The Body Language of Politics by Donna Van Natten

Author:Donna Van Natten
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781510751224
Publisher: Skyhorse
Published: 2019-12-04T16:00:00+00:00

Rep. Tim Ryan, Sen. Cory Booker, New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio, former housing secretary Julian Castro and Sen. Elizabeth Warren embrace after the first night of the Democratic presidential debate on June 26, 2019.

Physical conditions also alter other body parts, including our eyes—the windows to our soul. A shift in our blink rates can also be tied to our emotions in that when we feel something, usually fear or anxiety, our blink rates change. Of course, other conditions like lighting, temperature, humidity, allergies, screen time, reading, weariness, and mental loads also cause our eyes to “talk.” Our peepers have a language all their own and we should closely watch.

Experts have found that tasks involving memory and heavier cognitive load, meaning that we have to think about something, tend to increase blink rates, whereas concentration activities like studying and reading tend to decrease blinking. We do know that emotions and blinking are connected, and with anger and excitement, blinking significantly increases. Some studies suggest that anxiety and frustration cause blink rates to shift from baseline (normal) rates. When Nixon was pelted with questions about the Watergate scandal, his blink rate increased and did not go unchecked by strategists to confirm his anxiety with the situation.

Bucy (2016) and others’ extensive research connecting emotions to blink rates yielded notable results.

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