COM 225 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Charlotte Selver, Intentionality, Expectancy Violations Theory
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Hw2 - questions for chapter 3: according to the authors, when a nonverbal message contradicts what someone is saying, which are people more likely to believe? (47) When nonverbal message contradics what they are saying, history shows that people are more likely to believe the nonverbal messages: what 2 criteria are necessary according to the authors for nonverbal behaviors to actually communicate? (pp. Who are we most attracted to and why? (p. 48) Mhc is reported to play a role in immune system functions and resistance to disease. Resistance to disease is greater for offspring if the parents have dissimilar mhc. Do the authors believe on of these trumps the other? (pp. Spontaneous communication refers to a sender"s non-voluntary display of inner emotional states and a receiver"s direct and immediate sensory awareness of those states. Symbolic communication involves the use of arbitrary symbols socially defined and intended to convey specific messages.
