01:830:340 : September 28 Notes.doc
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Non-vocal behavior that conveys meaning just not the intensity for the gaze but also the duration, how long do you maintain eye contact. Depending on what culture you"re from you could be conveying a different message than someone else. Dictates what is appropriate for a given situation. Based upon social norms that can be culturally determined, there are times when it"s appropriate just to smile and it doesn"t have to be anything about being happy, it can just be about. We use gestures to send messages to people when they are at a distance where they won"t understand us. This is how we refer to those very specific nods, Expressions given vs. given off, behaviors that are unintentionally transmitted. The words that you select, the gestures that you use, those are the expressions. Expressions given off by contrast are those unintentionally transmitted pieces of. Look for evidence that supports either internal or external attribution.
