CYC 301 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7-8: Facial Expression, Expectancy Violations Theory, Conflict Management

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Child and Youth Care
• Course: CYC 301
• Professor: Lisa Pena- Sabanal

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Nonverbal communication is behaviour other than written or spoken language that. Chapter 7: nonverbal communication skills creates meaning for someone. Nonverbal messages are the primary way to communicate feelings and attitudes. Nonverbal messages are usually more believable than verbal messages. How to tell if a person is lying (from most to least important) More deliberate pronunciation and articulation of words. Nonverbal messages work with verbal messages to create meaning. Nonverbal cues help us manage verbal messages. Can be used to repeat or reinforce (hand gestures for direction) Regulate our participation in verbal exchanges (signals to wanting or not wanting to speak) Nonverbal cues augment the emotional meaning of verbal messages. People respond and adapt to others through nonverbal messages. Interaction adaption theory suggests that people interact with others by adapting to what others are doing. We respond to both verbal and nonverbal expressions. Interactional synchrony is the (cid:373)irrori(cid:374)g of ea(cid:272)h other"s (cid:374)o(cid:374)(cid:448)er(cid:271)al (cid:271)eha(cid:448)iour (cid:271)(cid:455) communication partners.