QUIZ 1 Official Flashcards
Proxemics
The interrelated observations and theories of our use of space as a specialized elaboration of culture; usually divided into territory and personal space.
Haptics
The Study of touch and touching
Physical Appearance
The impression people have of others based on the body; personal aesthetics, clothing, body adaptor, and additions
Kinesics
The study of body movement and facial expression
Vocalics
The study of the communicative value of the voice and other sounds made by an individual; paralanguage.
Olfactics
The study of how we perceive and use odors
Chronemics
The study of how use structure time
Norm of Reciprocity
We should expect those with whom we communicate to respond in a manner similar to our original communication
Sign
Natural Representation of an event or fact
Symbol
Word takes the place of something else
Nature
Nonverbal communication is part of the genetic structure of human beings
Nurture
Learn nonverbal communication norms from sources that nurture our communication
High Context
Information is either in the physical context or internalized in the coded, explicit part of the message
Low Context
More direct, precise, clear, and dependent on the verbal code for message transmission
High Uncertainty vs. Low Uncertainty
High Uncertainty- Many unwritten rules about what is acceptable and what is not…… How uncomfortable we are with being uncertain about how communication progresses in our society
