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Weekly Reflection
The lesson this past week caused me to revisit an area wherein I received specialized training throughout my career as a special agent. I became a special agent in May of 1990, while a member of the United State Air Force. While undergoing the twelve weeks of training I received specialized training in the area of non-verbal communication. The training was identified as behavioral analysis and designed to help with interviewing and interrogations. The training was very beneficial for me when I had to interview potential suspects. The behavioral analysis training focused on determining whether or not someone was being truthful based on their nonverbal communication. According to a study by Albert Mehrabian, 55% on non-verbal communication consists of body movement that includes facial expressions, gestures and posture (Oberg, 51). The training was designed to enable us to ask control questions to solicit truthful responses, and see the nonverbal during those responses. Then, when we asked questions where we expected a lie from the subject, we would see different non-verbal behaviors which were indicative of someone not telling the truth. This was helpful and usually assisted me with soliciting a confession when I could tell a person was lying. These skills were developed throughout my career. However, I must admit that there have been times in my life where possessing these skills have felt like a curse. Specifically, in relationships this training has come into play when I felt like there were some trust issues involved. I usually end up being disappointed when I confirm someone is being dishonest with me. I also realize non-verbal communication is not all about truth or lies. It’s also about simple communicati...

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...athos, Logos and Ethos approach (Aristotle’s theory regarding persuasion) to elicit confessions. Appealing to one’s emotions and presenting logic regarding the investigation and the facts, while watching the nonverbal actions and playing on those usually resulted in confessions. The Ethos approach was less successful and I feel this approach would be less successful when dealing with a criminal because if you are trying to appeal to their ethical side, they probably don’t demonstrate ethics to begin with or they would not be sitting in front of you.
The topics discussed and read about this week simply reinforce my understanding of how interpersonal communication affects our daily lives. This learning continues to help me better understand myself and will undoubtedly assist me with understanding other. As a result, it can only improve my communication with others.

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