HS102 Human Relationship Chapter 7 Vocabulary Words

Messages expressed by nonlinguistic means.

People remember comments accompanied by gestures more than those made with words alone

Nonverbal behaviors match the thoughts and emotions the communicator is expressing linguistically.

Can be useful when communicators are reluctant to express their feelings in words.

Inadvertent signals of deception

Emphasizing punctuality, schedules, and completing one task at a time.

Flexible schedules in which multiple tasks are pursued at the same time.

Body position and motion.

Movements of the hands and arms.

Movements that accompany speech but don't stand on their own.

Deliberate nonverbal behaviors that have a precise meaning and are known to virtually everyone within a cultural group.

Unconscious bodily movements in response to the environment.

Self-touching behaviors