Chapter 4: Nonverbal Communication Flashcards
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a process of generating meaning using behavior other than words
Nonverbal communication
vocalized but not verbal part of a spoken message, such as speaking rate, volume, and pitch
Paralanguage
messages in which verbal and nonverbal signals contradict each other
Mixed messages
verbal and nonverbal behaviors that lessen real or perceived physical and psychological distance between communicators and include things like smiling, nodding, making eye-contact, and occasionally engaging in social, polite, or professional touch
Immediacy behaviors
the objects and possessions that surround us
Artifacts
the study of hand, arm, body, and face movements
Kinesics
touching behaviors and movements that indicate internal states typically related to arousal or anxiety
Adaptors
gestures that have a specific agreed-on meaning within a cultural context
Emblems
study of eye behaviors and movements in nonverbal communication
Oculesics
the study of communication by touch
Haptics
the study of paralanguage
Vocalics
the study of how space and distance influence communication
Proxemics
public, social, personal, and intimate
Proxemic distances
the study of how time affects communication
Chronemics
