Psychology - Non-verbal communication definitions 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologyNon-verbal communicationGCSEAQA Created by: ellie.pritchardCreated on: 08-01-17 15:16 Communication Passing information from one person to another 1 of 23 Verbal communication Conveying information through vocal sounds or words 2 of 23 Paralinguistics Vocal features that accompany speech 3 of 23 Tone of voice The way words are spoken to convey emotion 4 of 23 Emphasis Giving prominence to some words more than others 5 of 23 Intonation Inflection in the voice when speaking 6 of 23 Non-verbal communication Conveying messages that don't require the use of words or vocal sounds 7 of 23 Eye contact When two people in a conversation are looking at each other's eyes at the same time 8 of 23 Pupil dilation When the pupils in the eyes expand to look large 9 of 23 Hemispheres of the brain The human brain is divided into two halves, called the left and right hemispheres 10 of 23 Practical implications Suggestions about behaviour in the real world beyond the research study, based upon what psychologists have discovered 11 of 23 Body language Describes aspects of non-verbal communication 12 of 23 Posture Body positioning (form of non-verbal communication) 13 of 23 Postural echo Mirroring another person's body language 14 of 23 Confederate An actor who is working for the experimenter 15 of 23 Closed posture Positioning the arms so that they are folded across the body and/or crossing the legs 16 of 23 Open posture Positioning the arms so that they are not folded across the body and not crossing the legs 17 of 23 Gesture A form of non-verbal communication in which information is conveyed by either deliberate or unconcious movement of parts of the body 18 of 23 Touch A form of non-verbal communication in which information is conveyed by physical contact between people 19 of 23 Personal space The distnace we keep between ourselves and other people in our everyday lives 20 of 23 Individual differences Factors that make one person not the same as another person, such as personality or age 21 of 23 Cultural norms The range of behaviours thatmembers of a particular social groupor society can be expected to show 22 of 23 Status A person's rank or position within society 23 of 23
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