CS202 Chapter 1-7: CS202 midterm notes
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Page !2: variations in arrangements, materials, shapes or surfaces of objects in the interacting environment can be extremely influential on the outcome of an interpersonal relationship. The communicators" physical characteristics: refers to things that remain relatively unchanged during period of interaction. Perspective 3: nonverbal communication in the total communication process: nv actions like verbal ones, may communicate more than one idea at a time. Complementing decoded more accurately: when the verbal and nv channels are complementary, our messages are usually, when clarity is of utmost importance, we should be especially concerned with making meanings of verbal and nv behaviour complement each other. Accenting/moderating: nv behaviour may accent (amplify) or moderate (tone down) parts of a verbal message. Perspective 4: historical trends in nonverbal research: one of the most influential studies was darwin"s the expression of the. 1950"s produced an increase in number of nv studies. 1960"s classified as nuclear explosion of the topic.
