Body Language of Winners and Losers Could be Innate


	Body Language of Winners and Losers Could be Innate

einbar

8-14-2008 1:40 PM

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"In the end, it’s all about evolution. The discovery by psychologists suggests that these gestures of pride and shame are hard wired into the human brain, probably because they were universal signs of dominance and submission among our ape relatives and ancestors [Telegraph]. So when you see arms raised in victory at the Beijing Olympics, you might really be seeing an symbol of dominance that humans developed long ago."

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8-15-2008 1:47 AM

mugofcoffee

excellent clip einbar!

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