Directed by @davidmatsumoto. We train others in #emotionalintelligence, reading people, #bodylanguage, and nonverbal behavior. @APA Approved CE Provider.

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Joined February 2009
Las personas que dicen menos palabrotas tienden a ser más mentirosas y más deshonestas. Un estudio que incluye tres investigaciones distintas encontró consistentemente que mayor uso de palabrotas se asociaba a menor mentira y más honestidad. En la primera investigación se midió el uso de palabrotas de los participantes de tres maneras: las que más usaban, las que más les gustaban y cuánto decían usarlas en el día a día. Quienes usaban o listaban más palabrotas obtuvieron puntuaciones más altas de honestidad en un cuestionario que mide la tendencia a mentir para quedar bien. En la segunda analizaron el lenguaje de casi 74.000 usuarios de Facebook. Más palabrotas se correlacionó con patrones lingüísticos previamente asociados a mayor honestidad, como más uso de pronombres en primera persona ("I", "me", "my"), porque quien dice la verdad suele apropiarse más de lo que dice y los usa más. Y un tercer análisis a nivel de estados de EE.UU. mostró que las zonas con más palabrotas tendían a tener índices más altos de integridad, según el State Integrity Investigation del Center for Public Integrity, que mide la transparencia y los mecanismos anticorrupción de los gobiernos estatales. Los autores interpretaron que las palabrotas suelen expresar emociones menos filtradas y más genuinas, lo que puede indicar menos autocensura.
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Emotional intelligence is something we all need to work on, even in adulthood. Adopting these small habits can help you boost your EQ day by day. psychologytoday.com/us/blog/…
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Science studies the pieces. But understanding a person requires putting them back together. My latest paper + lecture: humintell.com/2026/10/and-th…
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Many people would rather be happy than unhappy—and yet they’re not. A new study outlines how this can go awry and 5 steps to achieve genuine happiness, explains @swhitbo psychologytoday.com/us/blog/…
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Something has been bugging me for decades. After a career spent studying human behavior, I keep coming back to the same challenge: What science tells us about people in general isn’t always enough to understand the individual in front of us. humintell.com/2026/08/why-un…
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A recent study published in the Journal of Neuroscience caught my attention because it touches on a question that has fascinated me for more than four decades: How can infants understand their mothers and caregivers long before they understand language? humintell.com/2026/06/how-th…
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Meditation isn’t about sitting still for hours. As Dr. Richard Davidson explains, just one or two minutes of awareness is enough. Listen to the full conversation: at.apa.org/qf1
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Repetitive negative thinking is associated with cognitive decline. Repetition rewires the brain.
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Big emotions need steady guidance, not harsh discipline. Consistency helps kids learn what to expect and how to cope. Learn more: at.apa.org/ed3b30
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A new study, published in @FrontPsychiatry, offers compelling evidence that elevated blood pressure may actually mute our ability to express certain emotions on the face. Read more plus my commentary: humintell.com/2026/01/resear…
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Emotionally intelligent people are less likely to trust impulsively. But they’re also less likely to distrust prematurely. Here's what we can learn from their example that can improve our relationships. psychologytoday.com/us/blog/…
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The goal of emotional regulation isn't to reduce the size of emotions, nor is to to stop feeling emotions altogether. The goal is to absorb mild emotional shocks without them becoming outsized emotional reactions that reek havoc on physical, mental, and social wellbeing
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Being grateful is more than saying “thank you.” Kids start to grasp that difference early on—and their sense of gratitude deepens as they get older, from appreciating concrete gifts to understanding the meaning behind them. Hear the full conversation: at.apa.org/fa96d8
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ICYMI here are a collection of nonverbal communication podcast episodes including my interviews with @EmotionIntell @APA @humanhacker @ScienceofPeople and more! humintell.com/2024/05/icymi-…
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New research uncovers a unique brain signature of conscious emotional arousal — separate from bodily reactions. This discovery could transform emotion-aware AI, mental health treatments, and our understanding of conscious experience.
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Microexpressions Differentiate Truths From Lies About Future Malicious Intent frontiersin.org/journals/psy…
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A “safe scare” lets your brain practice courage, activating the alarm system, then learning to relax again. That’s emotional fitness in action. Read What a Halloween Scare Does to Your Brain — It May Be Good for You ⬇️ 🔗 bit.ly/3J6rmUD #Courage #Calm #Resilience #EmotionalFitness #Connection #Relationships #HappyHalloween #WellHappyThrive #Halloween
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