PSY274H5 Lecture 5: the multimodality of human communication
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Psy 274: human communication: february 1, 2017: the multimodality of human communication. Static things about an individual (i. e. these things stay the same over a larger time (i. e. Static things about an individual (i. e. these things stay the same over a larger time (i. e. you will not change outfits in the middle of a conversation) Appearance, clothes, bodily adornment i. e. if someone looks unkempt in a job interview it can communicate a non- serious attitude: clothes fancy, formal, casual. Indexical casual clothing is not worn in those settings, its for causal settings. But if you work in an ngo and are wearing a t-shirt with a humanitarian logo that is then symbolic. Clothes are not arbitrary casual clothes are usually casual everywhere. Proxemics set of rules of how close people can stand next to one another in an interaction i. e. you will not be standing beside your boss in his office.