COM 225 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Major Histocompatibility Complex, Nonverbal Communication, Body Odor
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Who are we most attracted to and why? (p. 48: mhc stands for major histocompatibility complex. These are signals emitted from our bodies in the form of odor that signify genetic fitness. They help strengthen our immune system, thus enhancing our survival and can be detected by the different odors in our bodies: people with dissimilar mhc genes are often attracted to each other. Do the authors believe one of these trumps the other? (pp. 48 -49): spontaneous communication is involuntary and the gestures are often equal to the internal emotional state of the person. So even though spontaneous com- munication isn"t communicating as such, none trumps the other: what are 5 features of nonverbal codes identified by the authors? (pp. 49-50: non verbal codes are preferred over verbal forms of communication, it is emotionally powerful as non verbal behaviors often tell others about our emotional state, it usually occurs in clusters.
