Cues for inferring secrets held by others during social interactions.
Cues for inferring the secrets held by others were investigated by asking 141 undergraduates to respond to an open-ended question about cues used for inferring whether other people were withholding a secret during daily social interactions. Analysis indicated evasion of a topic, silent pauses, and aversion of gaze were common cues for inferring secrets by these undergraduates.
Tabata
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Faculty of Sociology, Toyo University, Hakusan, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8606, Japan. tabata@toyonet.toyo.ac.jp
D000293:Adolescent; D003219:Confidentiality / Q000523:psychology*; D003463:Cues; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007564:Japan; D007600:Judgment; D008297:Male; D009633:Nonverbal Communication; D014705:Verbal Behavior; D055815:Young Adult