Results



The following is an overview of the ten subjects participating in the experiment. It includes their personality types as well as the total number of different kinds of gestures made by each.

Subject: Robert Paik
Sex: male
Personality type: extrovert
Total interview time:
4:34.50
Total number of gesture types: 10
Habitual gestures: reinactment of situation with hand movement; leaning forward

Subject:
Erin Hill
Sex: female
Personality type: extrovert
Total interview time: 4:18.94
Total number of gesture types: 7
Habitual gestures: repetitive contact between hands; leaning forward

Subject:
Phillip Hyun
Sex: male
Personality type: introvert
Total interview time: 4:33.50
Total number of gesture types: 10* (This subject made only four gestures until question #5 on part two, much less than extroverted subjects. He then performed four different gestures while answering #5 alone. I observed that his demeanor changed at this point as well, seeming to become more comfortable at this point of the questioning.)
Habitual gestures: prolonged contact between hands; hands in contact with face

Subject:
Maggie Alonzo
Sex: female
Personality type: introvert
Total interview time: 4:01.41
Total number of gesture types: 7
Habitual gestures: leaning back; playing with hair

Subject:
Steven Young
Sex: male
Personality type: extrovert
Total interview time: 6:20.43
Total number of gesture types: 7
Habitual gestures:
Repetitive contact between hands; leaning forward

Subject:
Erica Carr
Sex: female
Personality type: extrovert
Total interview time: 4:47.19
Total number of gesture types: 9
Habitual gestures: reinactment with hands; leaning forward; repetitive contact between hands

Subject:
Ryan Sitrin
Sex: male
Personality type: introvert
Total interview time: 3:42.72
Total number of gesture types: 5
Habitual gestures: playing with hair; tapping on surface

Subject:
Jennifer Cramer
Sex: female
Personality type: introvert
Total interview time: 4:22.11
Total number of gesture types: 8
Habitual gestures: hands resting on surface

Subject:
Serge Mikailian
Sex: male
Personality type: extrovert
Total interview time: 6:43.21
Total number of gesture types: 7
Habitual gestures: spreading out of arms; drastic shifts in position; head movements

Subject:
Tamara Levy
Sex: female
Personality type: extrovert
Total interview time: 4:15.66
Total number of gesture types: 11
Habitual gestures: head movements; leaning forward


Average time of interview for extroverted subjects: 4:53.32
Average time or interview for introverted subjects: 4:09.94

Average number of gestures for extroverted subjects:
8.5
Average number of gestures for introverted subjects: 7.5