PSYB10H3 Chapter : PSYB10 Pgs 91-96
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Nonverbal communication, the way ppl comm"n intentionally or unintentionally w/o words; nonverbal cues include facial expressions, voice tone, gestures, body position, use of touch and eye gaze. Dogs are good @ reading dog and human non-verbal. > mirror neurons, responds when we performs an action and when we sees someone else perform the same action. E. g. when we see someone crying, these mirror neurons fire just as if we were crying ourselves. > this allows us to connect w/ each other emotionally. Encode, to express nonverbal bhvr such as smiling or patting someone on the back. Decode, the interpret the meaning of the nonverbal bhvr other ppl express such as deciding that a pat on the back was an expression of condescension and not kindness. Darwin studied facial expressions of emotion and believed it to be universal and was species-specific and not culture- specific. 6 basic emotions: angry, disgust, happiness, sadness, surprise, fear.
