{"id":648,"date":"2014-10-22T19:44:08","date_gmt":"2014-10-22T19:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bodylanguageproject.com\/nonverbal-dictionary\/?p=648"},"modified":"2015-06-04T20:41:49","modified_gmt":"2015-06-04T20:41:49","slug":"body-language-of-the-head-bobble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bodylanguageproject.com\/nonverbal-dictionary\/body-language-of-the-head-bobble\/","title":{"rendered":"Body Language of The Head Bobble"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Body Language of The Head Bobble<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bodylanguageproject.com\/nonverbal-dictionary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/No-pic.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1286\" alt=\"No pic\" src=\"http:\/\/bodylanguageproject.com\/nonverbal-dictionary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/No-pic.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bodylanguageproject.com\/nonverbal-dictionary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/No-pic.jpg 500w, http:\/\/bodylanguageproject.com\/nonverbal-dictionary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/No-pic-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>Cue<\/strong>: Head Bobble<\/p>\n<p><strong>Synonym(s)<\/strong>: N\/A<\/p>\n<p><strong>Description<\/strong>: A side-to-side motion across an arc.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In One Sentence<\/strong>: The head bobble shows indifference and indecisiveness.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How To Use it<\/strong>: Use the head bobble to show others that you haven\u2019t made up your mind.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Context<\/strong>: General.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Verbal Translation<\/strong>: \u201cMy head is swaying back and forth between options on one side and options on the other, I just can\u2019t decide. My head is shaking in an arc between the two ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Variant<\/strong>: See <a href=\"http:\/\/bodylanguageproject.com\/nonverbal-dictionary\/body-language-of-head-shake-or-head-negation\/\" target=\"_blank\">Head Shake or Head Negation<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/bodylanguageproject.com\/nonverbal-dictionary\/body-language-of-head-nods\/\" target=\"_blank\">Head Nod<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cue In Action<\/strong>: When deciding between the stainless steal and the plain white dishwasher, she bobbled her head in an arc back and forth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Meaning and\/or Motivation<\/strong>: The head bobble implies indecision and thought processing.<\/p>\n<p>The head bobble also means different things to different cultures. For example, in East Slavic it means disapproval and in India it means \u201cokay\u201d. In Bulgaria, India and Pakistan the head bobble means \u201cyes.\u201d In the West head bobble means maybe, or that a person is contemplating between options. Their head is leaning one way for one option and one way for the other.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cue Cluster<\/strong>: Watch for the index finger coming up the side of the face or touching the chin, chin stroking, rubbing or slapping the head trying to motivate it and eyes moving as if trying to decide.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Body Language Category<\/strong>: Buy signals, Confused body language, Metronomic signals, Microgestures, Evaluative, Pensive displays.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Austin, Keith ; Theakston, Anna ; Lieven, Elena ; Tomasello, Michael Eccles, Jacquelynne S. (editor). Young Children\u2019s Understanding of Denial. Developmental Psychology. 2014. 50(8): 2061-2070.<\/p>\n<p>Akiyama, M. M. (1985). Denials in young children from a cross-linguistic perspective. Child Development, 56, 95\u2013102. doi:10.2307\/1130177<\/p>\n<p>Cameron-Faulkner, T., Lieven, E., &#038; Theakston, A. (2007). What part of no do children not understand? A usage-based account of multiword negation. Journal of Child Language, 34, 251\u2013282. doi:10.1016\/j.cognition.2010.08.017<\/p>\n<p>Fusaro, M., &#038; Harris, P. L. (2013). Dax gets the nod: Toddlers detect and use social cues to evaluate testimony. Developmental Psychology, 49, 514\u2013522. doi:10.1037\/a0030580<\/p>\n<p>Fusaro, M., Harris, P. L., &#038; Pan, B. A. (2012). Head nodding and head shaking gestures in children\u2019s early communication. First Language, 32, 439\u2013458. doi:10.1177\/0142723711419326<\/p>\n<p>Gr\u00e4fenhain, M., Behne, T., Carpenter, M., &#038; Tomasello, M. (2009). One-year-olds\u2019 understanding of nonverbal gestures directed to a third person. Cognitive Development, 24, 23\u201333. doi:10.1016\/j.cogdev.2008.10.001<\/p>\n<p>Guidetti, M. (2005). Yes or no? How do young children combine gestures and words to agree and refuse. Journal of Child Language, 32, 911\u2013924. doi:10.1017\/S0305000905007038<\/p>\n<p>Goodboy, Alan, K. and Maria Brann. Flirtation Rejection Strategies: Towards an Understanding of Communicative Disinterest in Flirting. The Quantitative Report. 2010. 15(2): 268-278.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"iXpomR7WaN\"><p><a href=\"http:\/\/bodylanguageproject.com\/articles\/how-to-reject-flirting-using-nonverbal-and-verbal-tactics\/\">How To Reject Flirting Using Nonverbal And Verbal Tactics<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;How To Reject Flirting Using Nonverbal And Verbal Tactics&#8221; &#8212; Body Language Project.com\" src=\"http:\/\/bodylanguageproject.com\/articles\/how-to-reject-flirting-using-nonverbal-and-verbal-tactics\/embed\/#?secret=n7GCw4QM0Z#?secret=iXpomR7WaN\" data-secret=\"iXpomR7WaN\" width=\"593\" height=\"334\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Harrigan J. and Rosenthal R. Physicians\u2019 head and body positions as determinants of perceived rapport. J. appl. Sot. Psychol. 13, 496, 1983. <\/p>\n<p>Hietanen, Jari.  Social attention orienting integrates visual information from head and body orientation.  Psychological Research.2002 66(3): 174-179. <\/p>\n<p>Hummer, P., Wimmer, H., &#038; Antes, G. (1993). On the origins of denial negation. Journal of Child Language, 20, 607\u2013 618. doi:10.1017\/S0305000900008503<\/p>\n<p>Kim, K. J. (1985). Development of the concept of truth-functional negation. Developmental Psychology, 21, 462\u2013472. doi:10.1037\/0012-1649.21.3.462<\/p>\n<p>Schouwstra SJ, Hoogstraten J (1995) Head position and spinal position as determinants of perceived emotional state. Percept Mot Skills 81: 673\u2013674. doi: 10.2466\/pms.1995.81.2.673.<\/p>\n<p>Tam, C. W., &#038; Stokes, S. F. (2001). Form and function of negation in early developmental Cantonese. Journal of Child Language, 28, 373\u2013391. doi:10.1017\/S0305000901004688<\/p>\n<p>Underwood, M. K..  Glares of Contempt, Eye Rolls of Disgust and Turning Away to Exclude: Non-Verbal Forms of Social Aggression among Girls.  Feminism &#038; Psychology. 2004 14(3): 371-375<\/p>\n<p>Vaidyanathan, R. (1991). Development of forms and functions of negation in the early. tages of language acquisition: A study in Tamil. Journal of<br \/>\nChild Language, 18, 51\u201366. doi:10.1017\/S0305000900013295<\/p>\n<p>Wode, H. (1977). Four early stages in the development of L1 negation. Journal of Child Language, 4, 87\u2013102. doi:10.1017\/S0305000900000490<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Body Language of The Head Bobble Cue: Head Bobble Synonym(s): N\/A Description: A side-to-side motion across an arc. In One Sentence: The head bobble shows indifference and indecisiveness. 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