PSY 2110 Lecture 4: Lecture 4.0

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 2110
• Professor: Mariusz Michal Zadrag

Document Summary

Darwin- suggested that nonverbal communication was species-specific and not culture-specific. Ekman & friesen - identification of 6 major facial expressions in new guinea tribe: anger, fear, disgust, surprise, happiness, sadness. Decoding of facial expressions not found to be universal (context shapes perception of expressions); ex. Someone with a natural expression in a room full of happy people may be perceived as being sad. Eye contact - staring vs. avoiding gaze; use of sunglasses to hide eyes. Touch- some cultures = holding hands, walking very close. Body position, movement, personal space- some cultures low contact (ex. Us) vs. others which are high contact (ex. Display rules: culturally determines rules about which nonverbal behaviours are appropriate to display. In collectivist cultures, display of neg. emotions discouraged (disrupts group harmony) Emblems: nonverbal gestures that have well-understood definitions within a given culture; usually have verbal translations (ex. Kruger et al. study - face-to-face, voice only and e-mail communication with friends and strangers;