Stanton Moore
morose bourgeoisie
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very much so...trust it almost more than words.
Yup. I trust it more than what a person says.
very much so...trust it almost more than words.
I was reading an interesting article the other day about BPD and sensitivity to nonverbal cues, esp. facial expression. I tried to hunt it down via Google, and I was only able to find a similar (though not the same) article: Borderline Empathy Revisited.
I did fairly well on this, but I suspect only because it was multiple choice. I tried to look at the picture alone first, and decide what I thought was the correct attitude. Most of the time, it was not listed in the choices, but the "correct" choice was the one that stood out among the 4. The problem with all of this is that life is not a multiple choice test. In real situations, it is far too easy to guess wrong. This can be problematic if one then acts upon the incorrect guess.Took the facial recognition test mentioned in this article; I got 34/36 and one of them was a snap-decision mistake. XD
I did fairly well on this, but I suspect only because it was multiple choice. I tried to look at the picture alone first, and decide what I thought was the correct attitude. Most of the time, it was not listed in the choices, but the "correct" choice was the one that stood out among the 4. The problem with all of this is that life is not a multiple choice test. In real situations, it is far too easy to guess wrong. This can be problematic if one then acts upon the incorrect guess.
If he's anything like me I'm saying 'yes' or 'no' to the last question asked.I'm sensitive to non-verbals more than words, certainly. I am always looking at people to see if I can gather more meaning from their non-verbal cues. My sensitivity to them is actually hindering sometimes, for example, I often feel lost in conversations on the Internet where there are no non-verbals like intonation or posture or anything like that.
I was talking to a friend just the other day who is ISTP and is very non-specific. His favorite word is "dunno". Were I talking to him face to face, I would know exactly which he was leaning toward when he says that... but I have no idea when he says it with only the written word. He also likes to use "yes" and "no" when there are multiple questions asked, or if there are rhetorical questions added before he's responded... I know that he has a habit of answering rhetorical questions so I have to guess which one he has actually answered. It's kind of awkward when you have to tell them you don't know what they are saying "yes" or "no" about.
Took the facial recognition test mentioned in this article; I got 34/36 and one of them was a snap-decision mistake. XD
I did fairly well on this, but I suspect only because it was multiple choice. I tried to look at the picture alone first, and decide what I thought was the correct attitude. Most of the time, it was not listed in the choices, but the "correct" choice was the one that stood out among the 4. The problem with all of this is that life is not a multiple choice test. In real situations, it is far too easy to guess wrong. This can be problematic if one then acts upon the incorrect guess.
I don't always get all the subleties right but I can tell a good vibe from a bad one.
This. I can pick up if it's a positive vibe or a bad one. For one of the sets of eyes that I got completely wrong, I thought he was "anxious" when the correct answer was "hostile".
If I want someone to know my intentions, I will tell them plainly. Otherwise, I will keep them to myself, and any assumptions based upon body language, etc. have a good chance of being wrong.I need body language / facial expressions to build a whole. Without it I am lost as to what your intentions might be, and so my Ti will spin / cloud my mind and feed my Fi (with negativity).
If I want someone to know my intentions, I will tell them plainly. Otherwise, I will keep them to myself, and any assumptions based upon body language, etc. have a good chance of being wrong.
I don't remember what the picture was but it was probably about the eyebrows; they would probably be slanted more upward for hostile and more downward for anxious... Assuming you start at the bridge of the nose of course.
I'm sensitive to non-verbals more than words, certainly. I am always looking at people to see if I can gather more meaning from their non-verbal cues. My sensitivity to them is actually hindering sometimes, for example, I often feel lost in conversations on the Internet where there are no non-verbals like intonation or posture or anything like that.
I was talking to a friend just the other day who is ISTP and is very non-specific. His favorite word is "dunno". Were I talking to him face to face, I would know exactly which he was leaning toward when he says that... but I have no idea when he says it with only the written word. He also likes to use "yes" and "no" when there are multiple questions asked, or if there are rhetorical questions added before he's responded... I know that he has a habit of answering rhetorical questions so I have to guess which one he has actually answered. It's kind of awkward when you have to tell them you don't know what they are saying "yes" or "no" about.
How perceptive of these are you?
Any particular experiences?
Which type is most sensitive to them?