• ProfessorPuzzleCode@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    He looks to the right a lot, especially on the last question. Looking right is indicative of using the creative part of the mind, rather than factual or logical.

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      1 year ago

      Can you cite some studies for this, please? Preferably reproduced, peer reviewed ones?

      I don’t mean to be mean, but I have heard things like this and from everything I have been able to gather, there’s no evidence for being able to tell how someone is thinking just from their movements or tics.

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        1 year ago

        Further digging leads me to believe you are right, and some of this body language expertise is about as valid as chiropractors. I do think he’s looking around a lot, and on the “who will win?” there is a very exaggerated sidewards glance at the same time as he does his shrug. None of this appears normal behaviour for him. I can’t back it up scientifically, you are correct.

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          1 year ago

          Reasonableness on the Fediverse is so fucking refreshing.

          FWIW: my only problem is the with the pseudoscience, your picking up his odd behavior is totally correct. I wouldn’t trust this guy as far as I could throw him, just not sure what we can decide scientifically from clips like this.