Behavioral synchronization in human conversational interaction

Rotondo, Jennifer L.; Boker, Steven M.

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“…The choice of parameter values was guided by previous studies and by preliminary inspection of the data. Previous works [5], [50] showed that plus or minus 2s is meaningful for the production and perception of head nods (i.e. pitch) and turns (i.e.…”

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Interpersonal Coordination of HeadMotion in Distressed Couples

Hammal

Cohn

George

2014

IEEE Trans. Affective Comput.

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In automatic emotional expression analysis, head motion has been considered mostly a nuisance variable, something to control when extracting features for action unit or expression detection. As an initial step toward understanding the contribution of head motion to emotion communication, we investigated the interpersonal coordination of rigid head motion in intimate couples with a history of interpersonal violence. Episodes of conflict and non-conflict were elicited in dyadic interaction tasks and validated using linguistic criteria. Head motion parameters were analyzed using Student’s paired t-tests; actor-partner analyses to model mutual influence within couples; and windowed cross-correlation to reveal dynamics of change in direction of influence over time. Partners’ RMS angular displacement for yaw and RMS angular velocity for pitch and yaw each demonstrated strong mutual influence between partners. Partners’ RMS angular displacement for pitch was higher during conflict. In both conflict and non-conflict, head angular displacement and angular velocity for pitch and yaw were strongly correlated, with frequent shifts in lead-lag relationships. The overall amount of coordination between partners’ head movement was more highly correlated during non-conflict compared with conflict interaction. While conflict increased head motion, it served to attenuate interpersonal coordination.

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Interpersonal Coordination of HeadMotion in Distressed Couples

Hammal

Cohn

George

2014

IEEE Trans. Affective Comput.

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“…Dynamic group behavior often involves complex aspects of interpersonal coordination that are necessary for behaving together effectively in a group as a function of time (Haken et al, 1985;Semin, 2007). Coordination in time, such as in groups performing music together (Aschersleben, 2003) or in small group conversational dynamics (Rotondo and Boker, 2002), often involves complementarily aligned behavior that requires attention to a variety of social cues and distinctive interpretations and responses. This introduces the question of how such alignment in behavior would be regulated through mindfulness.…”

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Mindful Attraction and Synchronization: Mindfulness and Regulation of Interpersonal Synchronicity

Haas¹,

Langer²

2014

Neuroquantology

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We sought to test whether mindfulness can increase interpersonal synchronicity. To achieve this, a novel method was developed to measure complementary cognition and behavior in dyads. Pairs of individuals in a mindful treatment and control group were asked to converse in pairs, separate and complete another task, and return to talk again when they felt ready. Control group pairs returned in a relatively uniform amount of time, while mindful pairs displayed a higher level of differentiation. Mindfully primed partners enjoyed the second conversation more, were rated as being more comfortable with each other, and often returned closely together. Individuals and pairs high in trait mindfulness also had increased enjoyment. Additionally, the mindful group showed a physiological matching in the closeness of their heart rate. These results suggest that mindfulness, when present, can regulate coordination dynamics and increase interpersonal synchronicity.

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“…These may then be cognitively and physically acted upon, by both conscious and unconscious mechanisms over a period of time. Two peoples' innate drives and their rational thoughts and behavior may become synchronized (Rotondo and Boker, 2002;Semin and Cacioppo, 2008). As regards telepathy and synchronicity, it would then perhaps not be so surprising when two individuals think of each other or reencounter each other unexpectedly or "coincidentally" at the same time.…”

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The Interpretation of Telepathy like Effects: A Novel Electromagnetic and Synchronistic Version of the Psychoanalytic Model

Haas¹

2011

Neuroquantology

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A novel approach is introduced to explain the appearance of telepathy-like effects as the consequence of disturbances in the normal equilibration or 'equilibrated non-equilibrium' of ordinary human experience. A new electromagnetic version of Freud's psychoanalytic model is proposed, which begins by treating the mind as a charged object that interacts with others and the environment in a generally balanced pairwise fashion. If the brain is assigned a net charge for a given state of mind, there may be considered to be a balancing of superego, ego, and id level interactions. A temporary altered state of consciousness may result from an over or undercharged experience (from a social perturbation or unconscious wish) that would otherwise be processed during normal habituated experience as part of interdependent behavior during conscious awareness or sleep. Deviations from the normal "equilibration" of such balanced charge states that are not immediately cathected or decathected during personal interactions may result in the deceptive perception of telepathy or a neurosis-like symptom, perhaps in the form of a remembered dream. However, a genuine telepathy-like phenomenon may be postulated to exist due to synchronistic effects when considering the unique aspects of synchronous human behavior and possible subconscious information acquisition through inference. Electrochemical charges and energies may be assigned to the thoughts, emotions and actions of the human body and these may often be psychologically and socially coordinated and coherent with others: two people may change state at the same time. A macroscopically relevant coherence may result in approximately simultaneous thoughts and actions, and even a form of knowledge, between separated people.

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Behavioral synchronization in human conversational interaction

Cited by 26 publications

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Interpersonal Coordination of HeadMotion in Distressed Couples

Interpersonal Coordination of HeadMotion in Distressed Couples

Mindful Attraction and Synchronization: Mindfulness and Regulation of Interpersonal Synchronicity

The Interpretation of Telepathy like Effects: A Novel Electromagnetic and Synchronistic Version of the Psychoanalytic Model

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