COMM ST 10 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Paralanguage, Silent Treatment, Rubber Band

• School: UCLA
• Department: Communication Studies
• Course: COMM ST 10
• Professor: Professor Suman

Document Summary

Verbal and non-verbal typically happen at the same time. Types: kinesics (anything to do with the body, emblem. Body gestures that can be translated into a word or phrase. Ex: okay symbol, peace sign, index finger wag, middle finger, rock on. Some gestures can mean different things based on culture. Ex: thumbs up in us means good, but in afghanistan it"d like flipping off. Can cross other species: gross/yuck face apes. We turn to emblems when we don"t have verbal, in classroom, from far away, with a deaf person. Nod your head as you say yes. The fish i caught was huge show how big it is with hands can sketch a path go left, the straight : affect display. If you"re having a bad day your body looks sad and droopy. Facial expressions as well (happy, sad, surprised, disgust, fear, anger: regulator. Bodily movements that help maintain/regulate the back and forth flow while speaking and listening.