PSYC 203 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Display Rules, Proxemics, Kinesics
29 Jun 2016
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Self defining statements about the self. Other exploring genuine curiosity about another person"s view, ideas preferences. Influencing attempts to influence another person"s world view or behaviour; over/covert; respectful/abusive. Connecting adding to another person"s descriptions about their reality. Interactional process by which a person sends a message to another person. A closer look at context: environment where communication is occurring (where, when, background, also includes: Mode: face to face, e-mail, phone, chat room. Cell phones: can be convenient, but can also be disruptive. E-mail, chat groups, newsgroups: differences from real conversation. The way in which people communicate, intentionally or unintentionally, without words. Nonverbal cues include: facial expressions, tone of voice, gestures, interpersonal distance, body position/movement, the use of touch, eye contact. Multi-channelled: typically involves multiple sensory modalities (feel, see, hear) Speech on the other hand, involves only one modality. Ambiguous: doing the same thing can have multiple meanings (consider raising an eyebrow) Can contradict verbal messages: conveying sarcasm.
