Module 5 Notes

non verbal communication

Behaviors and characteristics that convey meaning without the use of words.

emoticons

Textual representation of facial expressions

nonverbal channels

The various behavioral forms that nonverbal communication takes

deception

the act of leading others to believe something the speaker knows to be untrue

immediacy behaviors

nonverbal signals of affection and affiliation

oculesics

the study of eye behavior

kinesics

the study of movement

gesticulation

the use of arm and hand movements to communicate

emblems

gestures that have a direct verbal message to clarify it; wave for hello or open palm for "STOP"

illustrators

gestures that go along with a verbal message to clarify it; I caught a fish "this big" (hands out)

affect displays

gestures that communicate emotion; covering mouth with hand

regulators

gestures that control the flow of conversation; raising hand in a group to speak

adaptors

Gestures used to satisfy a personal need; scratching an itch or picking lint off your shirt (self-adaptors); picking lint off someone elses shirt (other-adaptors)

paralanguage

vocalic behaviors that communicate meaning along with verbal behavior; meaning "beside language"

olfactics

the study of sense of smell

proxemics

the study of the use of space

intimate distance

the zone of space willingly occupied only with intimate friends, family members, and romantic partners; ranges from 0 to 1.5 feet

personal distance

the zone of space occupied with close friends and relatives; 1.5 to 4 feet

social distance

the zone of space occupied with casual acquaintances; 4 to 12 feet

public distance

the zone of space maintained during a public presentation; 12 to 25 feet or greater

halo effect

a predisposition to attribute positive qualities to physically attractive people; if we are dressed good, people will think we are good

chronemics

the use of