PSY 3121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Proxemics, Paralanguage, Nonverbal Communication

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 3121
• Professor: Mary Theresa Howard

Document Summary

Assertiveness: based on the rights of the individuals, assertiveness is saying your rights but not hurting others. Non judgemental and caring verbal communication as 3 di erent kinds. Assertive communication: open honest communication and not violating anyone"s rights. Aggressive: violating their rights and other people"s rights. 7 categories of non verbal communication: kinesics. 4 stages of quasi courtship behaviour: courtship readiness - stomach in, preening behaviours - comb hair, positional cues - to be seen and noticed, invitation - proximity, open body positions, eye contact. Face directly smile more, eye contact, dget less, less unnecessary hand movements: cold. Turn away from people e: eye contact. Gives info about other"s thought processes: monitoring. If you can"t see it you don"t know what is happening: regulatory. Facial expression: betray a true emotion for an accurate interoperation. 6 primary facial expressions: surprise, fear, disgust, anger, happiness, sadness, paralanguage. Silence: women tend to be silenced much more than men, proxemics.