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Communication

Passing information one from one person to another
Verbal Communication
Conveying messages using words or vocal sounds
Paralinguistics
Vocal features that accompany speech
Tone of Voice
The way words are spoken to to convey emotion
Emphasis
Giving prominence to some words more then others
Intonation
Inflection in the voice when speaking
Non-verbal communication
Conveying messages that do not require words or vocal sounds
Eye contact
When 2 people in a conversation are looking ar others eyes at the same time
Pupil dilation
When the pupils in the eyes expand to look large
Body language
A general term to describe aspects of non-verbal communication
Posture
The positioning of the body, often regarded as non-verbal communication signal
Postural echo
Mirroring another person's body position
Confederate
An actor or stooge who appears to be a genuine participant in the experiment but is actually working for the experimenter
Closed posture
Positioning the arms so that they are folded across the body and/or crossing the legs

Open posture

Positioning the arms so they are not folded across the body and not crossing the legs
Gesture
A form of non non-individual communication in which information is conveyed by either deliberate or unconscious movement parts of the body
Touch
A form if non-verbal communication in which information is conveyed by physical contact between people
Personal Space
The distance we keep between ourselves and other people in our everyday lives
Sex Differences
Differences due to being either male or female these; these could affect personal space between individuals
Individual Differences
Factors that make one person not the same as another person, such as personality or age
Cultural Norms
The range of behavior that members of a particular social group or society can be expected to show
Status
A persons's rank or positions within soceity
Argyle, Alkema and Glimour (NVC)
Tone of Voice
Evaluation:
1. Studies carried out in artificial conditions
2. Participants were asked to focus on tone of voice
Argyle (NVC)
Memory
Evaluation:
1. Asking people to get acquainted and then observing them is a very artificial situation
Sackeim (NVC)
Facial Expressions
Evaluation:
1. Still pictures are artificial, faces change constantly
2. We don't look at facial expressions in isolation with other people

McGinley (NVC)

Postural Echo
Evaluation:
1.Participants didn't know they were in a research - ethical issue
2. Other factors causing the difference in results
Lynn and Mynier (NVC)
Gesture
Evaluation:
1. Other reasons for tips given, e.g size of bill
2. Study doesn't show knowledge of the effect of gestures can be used as advantage
Fisher, Rytting and Heslin (NVC)
Touch
Evaluation:
1. Participants were all female , males would've acted differently
2. Participants didn't know they were being used - ethical