more-inStudies show how the use of small words like ‘you’ and ‘I’ can reveal how communication is much more than just the sum of words exchanged. Researchers at the University of Michigan reported the results of an experiment in which they tested the contexts in which Americans use the word ‘you’. Those in the first group used the generic ‘you’ more in their essays (46% used the word at least once) than those in the second ‘relive’ group (10% used the word at least once) and the ‘neutral’ group (3% used the word at least once). Megan Robbins, a psychology professor at the University of California, Riverside, listened in on conversations between 52 couples coping with breast cancer. It was an indicator that the couple thought of themselves as a team — not exclusively focusing on the patient,” she told PT.

Source: The Hindu March 27, 2017 18:45 UTC