Revel Chapter 5 Quizlet
6 Key Characteristics of Nonverbal Communication
1) NV Communication occurs constantly 2) NV Communication depends on context 3) NV Communication is more believable than V Communication 4) NV Communication is a primary means of expression 5) NV Communication is related to culture 6) NV Communication is ambiguous
Categories of Body Movement and Facial Expressions (5)
Emblems, illustrators, regulators, affect displays, adaptors
adaptors
unconscious bodily movements in response to the environment (twirling hair, biting lip)
descriptive feedback
describing to the sender what you perceived the message to mean
Deceiving
purposefully misleading others by using nonverbal cues to create false impressions or to convey incorrect information
5 Common Functions of Nonverbal Communication
1) Complementing 2) Repeating 3)Regulating 4) Substituting 5) Deceiving
Facial management techniques (4)
1. Intensifying 2. Deintensifying 3. Neutralizing 4. Masking
Kinesics
Body language- any movement of the face or body that communicates a message
vocal pauses
a hesitation, usually short in duration
Eye behavior
a category of kinesics and a subcategory of facial expressions that includes any movement or behavior of the eyes
artifacts
a personal ornament or possession that communicates information about a person
illustrators
accent or illustrate verbal messages (caught a big fish)
silence
an extended period of time without sound
nonverbal communication
behaviors, symbols, attributes, or objects- whether intended or not- that communicate messages with social meaning
regulators
control the exchange of conversational turns during interpersonal encounters (talk to the hand)
affect display
body movements that convey emotional states (throwing a tantrum)
facial expressions
configuration of the face that can reflect, augment, contradict, or appear unrelated to a speaker's vocal delivery
facial management techniques
control of facial muscles to conceal inappropriate or unacceptable responses
Oculesics
study of eye movement or eye behavior
haptics
tactile, or touch, communication; one of the most basic forms of communication
territoriality
the need to identify certain areas of space as one's own
chronemics
the study of how people perceive, structure, and use time as communication
proxemics
the study of the use of space and of distance between individuals when they are communicating
Substituting
the use of nonverbal cues in place of oral messages when speaking is impossible, undesirable, or inappropriate
Complementing
the use of nonverbal cues to complete, describe, or accent verbal cues
Regulating
the use of nonverbal cues to control the flow of communication
Repeating
the use of nonverbal cues to convey the same meaning as the verbal message
parpalanguage or vocalics
the way we vocalize, or say, the words we speak
self-monitoring
the willingness to change behavior to fit situations, the awareness of effects on others, and the ability to regulate nonverbal cues and other factors to influence others' impressions
emblems
translate directly to words (hitchhiker's thumb)
functional approach
using more than one nonverbal message at a time to look for meaning
