CMST 2010 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Kinesics
Document Summary
Important for 5 reasons: people consider nonverbal more credible than verbal; actions speak louder than words; controlling non verbal communication is difficult if not impossible, nonverbal communication is universal but meaning is culturally specific; display rules rules that govern the appropriate display of nonverbal communication; all cultures understand the common few facial expressions (happy, sad, scared, ect. ); but in america it is polite to look someone in the eye when talking to them, but not in other countries; in america it is appropriate to wear black to funerals; in other countries bow encountering each other: occurs in clusters it is difficult to isolate one nonverbal behavior because there is so many d. regulates conversation allows us to know when to speak by pausing, looking in the eye; also regulates whether a convo is going to take place period, conflicts with verbal communication; mixed message when nonverbal and verbal don"t match.
