sj-docx-1-sms-10.1177_20563051211035350 – Supplemental material for The Role of Subjective Construals on Reporting and Reasoning about Social Media Use

Supplemental material, sj-docx-1-sms-10.1177_20563051211035350 for The Role of Subjective Construals on Reporting and Reasoning about Social Media Use by Angela Y. Lee, Roberta Katz and Jeffrey Hancock in Social Media + Society</p

sj-docx-1-nms-10.1177_14614448231220346 – Supplemental material for But is it for us? Rural Chinese elders’ perceptions, concerns, and physical preferences regarding social robots

Supplemental material, sj-docx-1-nms-10.1177_14614448231220346 for But is it for us? Rural Chinese elders’ perceptions, concerns, and physical preferences regarding social robots by Xun “Sunny” Liu, Qi Shen and Jeffrey Hancock in New Media & Society</p

sj-docx-1-sms-10.1177_20563051221089561 – Supplemental material for Folk Theories of Online Dating: Exploring People’s Beliefs About the Online Dating Process and Online Dating Algorithms

Supplemental material, sj-docx-1-sms-10.1177_20563051221089561 for Folk Theories of Online Dating: Exploring People’s Beliefs About the Online Dating Process and Online Dating Algorithms by Sabrina Angela Huang, Jeffrey Hancock and Stephanie Tom Tong in Social Media + Society</p

The Analysis of Nonverbal Communication: The Dangers of Pseudoscience in Security and Justice Contexts

For security and justice professionals (e.g., police officers, lawyers, judges), the thousands of peer-reviewed articles on nonverbal communication represent important sources of knowledge. However, despite the scope of the scientific work carried out on this subject, professionals can turn to programs, methods, and approaches that fail to reflect the state of science. The objective of this article is to examine (i) concepts of nonverbal communication conveyed by these programs, methods, and approaches, but also (ii) the consequences of their use (e.g., on the life or liberty of individuals). To achieve this objective, we describe the scope of scientific research on nonverbal communication. A program (SPOT; Screening of Passengers by Observation Techniques), a method (the BAI; Behavior Analysis Interview) and an approach (synergology) that each run counter to the state of science are examined. Finally, we outline five hypotheses to explain why some organizations in the fields of security and justice are turning to pseudoscience and pseudoscientific techniques. We conclude the article by inviting these organizations to work with the international community of scholars who have scientific expertise in nonverbal communication and lie (and truth) detection to implement evidence-based practices. </p