Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom
Some might think this is contempt, but since he is attempting to smile and both sides of his mouth are not going upward equally, it is a faked smile.◦
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Lamar Odom Fake Smile
Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom
Some might think this is contempt, but since he is attempting to smile and both sides of his mouth are not going upward equally, it is a faked smile.◦
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
The Bachelorette: Homecoming Greeting
You can often learn about the strength of a relationship by the greeting. This is especially important in business, and most especially in negotiations. It can reveal things about each other's heart... and how comfortable they are with each other. Here we see the 4 finalists on the Reality show, "The Bachelorette" greet each other.
Ashley and Constantine
He does not seem excited, but she runs up to him. But one thing is, he is more into her than she is to him.
Ashley and Ames
Notice how they very quickly clear each other's personal space, this is a clear sign that there is not a sexual or even a friendly connection. Notice how when they walk together they are 3 feet from each other, not a normal distance you'd expect from a couple "dating."
Ashley and Ben
Definitely some excitement going on here, she is the most excited about meeting him and even jumps into his arms. They remain close and and very comfortable being in each other personal space. If I'd base the winner on only the greeting he would win. I have to say something I have learned (because my wife and daughter force me to watch these shows so I can give them some insight who she likes the most, etc) that there is always a inner struggle to choose the perfect mate between sexual attraction and personality/demeanor/provider role attraction. Ben wins the sexual attraction award for this Bachelorette.
Ashley and JP
JP is the first one she does not run up to, I believe this is because she knows he would not appreciate it, because of his personality, she adopts a more reserved greeting, but intimate. I also notice how she is ready for the hug to be over well before he is, when she releases a hand and adjusts her hair. Then they interlock fingers, which is something she does with Ben. I believe there are mixed messages and this is a clear case where internally she is undecided and unsure of her decisions.
In my opinion JP and Ben will be in the finals of this season.◦
Jaycee Dugard's Book
Amazing story of survival. I see a couple of micro expressions, letting me know that while she appears to be doing well, she still has some ways to go, who wouldn't?
I read the book and can recommend it for anyone who wants to understand the mind of predators (Phillip and Nancy Garrido) and the enduring spirit to survive... and understand more about Stockholm's Syndrome and why she never ran or screamed out who she was those few times she was in public.
As someone who studies criminal behavior there are some things that stand out about this case:
- Phillip Garrido's choice to be a pedophile was made because children are easily targets, can be manipulated, can be overpowered and controlled, and there is more opportunity to kidnap a child compared to an adult. Phillip was not interested in her innocence.
- Phillip and Nancy had some sort of nurturing drive-albeit sick- and Jaycee was part of this. They considered the kidnapping and imprisonment as a sort of family unit. Many kidnapped victims that are held for a period longer than 2-24 hours in confinement are usually murdered when the perpetrator becomes bored with them or fears that having possession of them will result in their arrest. They never were bored and she never said they said or acted like she was a burden to them. In fact it appears there were other opportunities where they could have kidnapped another girl but did not (it was released that Nancy would lure little girls into their van where they would video tape the little girl doing things like the splits).
- "Possession" in the above paragraph is a key word, to captors they are not thought of as another human being, but rather another possession. The choice of victim is very important, some criminals choose who is easiest to obtain (prostitute, older individual, or child), or what they normally would not be able to obtain through a normal relationship.
- Phillip was an undiagnosed Violent Psychopath, if you are unsure of what this is I can highly recommend Former FBI Agent, Joe Navarro's Kindle Edition of How to Spot a Psychopath (2011 2nd Edition)
where he outlines a 150 point checklist. Phillip Garrido meets roughly 95% of the items on the checklist.
- Many manipulative 'techniques' that captors normally use use were not used by the Garridos: such as your parents do not want you back; I will hurt or kill your family; there is a group of people that will hurt you if you try to escape- and will hurt your family; etc. Only once- it was mentioned- that he employed a fear tactic by saying , he may have to sell her to others who will keep her in a cage, so she would not cry as much during the abuse.
- There are eerie similarities between Jaycee's and Elizabeth Smart's captivity, among them include: Both captors thought they were communicating with God; both captors had odd enough personalities and piercing eyes, so people avoided contact with them; and both had wives that allowed and help the captors commit the ongoing crimes.
I feel for Jaycee and hope that she can overcome this and lead a happy life.
I highly recommend Jaycee's book.
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Monday, July 18, 2011
Royal Wedding: Prince Albert of Monaco and his Now Wife, Charlene... Where's the Love?
Well it was a wedding, but it seemed very strange to me. They did not seem to be in love, or at all happy during what is supposed to be "the most wonderful day of their life."
Charlene's tears are real, but are they happy or sad tears? Happy tears usually occur when a person is overwhelmed with intense emotion- these are sad tears.
Take a look at this video of their kiss, even this is strained.◦
Friday, July 15, 2011
MIT's Media Lab has developed special glasses that read microexpressions.
When MIT researchers Picard and el Kaliouby were calibrating their prototype, they were surprised to find that the average person was only able to interpret, 54 percent of the 24 expressions on real, non-acted faces correctly. They reasoned that most people could use some help reading the real mood of people they were talking with. By contrast, the software correctly identifies 64 percent of the expressions.◦
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Four Clues I See: Riveting Raw Video Footage of Parole Officer Searching the Home Where Jaycee Dugard was Being Held in Backyard.
Authorities release video recorded by of Phillip and Nancy Garrido, the couple who held Jaycee Dugard captive for 18 years. This raw video shows a parole officer searching the home of the Garridos during the time Dugard was being held captive in their backyard.
Notice the following signs:
- When does Nancy Garrido confront the officer? As he is preparing to search the back of the house and is moving closer to the backyard. Anytime someone becomes more confrontational in a situation like this, you are getting closer to what they are hiding. It is their way of distracting and in a small way explaining why they feel justified in committing a crime.
- Notice Phillip's shirt... At first it is unbuttoned; this is more relaxed and comfortable. When he is in the back of the house he buttons the shirt. This is a subtle/subconsciously way to provide himself protection. It is interesting, when people know they are about to be arrested and cuffed, almost always there is some sort of preening and adjusting that occurs, because they know they will no longer have the freedom to make themselves look better when their hands are cuffed behind their backs.
- Notice how she does not comply with the officer instructions as he moves into the backyard. She wants to see how closely he will inspect the backyard and is obviously nervous.
- Lastly, in the book Crime Signals: How to Spot a Criminal Before You Become a Victim
author David Givens explains an interesting phenomenon that occurs to houses where the people are hiding some sort of crime/problem/issue, they always keep the blinds closed so people cannot see into the house. It even occurs when the people living in the house are not closing the blinds to hide an actual object, they are closed all the time. This is sometimes done subconsciously (as in the example in the above book where he describes a situation where a father was systematically abusing his family over years.) Another interesting behavior that people do is, if someone from a house is arrested, most of the time they close their blinds and keep them closed for an extend period of time. In the video, I also see a fence in the front yard. Fences provide the home owner an inner feeling of protection; even if it is short enough for almost anyone to easily hop over, as we see in the Garrido's front yard.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
An Article You Should Check out: Counting the beats, The understanding of emotions and how they influence behaviour is advancing.
Saturday, July 9, 2011
An Article You Should Check Out: Evaluating Truthfulness and Detecting Deception
Evaluating Truthfulness and Detecting Deception
By David Matsumoto, Hyi Sung Hwang, Lisa Skinner, and Mark Frank
By recognizing certain clues, investigators effectively can identify deception.◦
Friday, July 8, 2011
An Article You Should Check Out: 5 Things You Didn't Know About Getting Duped
5 Things You Didn't Know About Getting Duped
Written by Bella DePaulo who is an expert on the social psychology of deceiving and detecting deceit. She discussed her deception research on the Today show and on Anderson Cooper 360, and in previous years, on other programs such as NBC Nightly News, and the ABC and CBS morning shows.◦
Thursday, July 7, 2011
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