Strangers reach mutual understanding through talk, questions, not non-verbal cues

Wednesday, June 8, 2016 - 12:21 in Psychology & Sociology

Psychologists at The University of Texas at Arlington have discovered that when two strangers meet and interact for the first time, the extent to which they develop mutual understanding depends on how much they talk and ask questions rather than on non-verbal cues such as gestures or exchanging glances. The UTA researchers used a specialized […]

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