Monday, July 2, 2018

Body Language Analysis No. 4315: Rep. Jim Jordan grills Rod Rosenstein at DOJ hearing - Nonverbal and Emotional Intelligence (VIDEO, PHOTO)



On Thursday 28 June 2018, Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH) grilled Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee. Rep. Jordan immediately began with, "Mr. Rosenstein, why are keeping information from Congress?"

Very often, when a person is feigning - and they don't believe in/don't have confidence in what they're saying - they default to over-acting. They shout. They speak hyperbolically. They talk quickly. They refer to themselves in the third person. Their anger is disproportional to the social context. Such behavior is over-compensatory and the psyche's attempt at covering up for their deception.


During a portion of his questioning, Representative Jordan spoke leaning on his desk, his shoulders rounded and rolled forward, his left elbow on his desk, with his jaw resting on the palm of his left hand. While he spoke, his flexed fourth and fifth fingers were covering the left portion of his mouth.

This nonverbal cluster is highly beta. Most notably, speaking with one's hand over any portion of the mouth, even for a moment, is a red flag. Representative Jordan does so for extended periods. Moreover, it indicates Mr. Jordan has low confidence in, significant hesitancy, and does not believe a significant portion of what he's saying.

SUMMARY: Representative Jordan is over-acting. His verbal language, paralanguage, and nonverbal behavior indicate he does not believe his own words.


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See also:

Body Language Analysis No. 4314: Donald Trump, The Supreme Court, Abortion, and Punishment

Body Language & Emotional Intelligence - Analysis No. 4106 (Reposting with Addendum): Jordan's Queen Rania meets with Rohingya Refugee Children & Melania Trump's Visit to Children's Shelter/Detention Center

Body Language & Emotional Intelligence - Analysis No. 4310: Donald Trump signs order stopping his policy of separating families at the border 

Body Language Analysis No. 4308: DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen's most Telling Expression 

Body Language Analysis No. 4298: LeBron James Walks Out of Post Game Press Conference after Game One Loss

Body Language Analysis No. 4287: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle - Why Do We Kiss with Our Eyes' Closed (most of the time)

Body Language Analysis No. 4253: Tiger Woods at The 2018 Masters - Nonverbal Biofeedback, Sports psychology, and Emotional Intelligence

Body Language Analysis No. 4217: Chadwick Boseman, Black Panther, Anxiety, and Alpha Up-Regulation

Body Language Analysis No. 4167: Gary Oldman, Hugh Jackman, and Compliments


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