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Can You Read Body Language? The next time you chuckle at the antics of a comedic duo performing a slapstick routine, you'll notice that two roles are being played. One person gets the pies in the face, while the other throws them. Most relationships, curiously enough, are like this. One partner is dominant while the other is submissive. We reveal which role we play in various ways, the most obvious of which is through speech. Phrases like, "I'm very sorry," "Excuse my clumsiness," or "May I please?" all imply a degree of submissiveness. Phrases like, "Can you do such and such?" "Will you let me know?" or "Get back to me soon" all reveal the dominant mode.

However, dominant or submissive behavior isn't shown only through what we say. It can be conveyed non-verbally as well. Can you tell the difference between these roles just by watching two people interact? If you know what to look for, body movements contain signs that are just as telling as words, but not nearly as obvious.

EXPLANATION

Psychologists have long-relied on "expressive movements," or body cues, to probe the inner feelings of people. Today, kinesics, the study of body movements, is a natural outgrowth of this practice. Numerous pop manuals on body language promise to teach people how to read others by presenting a laundry list of postures and definitions of what each movement means. But such popular books are not always reliable. 

What little we know for sure about body language comes from careful research done by people like anthropologist Dr. David Givens and the late psychiatrist Albert Scheflen. The items in our quiz are taken from their studies. Gestures of dominant persons are usually directed outwardly to another person. A steady unwavering gaze or the touching of one's partner is a dominant action. Submissive gestures are usually protective, such as touching one's own body or shrugging one's shoulders. 

Unfortunately, submissiveness is equated with inadequacy. But this is not necessarily so. Submissive people are often happy, well-adjusted, and productive. Furthermore, one isn't always submissive in every situation and with all people. More likely, a person displays degrees of dominance and submissiveness at different times depending upon the setting. Assuming a role that is proper in a given situation, of course, is a sign of maturity.