COMM 1014 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Kinesics, Facial Expression, Chronemics
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Expectancy violation theory: 3 assumptions: expectations drive human interactions. Problem: ambiguity! (interpretation: arousal, threat threshold, violation valence, communicator reward valence. Tolerance for violation of space/distance: high tolerance. 2. low tolerance: reward (decrease distance/increase communications, punish (increase distance/decrease communications) Sum of the postivie and negative characteristics of a person and (continuum) Sense-making: through interpretation and evaluation the potential for that person to reward or punish: high reward source: positive interpretation of violation, low reward source: negative interpretation of violation. Intentionality: whether what we communicated verbally and nonverbally is intended. Nonverbal coding systems: groups of clusters of behaviors that convey meaning. Framing: structuring the meaning of verbal communication through the use of nonverbal cues. Distance zone that implies an extremely personal connection. Personal space: 18 inches-4ft. distance zone that implies a close, but not intimate relationship. Social space: 4-12 ft apart; distance zone suggesting little if any intimacy. Nonverbal immediacy: the use of nonverbal cues to indicate closeness.
