@yourbrainexplaineddaily: Dead eyes with high emotional intelligence is one of the strangest paradoxes in human behavior. An unreadable expression can make someone seem emotionally detached, even when they're paying close attention to everything happening around them. What looks like indifference may sometimes reflect a tendency to keep emotions private. Psychology distinguishes emotional expression from emotional awareness. Someone may notice subtle changes in tone, facial expressions, and body language without revealing much through their own reactions. This contrast between emotional restraint and emotional perception is part of what makes certain people so difficult to understand. A quiet expression doesn't necessarily mean a quiet mind. Follow @yourbrainexplaineddaily for more psychology and neuroscience explained daily. Sources:
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology — "Individual differences in two emotion regulation processes: implications for affect, relationships, and well-being"
Personality and Individual Differences — "Emotional intelligence, personality and the decoding of non-verbal expressions of emotion"
Psychological Science in the Public Interest — "Emotional Expressions Reconsidered: Challenges to Inferring Emotion From Human Facial Movements" #emotionalintelligence #emotionalregulation #bodylanguage #humanbehavior #psychologyfacts

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