PSYC 466 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Rapidfire, Nonverbal Communication, Active Listening
17 Oct 2016
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A person"s moods and meaning are usually evident in his/her nonverbal behavior. Subtle nonverbal cues allow people to take turns in a conversation smoothly. Nonverbal actions express intimacy and carry signals of power and status components of nonverbal communication facial expressions. All over the world, people display particular facial expressions when they are feeling certain emotions. As a result, facial expressions are good guides to others" moods and feelings when they"re authentic and honest. Because facial expressions are so informative, people sometimes try to control them by intensifying (or exaggerating) them. Display rules: cultural norms that dictate what emotions are appropriate in particular situations feigned expressions usually differ from authentic expressions. Gazing behavior the direction and amount of a person"s looking behavior are also influential looking at someone can communicate interest and affection. Strangers who spend time gazing into each other"s eyes tend to like each other.
