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How distance mitigates perceived threat at 30-90 m.

Arthur E Stamps¹

¹Institute of Environmental Quality, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA. InstituteOfEnvironmentalQuality@comcast.net

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|August 24, 2012

Summary

Non-verbal cues like sex and posture communicate threat at greater distances than previously thought. These cues remain effective up to 90 meters, challenging earlier research limitations.

Area of Science:

Psychology
Social Psychology
Human Behavior

Background:

Distance significantly impacts the perception of non-verbal threat cues.
Previous studies were limited to distances of 45 meters or less.
Theoretical models suggest threat perception may extend to 100 meters.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the range at which sex and posture communicate threat.
To extend the investigation of non-verbal threat cue perception beyond 45 meters.

Main Methods:

Participants assessed threat perception based on sex and posture cues.
Experiments were conducted at distances up to 90 meters.

Main Results:

Sex and posture were found to communicate threat at distances up to 90 meters.

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The effective range for these non-verbal threat cues was determined to be between 30 and 90 meters.

Conclusions:

Non-verbal cues of sex and posture can communicate threat at considerably greater distances than previously established.
The perception of threat from these cues diminishes significantly beyond 90 meters.