Haptics Flashcards
haptics
-touching behaviors
-Perception and use of touch as communication
5 dimensions of touch and what are they
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
functional touch
professional-helps to complete necessary tasks, duties, or jobs
social-polite touch
-relatively formal touch
friendship-warmth touch
-touch to show interpersonal warmth
love-intimacy touch
-touching behaviors to show intimacy
appreciative-congratulatory touch
used for celebration
sexual arousal touch
-most intense and intimate form of physical contact
playful touch
looks harmful but isnt
control touch
used to exert power/control over someone else and/or their behavior
negative affect touch
Most commonly used by children
Adults are less likely to use aggressive forms of touch
Instrumental touch
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
information pickup touches
-touch is used to gain info
movement facilitation touch
touch someone to get them to move somewhere
prompting touches
providing manual guidance in learning
ludic touches
-touch that occurs as part of a game
socially polite touch
Most commonly occur during greetings and departures
“Ritualistic”- relatively formal and governed by social norms and rules of politeness
affectionate touch and the types of hugs
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
which hug is most intimate
neck-waist hug
Comforting touch
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
Appreciative and congratulatory touch
Patting, stroking, and rubbing touches
Squeezing someone’s hand in congratulations
High fives
sexual touch
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
playful affection
-affectionate touches to lighten an interaction
playful aggression
engaging in mock aggression in a playful way, or curbing aggressive verbal comments with touch
hybrid touch
–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)
control touch
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
recent hugs
the touch of newborn twins when they are put together after birth
how to children first learn to classify people
tactice feelings
-warm, touch, harsh, soft, etc
Harlow study and what did it show
presented newborn monkeys with 2 surrogate mothers
Baby monkey preferred cloth mom even though wire mom dispensed milk
Attachment theory
-long standing connection or bond with others
secure attachment
-toddler prefers parent over stranger
Avoidant attachment
-child is unresponsive to parent and does not care if parent leaves
disorganized attachment
children show odd attachment behaviors
resistant attachment
children show clingy behavior but reject parents interactions
