CMN 122 Study Guide - Final Guide: Blackboard, Animal Communication, Display Rules
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Intimacy - to be totally transparent or emotionally naked in front of someone else who does the same. Caution: some (+) behaviors could be interpreted (-) under different circumstances. People who engaged in mutual eye gaze report higher feelings of affection, liking, and passionate love compared to those who did not engage in mutual eye gaze. Place a call to a close same - sex friend and a romantic partner. Men raised pitch when talking to a romantic partner vs. a friend. Women lowered pitch when talking to a romantic partner vs. a friend. In positive, friendly interactions, people exhibit more object focused gestures and fewer body focused gestures (freedman) As relationships become more intimate, there is a decrease in body focused gestures. Body focused gestures are more about nerves & stress. Leaning toward other person encodes more intimacy. More of a parallel shoulder w/ other makes you more vulnerable & you are giving other person more direct attention.
