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Nonverbal Communication in Human Interaction (4th)

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ISBN: 9780030180231 | 0030180236
Edition: 4th
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
Pub. Date: 11/29/1996

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SummaryTable of Contents
The most comprehensive, most readable compendium of research and theory on nonverbal communication available, NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION IN HUMAN INTERACTION (WITH INFOTRAC) uses the cross-disciplinary approaches of speech and social psychology to focus on how nonverbal communication research affects a wide variety of academic interests. Your purchase includes access to InfoTrac College Edition, an online university library of full length articles from academic journals, magazines and newspapers.
Prefacev
Part I An Introduction to the Study of Nonverbal Communication1(112)
Chapter 1 Nonverbal Communication: Basic Perspectives
3(40)
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Perspectives on Conceptualizing and Defining Nonverbal Communication
5(2)
Encoding
6(1)
Decoding
6(1)
Perspectives on Classifying Nonverbal Behavior
7(4)
I. The Communication Environment
8(1)
II. The Communicator's Physical Characteristics
8(1)
III. Body Movement and Position
9(2)
Perspectives on Nonverbal Communication in the Total Communication Process
11(9)
Repeating
13(1)
Contradicting
13(4)
Complementing
17(1)
Substituting
17(1)
Accenting/Moderating
18(1)
Regulating
18(2)
Historical Perspectives
20(4)
Applied Perspectives: Nonverbal Communication in Everyday Life
24(8)
Crime and Punishment
25(1)
Televised Politics
26(2)
Classroom Behavior
28(2)
Courtship Behavior
30(2)
Summary
32(11)
Chapter 2 The Roots of Nonverbal Behavior
43(33)
The Development of Nonverbal Behavior across Evolutionary Time: Phylogeny
45(27)
Evidence from Sensory Deprivation
46(5)
Evidence from Infants
51(2)
Evidence from Twin Studies
53(3)
Evidence from Nonhuman Primates
56(9)
Evidence from Multicultural Studies
65(7)
Summary
72(4)
Chapter 3 The Ability to Receive and Send Nonverbal Signals
76(37)
Methods for Improving Nonverbal Skills
78(4)
Accuracy of Decoding and Encoding Nonverbal Cues
82(3)
Characteristics of Skilled Nonverbal Receivers
85(8)
Other Factors Affecting Nonverbal Receiving Accuracy
92(1)
Characteristics of Skilled Nonverbal Senders
93(3)
The Relationship between Sending and Receiving Skills
96(2)
On Being an Observer of Nonverbal Communication
98(5)
The Fallibility of Human Perception
100(3)
Summary
103(10)
Part II The Communication Environment113(82)
Chapter 4 The Effects of the Environment on Human Communication
115(39)
Perceptions of Our Surroundings
118(3)
Perceptions of Formality
118(1)
Perceptions of Warmth
119(1)
Perceptions of Privacy
119(1)
Perceptions of Familiarity
119(1)
Perceptions of Constraint
120(1)
Perceptions of Distance
120(1)
Perceptions of Time
121(3)
Time as Location
122(1)
Time as Duration
123(1)
Time as Intervals
123(1)
Time as Patterns of Intervals
123(1)
The Natural Environment
124(3)
Other People in the Environment
127(2)
Architectural Design and Movable Objects
129(15)
Color
132(2)
Sound
134(1)
Lighting
135(1)
Movable Objects
136(3)
Structure and Design
139(5)
Summary
144(10)
Chapter 5 The Effects of Territory and Personal Space on Human Communication
154(41)
The Concept of Territoriality
155(1)
Territoriality: Invasion and Defense
156(4)
Density and Crowding
160(4)
The Effects of High Density
162(1)
Coping with High Density
163(1)
Conversational Distance
164(10)
Sex
167(2)
Age
169(1)
Cultural and Ethnic Background
169(2)
Topic or Subject Matter
171(1)
Setting for the Interaction
171(1)
Physical Characteristics
172(1)
Attitudinal and Emotional Orientation
172(1)
Characteristics of the Interpersonal Relationship
173(1)
Personality Characteristics
174(1)
Seating Behavior and Spatial Arrangements in Small Groups
174(9)
Leadership
175(1)
Dominance
176(1)
Task
177(1)
Sex and Acquaintance
178(3)
Motivation
181(1)
Introversion-Extraversion
182(1)
Summary
183(12)
Part III The Communicators195(54)
Chapter 6 The Effects of Physical Characteristics on Human Communication
197(52)
Our Body: Its General Attractiveness
198(10)
Dating and Marriage
200(4)
On the Job
204(1)
Persuading Others
204(1)
Self-Esteem
205(1)
Antisocial Behavior
206(2)
Our Body: Its Specific Features
208(19)
The Face
208(4)
Body Shape
212(5)
Height
217(2)
Body Image
219(1)
Body Color
220(1)
Body Smell
220(3)
Body Hair
223(4)
Our Body: Clothes and Other Artifacts
227(8)
Summary
234(14)
Part IV The Communicator's Behavior249(196)
Chapter 7 The Effects of Gesture and Posture on Human Communication
251(46)
Speech-Independent Gestures
253(10)
Speech-Related Gestures
263(10)
Referent-Related Gestures
263(4)
Speaker's-Relationship-to-the-Referent Gestures
267(1)
Punctuation Gestures
268(1)
Interactive Gestures
269(4)
The Coordination of Gesture, Posture, and Speech
273(11)
Self-Synchrony
274(3)
Interaction Synchrony
277(7)
Summary
284(13)
Chapter 8 The Effects of Touch on Human Communication
279(35)
Touching and Human Development
299(2)
Who Touches Whom, Where, and How Much?
301(6)
Different Types of Touching Behavior
307(5)
The Meanings of Interpersonal Touch
312(6)
Touch as Positive Affect
312(1)
Touch as Negative Affect
312(1)
Touch as Play
313(1)
Touch as Influence
313(1)
Touch as Interaction Management
313(1)
Touch as Interpersonal Responsiveness
313(1)
Touch as Accidental
314(1)
Touch as Task Related
314(1)
Touch as Healing
314(1)
Touch as Symbolism
315(1)
Summary of Meanings of Interpersonal Touch
315(3)
Cultural Differences in Touching Behavior
318(2)
Self-Touching
320(4)
Summary
324(8)
Chapter 9 The Effects of the Face on Human Communication
332(37)
The Face and Personality Judgments
333(1)
The Face and Interaction Management
334(2)
Channel Control
334(1)
Complementing or Qualifying Other Behavior
334(1)
Replacing Spoken Messages
335(1)
The Face and Expressions of Emotion
336(18)
The Face-A Complex Stimulus
336(6)
Measuring the Face
342(8)
Judging Facial Expression of Emotion
350(4)
Physiology and the Face
354(4)
Facial Expression and Subsequent Reactions
358(2)
Summary
360(9)
Chapter 10 The Effects of Eye Behavior on Human Communication
369(31)
Gaze and Mutual Gaze
371(2)
Functions of Gazing
373(5)
Regulating the Flow of Communication
373(1)
Monitoring Feedback
374(1)
Reflecting Cognitive Activity
375(1)
Expressing Emotions
376(2)
Communication the Nature of the Interpersonal Relationship
378(2)
Conditions Influencing Gazing Patterns
380(6)
Distance
380(1)
Physical Characteristics
381(1)
Personal and Personality Characteristics
381(3)
Topics and Tasks
384(2)
Cultural Background
386(1)
Pupil Dilation and Constriction
386(4)
Summary
390(10)
Chapter 11 The Effects of Vocal Cues That Accompany Spoken Words
400(45)
The Ingredients of Paralanguage
403(2)
Vocal Cues and Speaker Recognition
405(2)
Vocal Cues and Personality
407(6)
Vocal Cues and Judgments of Personal Characteristics
413(4)
Target Effects
416(1)
Vocal Cues and Emotion
417(5)
Vocal Cues, Comprehension, and Persuasion
422(4)
Vocal Cues, Comprehension, and Retention
423(1)
Vocal Cues and Persuasion
424(2)
Vocal Cues and Turn Taking in Conversations
426(2)
Turn Yielding
427(1)
Turn Requesting
427(1)
Turn Maintaining
427(1)
Turn Denying
428(1)
Hesitations, Pauses, Silence, and Speech
428(5)
Location or Placement of pauses
429(1)
Types of Pauses
429(1)
Reasonse Why Pauses Occur
430(1)
Response Latency and Talking Time
431(1)
Silence
432(1)
Summary
433(12)
Part V Communicating Important Messages445(36)
Chapter 12 Putting It All Together: Multisignal Messages
447(34)
Communicating Intimacy
448(5)
Communicating Dominance/Status
453(4)
Managing the Interaction
457(6)
Greeting Behavior
457(1)
Turn-Taking Behavior
458(4)
Leave-Taking Behavior
462(1)
Communicating Our Identity
463(3)
Deceiving Others
466(2)
A Perspective for Communicators
468(13)
Additional References481(2)
Author Index483(10)
Subject Index493

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