of Others?
The human brain is hardwired to infer intentions behind words. Every time you engage in conversation, your mind automatically constructs a mental model of your conversation partner. You then use the words they say to fill in the model with that person’s goals, feelings and beliefs.
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The social role of exploring, such as when you want to explore the possibility of having a deeper relationship with someone, can be communicated by displaying a combination of honest signals of interest and an openness to influence. That is, you would adopt a high activity level along with variable emphasis and rhythm.For the social role of active
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