This Test Reveals How Good You Are At Reading The Emotions Of Others

When it comes to your friends, would you say you’re fairly good at reading their emotions? How about your family members? People you date? People you have sex with? The power of perception is one that is often overlooked. But this new test developed by Unibet can help determine how perceptive you are when it comes to the emotions of others. And we threw in some tips on how to read people better, just in case you don’t score so well.

Language. Emotion. It’s a universal language. Something that transcends spoken word. Can you tell what someone is feeling by just looking at their eyes alone? Are you that perceptive? UNIBET set out to discover how perceptive people actually are versus how perceptive they think they are. You might be surprised at how good, or how bad, you are at reading people.

Hypothesis. We’d like to wager a bet that people who are naturally more prone to be empathetic would do better on this test than others. According to The Daily Mail, “Women were found to be slightly better at reading other people, with two thirds of women in the survey correctly recognizing 5 or more emotions.” 5 or more out of 10, even that isn’t great…

Study. The pool of participants included 2,000 people, according to The Daily Mail. “Only 56 percent of men were able to do this,” as far as correctly identifying 5 out of 10 emotions in this test. And when it comes to who was far more confident in their choices, who would you predict came out on top? Well, if you guessed the women, you were right!

Women. The Daily Mail reports, “The researchers also found that women were more confident in their ability to read emotions, with half reporting that they were either ‘slightly better’ or ‘much better’ at doing so than their friends and family, while only 44 percent of men said the same.”

Particular. What’s even more peculiar is that women and men can process and identify certain emotions differently. Women are better than men at identifying certain emotions, and vice versa. “Women were more likely to recognize ‘vulnerable emotions,’ including shocked or scared, with more than three quarters able to do so,” the publication reports.

Scared. And apparently only a bit more than half, 60%, of men could determine if someone was scared. According to The Daily Mail, “when it comes to recognizing a ‘pleading’ or ‘guilty’ look, women beat men by give percent.” But don’t worry guys, you excelled when it came to identifying certain emotions.

Men. The Daily Mail reports, “men were found to be better at recognizing emotions related to lust and anger, including ‘interested,’ ‘desire,’ and ‘hostile.’ Roughly 58 percent of men could correctly detect ‘interest’ from the visual cues, and 41.9 percent could recognize desire.”

Reading people. When it comes to reading people, you have to use your eyes as much as look at theirs. But it’s more than just the eyes. Dr. Judith Orloff says, “Research has shown that words account for only seven percent of how we communicate whereas our body language (55 percent) and voice tone (30 percent) represent the rest.”

Cues. This means that people are giving off physical body cues that you could read in order to determine what they’re expressing. Orloff continues, “the surrender to focus on is letting go of trying too hard to read body language cues. Don’t get overly intense or analytical. Stay relaxed and fluid. Be comfortable, sit back, and simply observe.”

Notice. There are numerous things you should be paying attention to. Posture for one. Someone standing off straight is certainly more confident than someone slouching down, hiding themselves away. Leaning toward someone usually implies they’re interested and engaged. Look at where their legs or feet are pointed as well.

Scores. Some people even discussed how they did. Readbeforecommenting from Uppsala in Sweden wrote the following on a piece by The Daily Mail. “6/10… Personally, I don't believe you can tell what someone is feeling by looking at a photo of them. Sad people can smile, and happy people can look worried. What matters is how well you can absorb chemical signals from one body to another, which I believe women are better at than men. The reason why so many men get it wrong when trying to flirt with women is because they go strictly by body language, not by chemical signals.”

Score. “2 out of 10, oops,” Kanzy from Norwich said. Kate Dixson from Cardiff wrote, “I can’t read people’s emotions at all. I’ve always felt ashamed of that. I feel it makes me a bad human, as though something important is lacking. I don’t understand being able to read someone’s face. I wish I did. But I don’t.”

More. Quiet Bob brought up the point that there is more to the equation than just the eyes. He wrote, “Reading a person’s emotions involves more than looking at their eyes. The entire face comes into play. Also, the response must be spontaneous, not posed by actors.”

More. Quiet Bob brought up the point that there is more to the equation than just the eyes. He wrote, “Reading a person’s emotions involves more than looking at their eyes. The entire face comes into play. Also, the response must be spontaneous, not posed by actors.”