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Chapter 4
Communicating Nonverbally
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Communication
Undergraduate 2
09/18/2012

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nonverbal communication
Definition
bodily actions and vocal qualities that typically accompany a verbal message
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emoticons
Definition
typed symbols that convey emotional aspects of an online message
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kinesics
Definition
the interpretation of how body motions communicate. gestures, eye contact, facial expressions, posture, touch
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gestures
Definition
movements of our hands, arms, and fingers that we use to describe or to emphasize
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illustrations
Definition
gestures that augment a verbal message
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emblems
Definition
gestures can substitute for words
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adaptors
Definition
gestures that respond to a physical need
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eye contact or gaze
Definition
how and how much we look at people with whom we are communicating
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oculesics
Definition
how and how much we look at others when communicating
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facial expressions
Definition
the arrangement of facial muscles to communicate emotional states or reactions to messages
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posture
Definition
the position and movement of the body
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body orientation
Definition
posture in relation to another person
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body movement
Definition
movement that helps clarify meaning(motivated) or movement that distracts listeners from the point being made (unmotivated)
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haptics
Definition
what and how touch communicates
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vocalics
Definition
the interpretation of the message based on the paralinguistic features
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paralanguage
Definition
the voiced but not verbal part of a spoken message:
pitch, volume, rate, quality, intonation, and vocalized pauses
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pitch
Definition
the highness or lowness of vocal tone
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volume
Definition
the loudness or softness of tone
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rate
Definition
the speed at which a person speaks
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quality
Definition
the sound of a person's voice that distinguished it from others
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intonation
Definition
the variety, melody, or inflection in one's voice.
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Proxemics
Definition
the interpretation of a person's use of space and distance
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vocalized pauses
Definition
extraneous sounds or words that interrupt fluent speech
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personal space
Definition
the distance you try to maintain when you interact with other people
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physical space
Definition
the physical environment over which you exert control
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artifacts
Definition
objects and possessions we use to decorate the physical space we control
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chronemics
Definition
the interpretation of a person's use of time
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monochronic time orientation
Definition
a time orientation that emphasizes doing one thing at a time
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polychronic time orientation
Definition
a time orientation that emphasizes doing multiple things at once
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endomorph
Definition
round and heavy body type, people are stereo typed as kind, gentle, and jovial
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mesomorph
Definition
muscular and athletic body type. stereotyped to be energetic and outgoing
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ectomorph
Definition
lean and little muscle development stereotyped as brainy, anxious, and cautious
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