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Chapter 6 (Vocabulary (Nonverbal communication: messages expressed by…
Chapter 6
Vocabulary
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Emblems: Deliberate nonverbal behaviors with precise meanings, known to virtually all members of a cultural group
intimate distance: one of hall's four distance zones, ranging from skin contact to 18 inches.
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personal distance: one of hall's four distance zones, ranging from 18 inches to 4 feet.
Kinesics: the study of body movement, gesture and posture
social distance: one of hall''s four distance zones, ranging from 4 to 12 feet.
Manipulators: movements in which one part of the body grooms, messages, rubs, holds and pinches, picks or manipulates another part
public distances: one of hall's four distance zones, extending outward from 12 feet.
affect blend: the combination of two or more expressions, each showing a different emotion
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paralanguage: nonlinguistic means of vocal expression: rate, pitch, tone and so on.
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disfluencies: vocal interruptions such as stammering and use of uh, um and er.
monochromic: the use of time that emphasizes punctuality, schedules and completing one task at a time.
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polychromic: the use of time that emphasizes flexible schedules in which multiple tasks are pursued at the same time.
Examples from the text
Nonverbal communication is primarily relational: Police officer uses gesture to direct traffic flow.
Nonverbal communication is ambiguous: Relying on nonverbal cues in romance can lead to inaccurate guesses about a partner's wants and needs
Nonverbal communication has communicative value: Some people stammer, blush, frown and sweat
Influence on nonverbal communication: Gender: Women tend to smile more, use more facial expressions, use more hand, head motions, touch others more, stand closer to others.
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Influence on nonverbal communication: Culture: The thumbs up means good job in some cultures and means something negative in other cultures.
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substituting: using nod, head shake, and hand.
Complementing: If a friend apologizes using a nod, shrug or smirk you would doubt its sincerity.
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Types of nonverbal communication: body movements: Using eye contact in a conversation. voice: People use their voice to emphasize words in a conversation. Sarcasm is a big use of the tone of your voice. Appearance: Clothing can be used to convey economic status, educational level, social status.
Building competence in nonverbal communication: tune out words: Saying I see your point with a frown.
Building competence in nonverbal communication: Use perception checking: To a friend say: at the party you said ___ I wasn't sure whether you were bored or really angry at me.
Real life examples
I think being a woman I can relate to how gender influences the nonverbal communication. I tend to use my hands a lot when I am talking, I touch others as well and make more eye contact with others. Most of my male friends try to refrain from doing that.
In my culture: putting your thumb between your pointer and middle finger is considering a big f* you. but here it's normal, it doesn't mean anything
Substituting: Sometimes I use my hand to wave at people rather than saying hello. This usually occurs at work.
Appearance: The way I dress everyday is a type of nonverbal communication, it says to people who I am as a person. If I wear sports hats often, people would think I enjoy sports
Repeating: Usually at work I repeat things twice all the time but the second time mostly with my body. If someone asks again, I nod in the direction of the thing
When I am talking to my boyfriend, I use my voice a lot to emphasize if I like the direction of the conversation. I use sarcasm a lot to tease him or other times let him know I am annoyed.
I use body movements as a way to show my feelings subconsciously whether I am in class or at work. At class I lean on my arm at times. At work I yawn without meaning to
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