HushHushCommunicating without

wordsCommunicating without

words

Is Nonverbal Important?

Is Nonverbal Important?

In groups of 2:

One person will face the back wall (artist)

One person will face the board (instructor)

The following slide will have a picture for you to draw/describe

InstructorsInstructors

9 Forms of Nonverbal9 Forms of Nonverbal

Environment

Proxemics

Chronemics

Appearance

Artifacts

Gestures

Haptics

Kinesics

Paralanguage

1. Environment1. Environment

Creating a feeling in an environment

Olfactory

Sensory

2. Proxemics2. Proxemics

Hall (1966) Interpersonal Distance

Intimate Distance ~ 0-1.5 feet

Personal Distance ~ 1.5-4 feet

Social Distance ~ 4-12 feet

Public Distance ~ <12 feet

3. Cronemics3. Cronemics

What message does lateness send?

New theories on text messages and email

Text is a verbal message

The way text is received can be nonverbal

4. Appearance4. AppearanceSex Sells

Physique

Endomorph

Mesomorph

EctomorphEctomorph Endomorph Mesomorph

5. Artifacts5. Artifacts

Dress for success

The Attractiveness study

The Attractiveness StudyThe Attractiveness StudyCantor (Gramatical Variations in Persuasion)

politeness and the male/female bias

Reingen (Social Perception and Influence)

Participants friendlier/positive to attractive people

Baker/Chave (2006)

Raised 5X more money when dressed well

6. Gestures6. GesturesSpeech related gestures

Illustrators

Affect Displays

Anger, Fear, Surprise, Disgust, Happiness, Sadness

Men less likely to recognize affect displays than women

First Impression Management Study

First Impression Management Study

First Impression Management Study

Gifford (Interpersonal Dispositions of Nonverbal Behavior 1994)

Warmth and anger recognizable first impressions

Krumhuber (Moving Smiles 2005)

Ability to detect real smiles and fake smiles

Kelly/ Chave (2008)

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NeutrNeutralal

SmilinSmilingg

ExtravertedExtraverted 22 11 4545

IntrovertedIntroverted 3838 99 11

Most IntelligentMost Intelligent 88 2626 1515

Least IntelligentLeast Intelligent 2323 1111 1313

Most Most TrustworthyTrustworthy 1111 1818 1919

Least Least TrustworthyTrustworthy 2222 1212 1414

Most FunMost Fun 55 44 3737

Most Most PromiscuousPromiscuous 1919 2222 77

VainestVainest 1616 2424 88

Most like youMost like you 88 1515 2424

ApproachableApproachable 11 99 3737

CriminalCriminal 4141 33 44

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ExtravertedExtraverted 44 66 3838

IntrovertedIntroverted 3737 99 22

Most IntelligentMost Intelligent 1313 1212 2323

Least IntelligentLeast Intelligent 1010 3131 66

Most Most TrustworthyTrustworthy 1010 55 3333

Least Least TrustworthyTrustworthy 1515 2525 66

Most FunMost Fun 22 66 4040

Most Most PromiscuousPromiscuous 66 3939 22

VainestVainest 44 3232 1212

Most like youMost like you 77 33 3838

ApproachableApproachable 11 11 4646

CriminalCriminal 3636 1010 11

6. Gestures6. Gestures

Speech related gestures

Illustrators

Affect displays

Speech independent gestures

dictionary definition

Adaptors

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

BTVS 4.10 “Hush”

Nonverbal cues in this episode

7. Haptics7. Haptics

Touching behavior

Self focused - adaptors

Other focused - show liking / dislike

8. Kinesics8. Kinesics

Ray Birdwhistle

Study movement

55% Visual

38% Vocal

7% Content

9. Paralanguage9. ParalanguageVolume

Pause

Pitch

Vocalized Fillers

Rate

Articulation

Pronounciation

Nonverbal ApplicationsNonverbal

Applications

Blank and Rosenthal- 1992- judges expressions influence trials

Nixon JFK Debate

Carter Ford Debate - eye contact

McCormick Jones- 1989- courtship behavior