Nonverbal Communication Flashcards
Terms
Nonverbal Communication
the process of intentionally or unintentionally signaling meaning through behavior other than words
Immediacy
a feeling of closeness or likeability
Deception
Individuals display a sense of action, words, or content but, in reality, are falsifying their true identification
Masking
This is a facial technique that replaces an expression of true feeling with one appropriate for a given expression interaction.
Oculesics
study of the use of your eyes
Territoriality
relating to the ownership of an area of land or sea.
Chronemics
is the perception of and of time in nonverbal communication.
Contact culture
are more likely to communicate through touch.
Noncontact culture
may tend to avoid touch
Chronemics
the perception and the use of time
Haptics
study of touch in different situations
Public/Private dimension
physical space affects our nonverbals.
Channel Discrepancy
Illustrates how words and actions do not match, and nonverbal behaviors are more likely to be believed than verbal ones.