COM 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Gainesville, Florida, Inflection, Paralanguage
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Nonverbal communication is using wordless messages to generate meaning. Nonverbal codes codes of communication consisting of symbols that are not words, including nonword vocalizations. Bodily movement and facial expression: kinesics study of bodily movements (posture, gestures, facial expressions, mehrabian liking, status, responsiveness, ekman, ekman, and friesen. Affect displays show emotion (i. e. people at sporting events) Regulators control flow/pace of conversation (i. e. nodding) Adaptors you might do fully in private, but partially in public (like pick a booger) Physical attraction people"s reactions towards someone by their looks: affects both credibility and one"s ability to persuade others. Space: proxemics study of human use of space and distance, territoriality need to establish and maintain space as your own, personal space. Intimate distance from you outward to 18in. Time: chronemics the way people use and organize their time, use of time. Monochronic individuals view time as very serious and complete one task at a time.