Ep. 185 - Nonverbals, Neuroception and understanding Intent with Chris Hadnagy and Dr. Abbie Marono
The Social-Engineer Podcast
The Goosebumps Have a Purpose
When the pandemic first kicked out, I had a mask that had an image of the hoax grin on it. And I'm walking around with the most intense, angry smirk on my face possible and wondering why people are avoiding me. But again, it's unconscious because it's called neuroception. So basically what neuroception means is that our nervous system is constantly assessing the environment. It's like that gut feeling that you have when you knew something was wrong, your body was saying something is wrong. The goosebumps also serve a purpose when we earn all this money.
Welcome to the Social-Engineer Podcast: The Doctor Is In Series – where we will discuss understandings and developments in the field of psychology.
In today’s episode, Chris and Abbie are not just going to talk about nonverbal communication at an observational level, but lay the ground work for a deeper understanding of nonverbals. Not just what certain behaviors tell us but WHY they tell us this, and where nonverbal communication originated from! [Nov 07, 2022]
00:00 – Intro
00:17 – Dr. Abbie Maroño Intro
01:10 – Intro Links
04:01 – The topic of the day: Nonverbal Communication
10:25 – Everything comes back to Darwin
15:25 – In Utero
18:54 – A picture speaks 1000 words
20:31 – More "nature" than "nurture"
23:20 – Cultural vs Universal Gestures
27:17 – Looking at "Intention"
32:24 – Linking Non-verbals to Intention
36:32 – The Doctor is REALLY in!
38:37 – Don't Look Up (or away!)
42:35 – Response Behavior
46:58 – Neuroception - Trust your gut!
53:48 – The Takeaway
56:04 – Man's Best Friend
57:13 – Wrap Up
58:53 – Book Recommendations
- The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals – Charles Darwin
- What Every BODY is Saying – Joe Navarro
- Bodily Communication – Michael Argyle
- The Naked Ape – Desmond Morris
- Emotions Revealed – Paul Ekman
01:02:34 – Outro
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- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/christopherhadnagy
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