Haptics

Question 1

haptics

Answer 1

-touching behaviors
-Perception and use of touch as communication

Question 2

5 dimensions of touch and what are they

Answer 2

Intensity-how soft/hard the touch is
Duration-how long the touch is
Location-where a person is touched
Frequency-number of touches
Instrument of touch-part of the body used to touch someone

Question 3

functional touch

Answer 3

professional-helps to complete necessary tasks, duties, or jobs

Question 4

social-polite touch

Answer 4

-relatively formal touch

Question 5

friendship-warmth touch

Answer 5

-touch to show interpersonal warmth

Question 6

love-intimacy touch

Answer 6

-touching behaviors to show intimacy

Question 7

appreciative-congratulatory touch

Answer 7

used for celebration

Question 8

sexual arousal touch

Answer 8

-most intense and intimate form of physical contact

Question 9

playful touch

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looks harmful but isnt

Question 10

control touch

Answer 10

used to exert power/control over someone else and/or their behavior

Question 11

negative affect touch

Answer 11

Most commonly used by children
Adults are less likely to use aggressive forms of touch

Question 12

Instrumental touch

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One-sided and task oriented
Little (if any) personal meaning
Some task-related touches are helpful but not necessary in accomplishing a task
Other task-related touches are necessary to accomplish the task

Question 13

information pickup touches

Answer 13

-touch is used to gain info

Question 14

movement facilitation touch

Answer 14

touch someone to get them to move somewhere

Question 15

prompting touches

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providing manual guidance in learning

Question 16

ludic touches

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-touch that occurs as part of a game

Question 17

socially polite touch

Answer 17

Most commonly occur during greetings and departures
“Ritualistic”- relatively formal and governed by social norms and rules of politeness

Question 18

affectionate touch and the types of hugs

Answer 18

Face touch, hand holding, arm around the shoulder, and art around the waist are seen as highly to moderately intimate forms of touch
Stroking, rubbing, interlocking fingers while holding hands, and hugging are seen as shows of love and affection
Criss-cross hug-right arm over shoulder, left arm around waist
More intimate
Neck-waist hug-one person with arms around waist, one with arms around waist
Engulfing hug-one person has arms folded across their chest while the other has their arms around them

Question 19

which hug is most intimate

Answer 19

neck-waist hug

Question 20

Comforting touch

Answer 20

Provide social support and comfort to someone in distress
Most uses the hand and an arm and were directed to one or 2 body parts
Short, repetitive movements
Holding hands, stroking hair, or letting someone cry on your shoulder
Hugs

Question 21

Appreciative and congratulatory touch

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Patting, stroking, and rubbing touches
Squeezing someone’s hand in congratulations
High fives

Question 22

sexual touch

Answer 22

prager(1995)-sexual touch is particularly intimate because it allows lovers to share private aspects of themselves
Hanzal et al. (2008)-both married and unmarried men tend to see touch asm more sexual than women

Question 23

playful affection

Answer 23

-affectionate touches to lighten an interaction

Question 24

playful aggression

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engaging in mock aggression in a playful way, or curbing aggressive verbal comments with touch

Question 25

hybrid touch

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–Combination of various types of touch
–Most common= combination of positive and ritualistic touch
—–Exp-using touch to say help or goodbye to show affection
–Intrumental touch=can fulfill multiple functions
–Athletes use high fives and pats to say good job(congratulatory touch) and to psyche each other up and continue winning(instrumental touch)

Question 26

control touch

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Direct the behavior, attitude, or feeling state of another
-Some focus on persuading or gaining compliance from others
-Some can focus on gaining attention or shifting someones perceptual focus
-Fairly common in children

Question 27

recent hugs

Answer 27

the touch of newborn twins when they are put together after birth

Question 27

how to children first learn to classify people

Answer 27

tactice feelings
-warm, touch, harsh, soft, etc

Question 28

Harlow study and what did it show

Answer 28

presented newborn monkeys with 2 surrogate mothers
Baby monkey preferred cloth mom even though wire mom dispensed milk

Question 29

Attachment theory

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-long standing connection or bond with others

Question 30

secure attachment

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-toddler prefers parent over stranger

Question 31

Avoidant attachment

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-child is unresponsive to parent and does not care if parent leaves

Question 32

disorganized attachment

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children show odd attachment behaviors

Question 32

resistant attachment

Answer 32

children show clingy behavior but reject parents interactions