Comm quiz #2 chapter 6
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Nonverbal behavior | all the nonverbal actions people perform |
| Nonverbal communication | nonverbal behavior that has symbolic meaning |
| Nonverbal codes | distinct, organized means of expression that consists of symbols and rule for their use |
| Kinesics | Nonverbal communication sent by the body, including gestures, posture, movement, facial expressions, and eye behavior |
| gestures | nonverbal communication made with part of the body, including actions such as pointing, waving, or holding up a hand to direct people's attention |
| Illustrators | Signals that accompany speech to clarify or emphasize the verbal messages. |
| Emblems | Gestures that stand for a specific verbal meaning |
| Adaptors | Gestures used to manage emotions |
| Regulators | Gestures used to control conversation |
| Immediacy | how close or involved people appear to be with each other |
| Paralinguistics | All aspects of spoken language except the words themselves; includes rate, volume, pitch, stress |
| Monochronically | engaging in one task or behavior at a time |
| Polychronically | engaging in multiple activities simultaneously |
| Intimate Distance | 0-18 inches -- the space used when interaction with those with whom one is very close |
| Personal distance | 18 inches to 4 feet.... the space used when interacting with friends and acquaintances |
| Social distance | 4 to 12 feet... the distance most U.S. Americans use when they interact with unfamiliar others |
| Public distance | 12 to 25 feet... the distance used for public ceremonies such as lectures and performances |
| Haptics | The study of communicative function of touch |
| Professional touch | Type of touch used by certain workers, such as dentists, hairstylists, and hospice workers, as part of their livelihood also known as functional touch |
| Functional Touch | the least intimate type of touch... read professional touch |
| Social-polite touch | touch that is part of daily interaction in the United States; it is more intimate than professional touch but is still impersonal |
| Friendship touch | touch that is more intimate than social touch and usually conveys warmth, closeness, and caring |
| Love-intimate touch | the touch most often used with one's romantic partners and family |
| Communicating information | Using nonverbal behaviors to help clarify verbal messages and reveal attitudes and moods |
| Regulating interaction | Using nonverbal behaviors to help manage turn-taking during conversation |
| Expressing and managing intimacy | Using nonverbal behaviors to help convey attraction and closeness |
| Establishing social control | using nonverbal behavior to exercise influence over other people |
| Service-task functions | Using nonverbal behavior to signal close involvement between people in impersonal relationships and contexts. |
| Congruent | verbal and nonverbal messages that express the same meaning |
| Contradicting | Verbal and nonverbal messages that send conflicting messages. |
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