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what are the 6 types of nonverbal communications? - ANSWERS-Kinesics
-Paralinguistics
-Proxemics
-Haptics
-Physical Appearance
-Chronemics
Kinesics - ANSWERSstudy of human body movement (motion)
-Gestures
-Posture
Types of Gestures - ANSWERS-Emblems
-Illustrators
-Regulators
-Affect Displays
Emblems - ANSWERSdirect verbal translation (thumbs up)
Illustrators - ANSWERSdirectly related to speech & no meaning without spoken words
(the fish was this big)
Regulators - ANSWERSregulates convos
Affect Displays - ANSWERSfacial/body expression that shows an emotion
Paralanguage - ANSWERShow words are spoken
-volume
-speech rate
- pitch
-Intonation
Appearance - ANSWERShow we look shapes the way people think about us
Proxemics: Intimate Distance - ANSWERScontact to 18 inches
Proxemics: Personal Distance - ANSWERS18 inches to 4 feet
, Proxemics: Social Distance - ANSWERS4 to 12 feet
Proxemics: Public Distance - ANSWERS12 feet to within sight
Chronemics - ANSWERStime
Repeat - ANSWERSsaying "hi" while waving
Contradict - ANSWERSlittle boy hiding behind his mom while saying "I'm not afraid of
the dog"
Complement - ANSWERSa women sits slouched as her boss tells her how displeased
he is with her work
Substitute - ANSWERSyour friends ask you how you are liking your class and you just
roll your eyes
Regulate - ANSWERSteacher asks a question but then moves on before there is a
response
Functions of Nonverbal Communications - ANSWERS-providing info
-assisting word retrieval
-regulating interaction
-expressing intimacy
-managing/conveying identity
-facilitating task goals
myths of nonverbal communications - ANSWERS-nonverbal communication has a
single meaning
- lying can be detected through nonverbal communication
Interpersonal Deception Theory - ANSWERSBuller and Burgoon's theory explains
deception as a process based on falsification, concealment, air equivocation
Falsification - ANSWERSnot tilling truth-blatent lie
Concealment - ANSWERShide the truth- leave parts out
Equivocation - ANSWERSmisleading someone- tricking
What should you research? - ANSWERS-1st research yourself
-job
-department
-company
-mission