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Non-verbal Communication Flashcards

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Verbal communication

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Communication using words or vocal sounds

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Non verbal communication

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Communication which doesn’t use words or sounds

Eye contact, fanciful expressions, body language

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Paralinguistics

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Vocal features which accompany speech

Tone of voice, emphasis, intonation, pupil dilation, Eye contact

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Tone of voice

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Way words are spoken to convey emotion

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Emphasis

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Giving prominence to words more than other to change meaning

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Intonation

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Inflection in voice when speaking

E.g pitch of voice

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Eye contact

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2 people in convo looking at each others eyes at same time

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Pupil dilation

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When pupils in eyes expand to look large

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Hemisphere

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Brain divided into 2 halves

Left and right hemispheres

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Body language

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Term to describe aspects of non-verbal communication

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Posture

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Non verbal communication signal: positioning of body

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Closed posture

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Positioning arms so they are folded across body and/or crossing legs

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Communication

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Passing info from one person to another

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Open posture

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Positioning arms not folded across body and legs uncrossed

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Postural echo

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Mirroring another persons body position

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Gesture

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Form of non verbal communication where info is conveyed by either deliberate/unconscious movement of parts of body

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Touch

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Non verbal communication in which info is conveyed by physical contact between people

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Personal space

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Distance we keep between ourselves and people in our everyday lives

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Cultural norms

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Range of behaviours that members of a particular social group or society can be expected to show

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Status

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Someone’s rank or position in society

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SADFISH

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Sad
Afraid
Disgusted 
Frustrated 
Interested 
Suprised 
Happy

Psychology GCSE - unit 1 (4 decks)

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