Human Communication_: chapter 6 -> Part 2 :O

2) the channels of nonverbal communication

>body messages
:- it include 5 major types of body movements...
1)body movement
#emblems : body gesture directly translate into word or phrases
exp : thumbs up for "good job"
#illustrators : nonverbal behavior that company & enhance verbal messages
exp : holding 2 finger while saying you will be back in 2 hours
#regulations : behavior that monitor, control, coordinate or maintain the speaking of others
exp : glancing at your watch to indicate you need to leave
#affect displays : nonverbal movement that communicate emotional meaning
exp : smiling or crying
#adaptors : emitted without conscious awareness
:- self adaptor : self-touching
:- alter adaptors : directed at the person with whom you are speaking
:- object adaptors : focused on object

2)body appearance : influences how you communicate & how other communicate with you

>facial communication
:- the degree of pleasantness, agreement, and sympathy felt.
:- at least these 8 emotion...
#happiness #surprise #fear #anger #sadness #disgust #contempt #interest

Facial management
:-is a techniques that enable us to communicate feeling
#intensifying -> surprise
#deintensifying -> covering up your joy
#neutralizing -> covering up sadness
#masking -> expressing happiness
#simulating -> expressing emotion

>eye communication

:- important nonverbal message system.
:- depending on duration, direction and quality
Function of eye movements:
#seek feedback
#signal openness
#signal the nature of a relationship
#change the psychological distance
#help other maintain privacy
#signal lack of interest

>spatial messages

1)proxemic distances

:- 4 distances that define the type of relationship between people

:- including cultural, gender socialization, age & personality

4 proxemic distances :

#intimate : for comforting & protecting

#personal : Protective bubble -> keeps you protected & untouched by others

#social : conduct business in social interaction

#public : space we keep between & strangers that potentially harmful

2)territoriality

:- possessive area or to particular objects

3 types of territories :

#primary territories : the area about your own

#secondary territories : the area that don't belong to you but which you have occupies

#public territories : the area that open to all people

the primary & secondary territories have 3 type of markers :

#central markers : items placed to reserve a territory

#boundary markers : set boundaries between your territory

#ear markers : marks that indicate your possession of a territory or object

>artifactual communication

:- message that are human-made

# color communication : colors may influence our psychology & our perceptions and behaviors

#clothing & body adornment : people make inferences about who you are by the way you dress

#space decoration : people make inferences base on how you decorate your private spaces.

>smell communication

:-through odor. odor contribute to our perceptions of health, alertness, awareness, relaxation

#attraction messages : use to enhance attractiveness ( lotion, perfumes)
#taste : smells compliments senses like taste
#memory : use to trigger memories or significant events or experiences in our minds
#identification messages : create an image or an identity. (smell of certain cleaning product)