Which of the following indicates a specific and intentional meaning when using gestures and posture as a form of nonverbal communication?
We send information on attitude toward person (facing or leaning towards another), emotional statue (tapping fingers, jiggling coins), and desire to control the environment (moving towards or away from a person). Show More than 700,000 possible motions we can make — so impossible to categorize them all! But just need to be aware the body movement and
position is a key ingredient in sending messages. Consider the following actions and note cultural differences:
Impossible to catalog them all. But need to recognize: 1) incredible possibility and variety and 2) that an acceptable in one’s own culture may be offensive in another. In addition, amount of gesturing varies from culture to culture. Some cultures are animated; other restrained. Restrained cultures often feel animated cultures lack manners and overall restraint. Animated cultures often feel restrained cultures lack emotion or interest. Even simple things like using hands to point and count differ. Pointing : US with index finger; Germany with little finger; Japanese with entire hand (in fact most Asians consider pointing with index finger to be rude) Counting: Thumb = 1 in Germany, 5 in Japan, middle finger for 1 in Indonesia. While some say that facial expressions are identical, meaning attached to them differs. Majority opinion is that these do have similar meanings world-wide with respect to smiling, crying, or showing anger, sorrow, or disgust. However, the intensity varies from culture to culture. Note the following:
In USA, eye contact indicates: degree of attention or interest, influences attitude change or persuasion, regulates interaction, communicates emotion, defines power and status, and has a central role in managing impressions of others.
Question: Why do we touch, where do we touch,
and what meanings do we assign when someone else touches us?
What is the problem? Traditional Korean (and many other Asian countries) don’t touch strangers., especially between members of the opposite sex. But the African-American sees this as another example of discrimination (not touching him because he is black). Basic answer: Touch is culturally determined! But each culture has a clear concept of what parts of the body one may not touch. Basic message of touch is to affect or control — protect, support, disapprove (i.e. hug, kiss, hit, kick).
Basic patterns: Cultures (English , German, Scandinavian, Chinese, Japanese) with high emotional restraint concepts have little public touch; those which encourage emotion (Latino, Middle-East, Jewish) accept frequent touches.
Which of the following gestures is used in a specific manner because it has a specific meaning?emblems. Gestures that are used in a specific manner because they have a specific meaning, usually one understood by both sender and receiver; the peace sign is an example. distancing.
Which of the following is a way to improve your nonverbal communication skills?During your next face-to-face conversation about mental health, keep these tips in mind:. Pay close attention to what the person says. ... . Maintain comfortable eye contact. ... . Maintain an open body position. ... . Sit down, even if the person is standing. ... . Sit alongside and angled toward the person rather than directly opposite them.. Which type of gesture accents verbal messages?Illustrators are the most common type of gesture and are used to illustrate the verbal message they accompany.
Which gesture substitutes for verbal messages?Nonverbal signals can be use to replace verbal messages. Ex: Signaling "OK" with a hand gesture. TO BE BELIEVED: Might use focused eye contact, a firm stance, and open gestured.
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