CS202 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Sexual Arousal
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Touch gestures, extra long eye contact, looking at other"s body, showing excitement in fleeting facial expressions, gaining close proximity, smiling, laughing, tossing head, stroking hair, etc. Females are selectors who attract attention by displaying subtle nonverbal signals that indicate a readiness for contact. Eye gaze: room-encompassing glance, short, darting glance at specific person, fixed gaze or at least 3 seconds. Could be used during courtship but could also be used to communicate affiliative interest of a nonromantic type. Particular cluster of behaviours could be considered friendly, flirty, or seductive. Forward lean, closer proximity, more eye gaze, more touching, positive expressions, etc. Lower frequency of these behaviour associated with less intimacy or disliking. Mimicking another"s behaviour may be another way of increasing liking. High actual dominance was associated with more facial expressiveness, more bodily openness, smaller interpersonal distances, better posed expression skill, less vocal variability, louder voices, more interruptions, fewer filled pauses, more relaxed voice.
