Book chapter
It’s the Way You Walk: Kinematic Specification of Vulnerability to Attack
People Watching: Social, Perceptual, and Neurophysiological Studies of Body Perception, pp.220-233
Oxford Scholarship
2012
Abstract
This chapter considers whether human gait conveys information to observers about one’s vulnerability to attack. Specifically, it describes a program of research in which the “kinematic fingerprint” of physical vulnerability is assessed. Observers of point-light-defined body motions form impressions of physical vulnerability that achieve a high level of consensus. Additionally, the authors examine factors that contribute to these perceptions (e.g., manner of dress) and that can mitigate these perceptions (e.g., changing gait).
Details
- Title
- It’s the Way You Walk: Kinematic Specification of Vulnerability to Attack
- Authors/Creators
- L. Johnston (Author/Creator)
- Contributors
- K. Johnson (Editor)M. Shiffrar (Editor)
- Publication Details
- People Watching: Social, Perceptual, and Neurophysiological Studies of Body Perception, pp.220-233
- Publisher
- Oxford Scholarship
- Identifiers
- 991005544265807891
- Copyright
- © 2012 Oxford University Press
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Murdoch University
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
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