Chapter 6 Flashcards
Kinesics
Body position and body motion, including those of the face.
Haptics
nonverbal communication that is physical touch
Physical apperance
Pysical features of people and the values attached to those features
Artifacts
Personal objects we use to announce our identities and personalize our environments
Proxemics
The space arounds us and how we use it
Enviornmental Factors
Elements of setting that affect how we feel and act. Room design, colors, smells, sounds, temperature.
Chronemics
How we percieve and use time to define identities and interactions
Paralanguage
Vocal communication that does not include actual words; for example, sounds, vocal qualities, accents, and inflection
Silence
The lack of verbal communication or paralanguage. Silence is a type of nonverbal communication that can express powerful messages