Conveying messages that do not require the use of words or vocal sounds.
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What is eye contact?
When two people are looking at eachother at the same time.
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What is pupil dilation?
When the pupils in the eyes expands to look large.
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What are the hemispheres of the brain?
The human brain is divided into 2 halves, called the left and right hemisphere.
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What is body language?
A general term to describe aspects of non verbal communication.
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What is posture?
The positioning of the body, often regarded as a non verbal communication signal.
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What is postural echo?
Mirroring another person's body position.
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What is closed posture?
Positioning the arms so that they are are folded across the body and/or crossing the legs.
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What is open posture?
Positioning the arms so that they are not folded across the body and not crossing the legs.
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What is a gesture?
A form of non verbal communication in which information is conveyed by either deliberate or or unconscious movement of parts of the body.
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What is touch?
A form of non verbal communication in which information is conveyed bu physical contact between people.
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What is personal space?
The distance we keep between ourselves and other people in our everyday lives.
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What are sex differences?
Difference due to being either male pr female:these could affect personal space between individuals.
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What are individual differences?
Factors that make one person not the same as another person, such as personality or age.
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What are cultural norms?
The range of behaviours that that members of a particular social group or society can be expected to show.
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What is status?
A person's rank or position within society.
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Davitz and Davitz investigated verbal communication, what were their results?
There was a very high level of accuracy in recognising these emotions:affection, amusement, disgust and fear.
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Hess investigated the functions of eye contact, what was their aim?
To see the effect of pupil dilation on emotion.
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Sackeim investigated facial expression, what was his conclusion?
The left side of the face seems to express more emotion much more than the right side.
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McGinley, Lefevre and McGinley investigated posture, what was their aim?
To see the effect of open and closed posture when having a conversation.
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Lynn and Mynier investigated gestures, what was their method?
While taking orders from seated customers, waiters and waitresses e=were instructed to either stand upright or squat down near to the customers (to make eye contact possible)
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Fisher, Rytting and Heslin investigated touch, what was their conclusion?
Touch can have an unconscious but positive affect on attitudes.
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Wilis investigated individual differences, age, what was his method?
Wilis observed almost 800 individuals in different social situations.
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