http://offthelisthero.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] offthelisthero.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] fandomhigh2007-12-06 07:13 pm
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Communication - Period 5 - Thursday Dec 6

Packs of playing cards were laid out around the classroom.

Mohinder looked up from shuffling a deck, laying it down in a spread on his desk.

"Good afternoon," Mohinder nodded at the class. "Today we'll be looking at two different aspects of unconscious communication."

"Often an emotional response will trigger a small fragment of behaviour - someone may twist their wedding ring when lying about an affair, or a poker player may blink when they have poor cards." Mohinder continued on about tells before breaking off.

"Alternatively, people may be affected by subliminal messages of which they are not even aware. That the subconscious receives directly, bypassing the filter of the conscious mind. The effectiveness of this persuasion technique is debatable, either in advertisement or propoganda." Mohinder paused. "Elaborate conspiracy theories aside, it is extremely unlikely that subliminal messages have a significant effect on the behaviour of a group."

"Take these cards, play and study each other's tells. What are you saying unconsciously? Can you control it?"

Awaiting OCD is up.

Re: Playing cards...

[identity profile] inthereflexes.livejournal.com 2007-12-06 08:40 pm (UTC)(link)
"Full house, aces and kings," he said, laying down three aces and a pair of kings. He grinned.

Re: Playing cards...

[identity profile] itsjustlanguage.livejournal.com 2007-12-06 08:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Hoshi pointed to the handout that Mohinder gave them. "Royal flush beats a full house," she pointed out. Then she scooped up all the chips. If Jack tried to stop her, he was going to see how well Hoshi's aikido practice was paying off. And that is an Andorian ice pick in her hand.

Re: Playing cards...

[identity profile] inthereflexes.livejournal.com 2007-12-06 08:53 pm (UTC)(link)
All Jack had left to play with was his smile. And his clothes, and he didn't want to walk back to the dorms in his skivvies. Or worse. "Guess you beat me. At poker," he clarified.

Re: Playing cards...

[identity profile] itsjustlanguage.livejournal.com 2007-12-06 08:57 pm (UTC)(link)
"I love this game," said Hoshi, grinning as she counted up all of her chips. "Where else can I go to play poker?"

Re: Playing cards...

[identity profile] inthereflexes.livejournal.com 2007-12-06 09:20 pm (UTC)(link)
"Maybe in the dorms after classes? We can make it a weekly game."