Recall of Nonverbal Cues: Exploring a New Definition of Interpersonal Sensitivity

Abstract

Interpersonal sensitivity, defined as the accurate recall of another person's nonverbal behavior, was measured in two studies. In Study 1, nonverbal recall accuracy (NRA) was based on recall of cues expressed by a man and/or woman being interviewed on videotape. Retest reliability after 2 weeks was satisfactory and the male and female tests demonstrated sufficient convergence. Participants could assess their own recall accuracy at better than chance levels; ability to decode the meanings of visual nonverbal cues was positively related to NRA; discriminant validity of NRA was demonstrated with regard to general cognitive ability; and women had higher NRA than men. In Study 2, NRA was based on recall of a live interaction partner. Women again had higher NRA than men; NRA was significantly better than chance; and higher NRA was associated with more smiling and self-reported positive affect during the interaction. Nonverbal recall accuracy is a promising new definition of interpersonal sensitivity.

Adaptación española de la versión reducida multicanal del Perfil de Sensibilidad No Verbal (MiniPONS)

“…La correlación positiva hallada en este estudio entre la puntuación total en la escala y el nivel de éxito académico, es concordante con los resultados obtenidos por Rosenthal et al (1979), así como con otras investigaciones que han puesto de manifiesto que los sujetos con altas capacidades de sensibilidad interpersonal son más exitosos en el desempeño de sus tareas profesionales (Hall, Bernieri, Carney, 2005;Hall y Halberstadt, 1994;Hall, Murphy y Mast, 2006;Schmid Mast, Jonas y Hall, 2009); por otra parte, estos sujetos están más adaptados y son mejor valorados por sus compañeros y profesores durante sus estudios elementales (Konold, Jamison, Stanton-Chapman y Rimm-Kaufman, 2010), medios (Acoach y Webb, 2004) y universitarios (Hall, Roter, Blanch y Frankel, 2009).…”

Intelligence and interpersonal sensitivity: A meta-analysis

“…Similarly, the authors of the extensively validated emotion-recognition test called the Diagnostic Analysis of Nonverbal Accuracy (DANVA; Nowicki & Duke, 1994) reported that "there were no significant correlations between DANVA receptive... scores and IQ" (p. 29), although the exact correlations were not reported. Hall, Murphy, and Schmid Mast (2006) reported that ability to recall another's nonverbal behavior from a recorded social interaction was not significantly correlated (r = .15) with scores on the IQ measure, the Wonderlic Personnel Test (WPT; Wonderlic, 2001). In general, researchers seeking to establish discriminant validity for particular IS measures interpret low and/or nonsignificant correlations between general cognitive ability measures and IS measures as an indicator that the two are distinct constructs.…”

An Exploratory Study of Full Range Leadership Model and Nonverbal Sensitivity

“…Having in mind that the nonverbal sensitivity varies among individuals (Rosip & Hall, 2004;Hall, Murphy & Mast, 2006) and can be developed and trained (Rosenthal, Hall, DiMatteo, Rogers & Archer, 1979), we therefore underline the importance of tailored within the organizational setting.…”