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Behavioral Tell

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Description

Barrier signal; can mean disagreement or defensiveness.

Signal

DEFENSIVENESS_BARRIER

Reliability
moderate
Baseline Required
No

Contextual Alerts

  • Decoy: May simply indicate the person is cold.

Observation Tips

  • •Barrier signal; can mean disagreement or defensiveness.
  • •Note: Decoy: May simply indicate the person is cold.

Related Tells

MOUTH LIP CORNER UNILATERAL

Universal micro-expression for contempt or scorn.

SHOULDERS TURTLE EFFECT

Shoulders rise toward ears; indicates distress, insecurity, or fear.