IntellectVersusIntuition—A Dichotomy in the Reception of Nonverbal Communication

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Interpretation of nonverbal facial cues was studied in two groups of male and female medical students, health-professionals, and undergraduates (N = 122). All Ss were asked to view videotapes of other students engaged in a learning task and to determine solely on the basis of facial clues the amount of monetary reward offered to a videotaped student during a specific learning trial. On the basis of the Ss interpreting styles, two groups were defined: (a) “Intellectuals” indicated that they used systematic trial-and-error methods to make their interpretations. Intellectuals needed several seconds to make a response and responded with greater accuracy under reinforced conditions. (b) “Intuitives” could not describe the rationale employed to make response choices. They responded instantaneously and more accurately under nonreinforced conditions. Both intuitive and intellectual groups were comprised of nearly equal numbers of male and female Ss. Overall accuracy was found to be independent of sex.

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