POSTURE

Posture

In humans, posture can provide a significant amount of important information on nonverbal communication and emotional cues. Psychological studies have shown the effects of body posture on emotions. This research can be traced back to Charles Darwin when he studied emotion and movement in man and animals. Currently, many studies have shown that certain patterns of body movements are indicative of specific emotions. Researchers studied sign language and found that even non-sign language users can determine emotions from only hand movements. Another example is the fact that anger is characterized by forward whole body movement. The theories that guide research in ...

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posture

Noun

  1. The way a person holds and positions their body.
  2. A situation or condition.
  3. One's attitude or the social or political position one takes towards an issue or another person.
  4. The position of someone or something relative to another; position; situation.

Verb

  1. to put one's body into a posture or series of postures, especially hoping that one will be noticed and admired
    If you're finished posturing in front of the mirror, can I use the bathroom now?
  2. to pretend to have an opinion or a conviction
    The politicians couldn't really care less about the issue: they're just posturing for the media.
  3. To place in a particular position or attitude; to pose.
    to posture oneself; to posture a model


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