PSYC2040 Lecture Notes - Ultimate Attribution Error, Fundamental Attribution Error, Realistic Conflict Theory
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Communication is the transfer of meaningful information from one person to another, in involves interrelationships among people, shared understanding and influences. There are six reasons as to why we smile: communicate happiness, mask anger, smooth over a negative situation, soften a criticism, express reluctant compliance, and feel happier. Gazing occurs approximately 61% of the time during conversations and typically lasts 3 seconds; only about 31% of the time there is an eye contact. Gazing communicates: liking, listening, regulate turn taking, communicate secret information, and indicate aggression, and signal power or status. Women and men in high status positions assume the dominant gaze, when the status is not specified; men assume the dominant gaze pattern. Touch also has six broad functions: communicate positive affect, communicate playfulness, and touch as control, communicate negative affect, accomplish tasks, and satisfy ritualised requirements. There are differences in touch between gender roles. Proxemics can be regulated as a function of liking, status and culture.
