HLSC 2030U Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Interpersonal Communication, Nonverbal Communication, Proxemics
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Nonverbal messages are the primary way to communicate our feelings and attitudes (marital relationships). Nonverbal messages are usually more believable than verbal messages (liars). Nonverbal messages work with verbal messages to create meaning (pointing). People respond and adapt to others through nonverbal messages (interactional synchrony). Nonverbal communication plays a major role in interpersonal relationships (initial vs. maintenance vs. cooling off). Cultural and gender differences in interpreting nonverbal messages. Cultural: some cultures do not show negative emotions, but many cultures view smiling positively, raising eyebrows (eye contact) appears to be a universal expression, gestures are problematic, people from warmer climates tend to be from high-contact cultures. Gender: women are more emotionally expressive than men, women are more likely to associate touch with warmth and expressiveness than are men, women use their voices to communicate a wider range of emotions than do men. 1. body movement and posture (emblems, illustrators, affect displays, regulators, adaptors)
