Communication Without Words

Question 1

What does Proxemics mean?

Answer 1

Proxemics relates to the proximity of people when they are speaking.

Question 2

Who looked at Proxemics and what did they call their work?

Answer 2

Edward Hall - ‘The Hidden Dimenson’

Question 3

What are the 4 zones of proxemics?

Answer 3

Intimate zone
Personal zone
Social zone
Public zone

Question 4

What happens if someone is outside the 4 zones?

Answer 4

We ignore them

Question 5

How far away is the Public zone?

Answer 5

25ft away

Question 6

What does Haptics relate to?

Answer 6

Touch

Question 7

Give examples of Haptics

Answer 7

USA is more ‘touchy’
In Nepal, male friends hold hands (not seen in UK)
Australian prime minister touched the queen

Question 8

How does gender link to Haptics?

Answer 8

In links to politics of gender - men are more dominate. You can see this by men holding women’s hands in a dominant way.

Question 9

What does gaze relate to?

Answer 9

Eye contact

Question 10

What does Civil Inattention mean?

Answer 10

Looking away from strangers

Question 11

Give examples of gaze?

Answer 11

Eyesight can be seen as aggressive, e.g NZ Hacker Dance

Prisoners can’t look at gaurds

Question 12

What were the 6 universal expressions that Darwin (1872) found?

Answer 12

Mad
Disgust 
Fear
Happy
Sad 
Surprise

Question 13

Why is facial expressions important in NVC?

Answer 13

You can understand what people are really feeling, they cover their face when they lie.

Question 14

What does Kinesics mean?

Answer 14

relating to or resulting from motion or depending on movement for effect

Question 15

What does Emblems mean?

Answer 15

Signals of NVC such as nodding for yes and middle finger for insulting someone

Question 16

What does postal echo mean?

Answer 16

copying body language, when you feel comfortable with someone

Question 17

What are creature releases?

Answer 17

NVC animal like behaviour, e.g growling when you’re mad, scratching and burping!