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Amazing to see people do research about something so obvious. The postures are assertion and submissiveness. Placing oneself above another or below by head angl
by golemotron 4y ago
Amazing to see people do research about something so obvious. The postures are assertion and submissiveness. Placing oneself above another or below by head angle. It isn't just humans either. You see it in primates, dogs and cats.
The submissive gesture essentially communicates "I am not primed to physically attack."
- astrange 4y agoPutting your head down means asking for grooming and is dominant in rabbits. That's why as pets they get along with cats - they both think they're winning. (Despite being a prey animal who dies of upset stomach if it doesn't eat grass 24/7, nobody has a bigger ego than a rabbit.)
- golemotron 4y agoI'm curious why that is interpreted as dominant.
- psyc 4y agoAt least science is caught up now on what anime artists have known for 100 years.
- DoingIsLearning 4y ago> The submissive gesture essentially communicates "I am not primed to physically attack." Its not that straighforward. It's a combination of posture + facial expression. In a real fight the first thing you do is to tuck your chin in and tense up your neck to get a chance at not getting knocked out. So I would say as shown in the paper figures it is the combination of lower chin angle plus neutral or friendly facial expression that is important. Probably my own bias but in a male context I would interpret a lowered chin as a sign of incoming aggression unless it is combined with a friendly/neutral expression.