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kinesics

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the study of communication through body movements -(5x) kinds: 1.) emblems 2.) illustrators 3.) affect displays 4.) regulators 5.) adaptors

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emblems

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-part of kenesics -*substitute for words*; body movements that have specific verbal translations -example: shaking head up and down means verbally (OK!)

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occulesis

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study of messages communicated by the eyes - this type of communication varies depending on the duration, direction, and quality of the eye behavior

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eye communication

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study of communication through the eyes

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civil inattention

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polite ignoring of others so not to invade their privacy - this is done after a brief sign of awareness is detected by another person

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tactile communication

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(HEPATICS); communication by touch -most primitive form of communication

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touch advoidance

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related to communication aprehension, or fear or anxiety about communicating *HIGH* among individuals who: -fear oral communication (talking to others verbally) -who self disclose little (say everything about themselves) - older people when they are in contact with an opposite sex person

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paralanguage

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is the vocal but nonverbal demension of speech - *manner by which you say something rather than what you say* -stresses VOCALIZATION, RATE, VOLUME & PITCH

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pitch

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(paralanguage) - highest or lowness of vocal tone

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silence

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communicates, the abscence of vocal communication; often misunderstood to refer to the abscense of communication (so thought to mean not communicated, or not a form of communication) *EXAMINES FOR MEANINGS JUST AS YOU WOULD EYE MOVEMENTS OR BODY GESTURES*

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spiral of silence

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theory that offers a different perspective on silence, orginally developed to explain the medias influence on opinion ***ARGUES THAT YOUR MORE LIKELY TO VOICE AGREEMENT THAN DISAGREEMENT; WHEN CONVTROVERSEY ARISSES YOU ESTIMATE THE OPINIONS OF OTHERS AND FIGURE OUT WHICH VIEW ARE MOST POPULAR AND WHICH ARN'T

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proxemic distances

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distance (how close/ far away) you are when interacting with another person - distance between yourself and the person your interacting with - based on the major types of relationships

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proxemics

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study of spatial communication -how far we are from another person when we communicate (interact) with them

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intimate distance

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ranges from actual touching to far phase of (6-8 inch) - you know their is presence of another person

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personal distance

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(personal buble) allows you to stay protected and untouched by others - (1 & 1/2 to 4ft)

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social distance

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*you lose the visual detail you had @ the personal distance* -4 to 12 ft

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public distance

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*able to take defensive action should you feel threatend* - 12 to 25(+) feet

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territoriality

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-possessive reaction to an area or particular object -(3x) types

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primary territories

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(home territories) -areas that you might call your OWN; areas thar are exclusivlely reserves and preserved to YOU example: (your room, your desk, your office)

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secondary territories

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areas that dont belong to you but that you have occupied example: (classroom seat, carol at the library, bus seat)

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public territories

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areas that are open to all people; they might be owned by some person or organization but are used by EVERYONE example: (movie theater, shopping mall or restraunt)

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home field advantage

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happens when you opporate in your own primary territory & is an interpersonal advantage -people take on leadership roles when they have this

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markers

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(label) your territory/ space of something

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central markers

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are items you place in a territory to reserve it for you example: cofee cup on the table, book on your desk, backpack on chair at library

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boundary markers

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set boundaries that divide your territory from someone elses example: (grocery check out plastic divider/ fence/ armrest)

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ear markers

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identifyin markers that show your pocession of a territory or object example: name plates/ monograms

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territorial encroachment

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law given right of invation upon anothers territory

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withdrawl

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(a way to resist encroachment) -leave the scene

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turf defense

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(way to resist encroachment) -defend your territory against the encroachment another territory invading

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insulation

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creating barriers between yourself and those who would encroach on your territory example: fence around territory

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linguistic collusion

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speaking in a language or jargon that the "invaders" don't understand and so excluding them from your interactions

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artifactual communication

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consist of messages conveyed by objects that are made by human hands example: color, clothing, scent, jewerly or insense

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color communication

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the use of color to communicate different meanings - each culture seems to define the meanings of how colors communicate somewhat differently

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olfactory communication

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(olfactory lobes --> THINK SMELL) - (olfatics) - communication by (smell); you become mindful of your own scent messages as they can serve as attractants & repellants

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cultural displays

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communicate culture & subculture afflictions example: in the way a person dresses they can exemplify this

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temporal communication

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known as (CHRONEMICS)==> think (TIME) -involves the use of TIME; how your organize it, react to it and communicate the message through time

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psychological time

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emphasis you place on the PAST, PRESENT, or FUTURE

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formal time

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time divisions in the U.S & in most of the world which involves: SECONDS, MINUTES, HOURS, DAYS, WEEKS, MONTHS & YEARS

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illustrators

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accompany & literally illustrate verbal messages -make your communications more vivid & help maintain your listeners attention -CLARIFY & INTENSIFY your verbal message

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affect displays

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-movements of the face that convey emotional meanings * can be CONTIOUSLY controlled* example: your eye brows are down and someone asks "whats wrong you look angry"

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regulators

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monitor, maintain or control the speaking of another individual -depend on cultures, and are done without a person be contiously aware that they are doing it example: (kid raising hand in class)

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adaptors

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SATISFY some NEED & usually occur w/o conscious awareness -unnintentional movements that usually go unoticed

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self-adaptors

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performed to satisfy a PHYSICAL NEED generally done to make a person more comfortable example: scratching your head to releave an itch, moisturizing your lips b/c they feel dry or pushing your hair out of your eyes

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alter adaptors

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BODY MOVEMENTS you make in RESPONSE to your current interactions example: crossing your arms over your chest when someone unpleassant approaches you

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object-adaptors

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are movement that invovle your MANIPULATION of some OBJECT example: chewing on a pencil, clicking pens - signs of (-) feelings increase anxiety and unieasyness

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facial managment

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techniques which HELP YOU DISPLAY emotions in a socially acceptable ways

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facial feedback hypothesis

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holds that your facial expressions influence your physiological arousal *facial expressions influence some feelings* example: marley & me; -dog dies people cry (in movie) & audience cries

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cultural display rules

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rules about the display of noverbal communication (emotions) and what is & what is not acceptable (appropriate) in public example: women smile more than men do b/c they are ALLOWED

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informal time

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(type of temporal communication) -devisions are more GENERAL more AMBIGUOUS and involve INFORMAL terms for time example: (forever, immediatley, soon, right away)

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monochronic (time) orientation

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view time in which things are done SEQUENTIALLY; so ONE thing is scheaduled @ a time

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polychronic time orientation

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view time in which SEVERAL (many) things may be scheduled or engaged in @ same time -MANY things are scheduled @ and engaged with at the same time -opposite of MONOCHRONIC time orientation

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