Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2885: 15-year-old American citizen Tariq Khdeir is Beaten - His Reunion with His Mother - Body Language Tells (PHOTOS)

Recently a 15-year-old American citizen, Tariq Khdeir, was allegedly beaten by Israeli law enforcement. The U.S. State Department stated that it was "profoundly troubled by reports that he was severely beaten while in police custody and strongly condemn any excessive use of force", and called for "a speedy, transparent and credible investigation and full accountability for any excessive use of force".

The photo above shows captures a moment shortly after Tariq's reunion with his mother. Two nonverbal signals here are particularly important when evaluating for sincere affection. If true affection is felt for another - head touching - especially when it involves either person's eye or forehead - is indicative of a high level of affection. Many animals display identical behavior. It is in fact, significantly more correlative with affection than a kiss on or near the mouth. 

Note also that Tariq's mother's eyes are closed. Forty percent of the mass of the human brain and ninety percent of our sensory input is dedicated to the visual system. When we close our eyes a bit more blood flow and a little more neuro-chemical activity is directed toward the other sixty percent of the brain - including of course the other four senses as well as the brain's cognitive and emotional centers. Thus when we close our eyes during an embrace or a kiss - our psyches are trying to drink in and capture every last drop of affection from the moment.

See also:

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2884: Mario Götze, Germany, the 2014 World Cup final, and the Body Language of Fiero

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2701: Cuddling, Romance, Affection and Foot-Shunning - Body Language Tells

Nonverbal Communication Analysis 2790: Head Touch & Head Touch Surrogate - Body Language of Affection

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2764: Embarrassment, Affection & Flirtation - Mila Kunis & Ashton Kutcher - Kiss Cam Body Language

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2847: Eric Cantor, Concession Speeches and Low Affection - Body Language Tells

Nonverbal Communication Secret # 1423:  Head First Affection &  Head Surrogate Hugs

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2649: How a Kiss can Change the World - Body Language of Affection

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2779: Rep. Vance McAllister Caught on Camera Kissing Staffer - Affection vs. Lust - What their Body Language says

Both eye and forehead contact with animals is also seen during displays true affection.


















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Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 2179: Mitt Romney & Barack Obama - Sincere Hugs and True Affection

One key requirement of a sincere hug is closed eyes. If the eyes aren't closed the hug is not sincere. Period. Ninety percent of our sensory input and forty percent of the mass of our brains are dedicated to the visual system. When we close our eyes, the blood and nutrients and neuro-activity are slightly shunted to areas of the brain which serve the other four senses - as well as the cognitive and emotional centers. Thus when we close our eyes we "amp up" these other areas of our brains. If we are sincere - we instinctively want to experience the entire affection of the hug - thus we close our eyes.

Mitt Romney (hugging his grandson) and Barack Obama (hugging his daughter Malia) are both, of course, exhibiting this fundamental body language sign of sincerity.

Good luck tomorrow gentlemen. May all your actions be embraced with sincerity.

See also:

Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 2087: Mitt Romney's Sincerity - Shaking Hands and Kissing Babies

Nonverbal Communication Secret # 2091: Sincere Smiling and Laughing Reduces Anxiety and Heart Rate, Boosts Immune System and Relieves Pain

Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 2052: Dialing Up Empathy and Sincerity - Mitt Romney's & Barack Obama's Response to Aurora, Colorado "Batman Shooting"

Nonverbal Intelligence Quiz-Analysis # 2110: Pizza Guy - Scott Van Duzer's Bear-Hug Encounter with President Obama - Staged or Real?

Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 1855: Sincere Kisses & Closed Eyes
   
Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 2046: Romney, Sincerity, Truth and Bain Capital

Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 2157: Al Smith Charity Dinner - Barack Obama's & Mitt Romney's Smiles - Sincere or False?

Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 2: Body Language of Blake Lively and Penn Badgley - Strongly Suggests an Impending Break-up in Near Future (accurately predicted 5 days prior)

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Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 2108: Rihanna's and Chris Brown's Kiss and Hug What are they REALLY feeling?

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At the 0:04 mark in the above video, Rihanna and Chris Brown can be seen hugging at the MTV Video Music Awards. This was the first public display of affection since Chris Brown plead guilty to one count of felony-assault for beating Rihanna in 2009. Careful attention to their hug gives us a glimpse into their emotions towards each other. 

The video is low resolution so we cannot see if Rihanna's eyes close. When eyes close during a hug it is a strong body language signal of affection. We cannot see Brown's eyes as well, since we only have this one angle. This particular affection-display can also of course be seen in platonic relationships, between siblings as well as between parents and children (adult or children/infant).

Notice that Chris "leans into the hug". The further the lean, the less body contact there is and the less affection is being felt. The less leaning the more contact - and thus more affection. Notice the considerably greater body "leaning-in" during Rihanna's next hug.

Chris Brown also hugs his former lover with only one arm - again a signal of less affection. This is in strong distinction to Rihanna - who reciprocates with two arms - a nonverbal sign of a relatively higher level of affection. Rihanna also clearly has both of the palms of her hands touching Chris - a signal of true and sincere affection. Lack of palmar touch is a beacon of low affection. Notice also there is no patting of Rihanna's hands during the hug. Patting of one's hands during a hug is a common non-affectionate body language display - or that the hug has gone on "long enough" and it's time for it to end.

Chris Brown's also head tilts away from Rihanna during the hug, while her's does not exhibit this distancing phenomenon. 

In conclusion, while they did kiss (polite peck), Rihanna feels considerably more affection towards Chris Brown than he feels towards her. 

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Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 1855: Sincere Kisses & Closed Eyes

In this image Gunner's Mate, Steven Joyce kisses the hand of his wife (Damara) just prior to his ship, the USS Carr, is deployed to the Persian Gulf. During hugs and kissing, if there is true and focused affection present, the eyes naturally close. Both Steve and Damara are displaying strong body language of sincerity with their eyes closed. Ninety percent of our sensory input is visual - and forty percent of the mass of the human brain is dedicated to vision. When we close our eyes, we don't need as much blood, oxygen, neural processing, etc. - to the visual portions of our brains - and thus we can dedicate a bit more of these limited resources to the other four senses (taste, smell, touch and hearing) as well as the cognitive and the emotional centers of our brains. It's as if were trying to temporarily amplify the emotions and squeeze every bit of feeling from these special moments. When we (naturally) close our eyes - we can drink in more emotion.

See also:

Analysis # 771: Ann & Mitt Romney's Affectionate Hug

Secret # 2: Hugs as a Measure of an Impending Break-up

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