Non Verbal Communication Body Language

Question 1

Body language is

Answer 1

Communication through unspoken movements and gestures

Question 2

Open and closed gestures

Answer 2

Closed= crossing arms/legs shows disagreement
Open= uncrossed arms/ legs shoes acceptance
McGinley study suggested that posture can have significant effect on what is being communicated.

Question 3

Postural echo

Answer 3

Coping each other’s body position.
Tanner and chartrand study suggests that participants rated new drinks more highly when presented with postural echo. (When they copied they body language)

Question 4

Touch

Answer 4

Includes high fives slapping…
Fisher study showed that if labrarian touched student on hand when returning library books the librarian was judged more positively. TOUCH CAN AFFECT OUT ATTITUDES TOWARDS OTHER PEOPLE.

Question 5

Eva: real world application

Answer 5

People can use body language to build good relationships

Question 6

Eva: body language studies lack control

Answer 6

Could be other reasons EXTRANEOUS VARIABLES why participants-like or dislike confederates

Question 7

Eva: Body language studies are unethical

Answer 7

Lack of informed consent for being in field experiments, lowers trust of psychologists