TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of target position and target task on judge sensitivity to felt rapport
AU - Puccinelli, Nancy M.
AU - Tickle-Degnen, Linda
AU - Rosenthal, Robert
PY - 2004/9
Y1 - 2004/9
N2 - The present studies investigated the effects of target context on judge sensitivity to target felt rapport. The results suggest that judge sensitivity may be increased by: (a) positioning the target to the judge's left so that the judgment task may benefit from the specialization of the right hemisphere for processing nonverbal behavior, and (b) assigning targets to a task unconstrained by social norms that allows for more spontaneous and revealing target behavior. These results have major implications for the way that interpersonal sensitivity and rapport research is conducted and for understanding interpersonal perception in everyday life.
AB - The present studies investigated the effects of target context on judge sensitivity to target felt rapport. The results suggest that judge sensitivity may be increased by: (a) positioning the target to the judge's left so that the judgment task may benefit from the specialization of the right hemisphere for processing nonverbal behavior, and (b) assigning targets to a task unconstrained by social norms that allows for more spontaneous and revealing target behavior. These results have major implications for the way that interpersonal sensitivity and rapport research is conducted and for understanding interpersonal perception in everyday life.
KW - context effects
KW - decoding ability
KW - hemispheric specialization
KW - interpersonal sensitivity
KW - lateral dominance
KW - spatial orientation
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=4444342484&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/B:JONB.0000039650.49960.e5
U2 - 10.1023/B:JONB.0000039650.49960.e5
DO - 10.1023/B:JONB.0000039650.49960.e5
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:4444342484
SN - 0191-5886
VL - 28
SP - 211
EP - 220
JO - Journal of Nonverbal Behavior
JF - Journal of Nonverbal Behavior
IS - 3
ER -