PSYC 375 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Nonverbal Communication, Paralanguage, Microexpression

• School: University of Victoria
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 375
• Professor: Danu Stinson

Document Summary

5: communication: communication incredibly important in intimate relationships, & is more complex than we usually realize. Couples whose communications are frustrating will be less happily married 5 years later. Mimicry: non-conscious behaviour in which people adopt similar postures, mannerisms, display comparable expressions, Components of nonverbal communication include: (a) facial expression: universal expressions of unique emotions that are hardwired into the human species: estimated to be 6 universal, automatic expressions. People can develop non-verbal accents slight differences in the way people express non-verbal cues, Accuracy increases with longer exposure: display rules: cultural norms that dictate what emotions are appropriate in particular situations. Make it dif cult to interpret how someone is actually feeling, because their expression may not be genuine. Can"t always hide our real emotions though. Women tend to spend more time looking at someone"s eyes. There is no difference among happy or unhappy wives: verbal communication: our words & what we say.