Comments on: Body Language for Pride and Shame is Just Natural

By: sigh

sigh — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:17:40 +0000

I can’t believe we pay for people to research things like this.

By: kevin

kevin — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 04:41:14 +0000

also,
this just in:
laughing in response to humour proven universial by 5.7 million dollar international study

By: leongsoon

leongsoon — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 02:44:15 +0000

I have a feeling people around the blind athletes could have raised their hands and taught them that. But yea, I’ll still agree raising hands and puffing chest is kinda natural, hmm.

By: Kare Anderson

Kare Anderson — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:11:11 +0000

With that in mind, what parts of a face most influence first impressions?
http://sayitbetter.typepad.com/say_it_better/2008/08/what-make-us-wa.h tml

By: Idil

Idil — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:57:19 +0000

Aww thats cute.

And when you do the same thing even if you didnt win anything, you feel victorious.

By: DOJ

DOJ — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:41:51 +0000

literary descriptions of victory/defeat are plenty, and blind people can read.

By: Baggy

Baggy — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:31:26 +0000

I’m not sure why you would think this wasn’t a natural response. It seems to be pretty universal across all primates.

It’s an instinctual way of expressing dominance and submission after victory/defeat.

It’s a pretty awesome realization, and I think it totally makes sense.

By: smfr

smfr — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:00:30 +0000

> Since the blind athletes could not have learned the victory dance by watching others

Why do they think that blind people are so isolated from the world around them? It’s easy to imagine teammates or trainers grabbing the winner’s hands and raising them up, making this a learned response.