Nonverbal Observation Activity ____________________________________________________________ _________ Prof. Michelle Coleman COM 111 – Interpersonal Communication Objective: In this nonverbal communication observation activity‚ you will become a “people watcher.” You will watch two different people in two different situations. It is helpful for this activity if (1) you do not know the people you are observing‚ (2) if they do not know you are observing them‚ and finally‚ (3)
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Child Observation Essay Child Observation Essay Observing a child can be the key to understanding a child’s development. In an effort to further understand early childhood‚ I observed a boy named Matthew‚ who is five years old. He is currently in kindergarten and a very energetic‚ happy child. Matthew is the fifth child in a family of three girls and two boys. The observation took place at his home‚ where I was able to look closer at how he interacts in his own environment. It was outside
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scholarly research articles focusing on infant and/or toddler development will be discussed. These articles will cover physical‚ cognitive‚ and social or psychosocial development. A 30 minute observation of a 1month old (Willow) and a 13month old (Emmett) will be conversed‚ with particular focus on physical development including body shape and motor skills‚ cognitive development‚ and social development. The information obtained in the observations will be compared to the information obtained from the
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Since food and drinks were not allowed in many places of the library‚ those who wanted to have food would come here. These people usually shared the same pattern that they would read books or stare at their computers while eating. During the observation‚ seven people went straight forward to the newspaper shelf‚ picked up their favourite copy‚ found a seat and began to read. They usually came in alone and knew exactly what they wanted to read. There was another group of people who regarded the
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Naturalistic Observation It was 3 o’clock in the afternoon. I was observing the children playing in the a small playground in the southern campus. The unexpected sunshine makes everything beatiful today. There are lots of equipments here for children to entertain‚ such as swing‚ slide‚ see saw‚ spring rider‚ which remind me my childhood‚ too. Since today is Thursday‚ the number of children is less than usual. However‚ at least I had some children to observe. I focused on the twins‚ Steve and Bela
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Focus toddler room on Wednesday‚ March 8th. This trip was particularly adventurous! As we pulled up‚ we noticed that there were fire trucks outside of the day care‚ as we walked up to the huddles of teachers and children on the sidewalk‚ they told us that there had been a problem with the stove and that they had been able to smell gas. I would like to point out that I am not entirely sure how this might connect to class‚ but it seemed like an important event during which I made some observations that
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Note taking In the field where the stream flows‚ and the water falls into the pond is where I did my observation. I took the time to sit on my property‚ at my grandparents house‚ which is located in the country side. I sat on a wooden bench over looking running water for 30 minutes observing the wilderness‚ and the surrounding sounds. The water was flowing fast down stream‚ with an abundance of rocks in the water. The water was completely clear‚ and made a rushing sound as it moved. I could see
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I attended a speech on Monday April 29th at Saint Thomas Aquinas’ rec room. The speakers name was Brandon Young‚ inspirational speaker. The audience was not very large‚ approximately 50 to 55 people were present. The name of the speech was “Why do you do it” and it was delivered to inspire you. To begin the speaker was very good at getting our attention by stating that he was not there to motivate us in anyway but‚ instead to ask “why”. His big point was “Why do you do the things
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loves to be read to. She enjoys helping her mother clean and do simple tasks. She seems to be very confident with and without her mother in her sight. Harper’s father is not actively involved in her life because he lives in another state. Observation of a Toddler 1. Harper is a 23 month old little girl. She is 34 inches tall and weighs approximately 27 pounds. She has blonde hair and blue eyes and a very pretty smile. 2. Harper’s gross motor skills are normative. She is able to walk‚ squat
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1. Go to a public place and OBSERVE the community of people in that place for at least 30 minutes; perhaps as long as 60 minutes. In your report‚ describe the setting and note the date and time of your observation. Describe the element of “community” that you observed. This past Saturday‚ at 10:00 in the morning‚ my seventh grade son had a basketball game. It was an away game and in attendance was average amount of people there for such an early game. It was fairly cold out that morning‚ as
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