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Nonverbal Decoding

Nonverbal Decoding is the cognitive process of interpreting and assigning meaning to nonverbal cues—such as facial expressions, gestures, posture, and vocal prosody—within interpersonal communication, distinguishing it from verbal decoding by its exclusive reliance on nonlinguistic behavioral signals.

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Sex differences in empathy and related capacities.

Nancy Eisenberg, Randy Lennon · Psychological Bulletin · 1983 · 1.3K citations

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Gender effects in decoding nonverbal cues.

Judith A. Hall · Psychological Bulletin · 1978 · 1.1K citations

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So you think gestures are nonverbal?

David McNeill · Psychological Review · 1985 · 1.1K citations

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Is There a "Language of the Eyes"? Evidence from Normal Adults, and Adults with Autism or Asperger Syndrome

Simon Baron‐Cohen, Sally Wheelwright, and Therese Jolliffe · Visual Cognition · 1997 · 925 citations

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Touch communicates distinct emotions.

Matthew J. Hertenstein, Dacher Keltner, Betsy App et al. · Emotion · 2006 · 768 citations

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Authors

950

  1. RR
    Robert Rosenthal

    Harvard University Press, United States

    16 publications · 1.2K citations

    14

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  2. BM
    Bella M. DePaulo

    University of Virginia, United States

    11 publications · 631 citations

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  3. RS
    Robert S. Feldman

    University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States

    7 publications · 508 citations

    7

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  4. SN
    Stephen Nowicki

    Duke University, United States

    7 publications · 296 citations

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  5. MZ
    Miron Zuckerman

    University of Rochester, United States

    6 publications · 389 citations

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Institutions

461

  1. Emory University

    Atlanta, United States

    10 h-index

    19 publications

    791 citations

  2. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

    8 h-index

    16 publications

    1.4K citations

  3. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    7 h-index

    10 publications

    275 citations

  4. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    6 h-index

    8 publications

    828 citations

  5. University of Massachusetts Amherst

    Amherst Center, United States

    6 h-index

    13 publications

    400 citations

  6. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    6 h-index

    13 publications

    836 citations

  7. University of Portsmouth

    Portsmouth, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    629 citations

  8. McGill University

    Montreal, Canada

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    471 citations

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  1. Journal of Nonverbal Behavior

    32 publications · 1.9K citations

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  2. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

    21 publications · 2.4K citations

    19

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  3. Emotion

    9 publications · 2.4K citations

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  4. PLoS ONE

    8 publications · 378 citations

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  5. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

    7 publications · 942 citations

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