Essays on Nonverbal Communication

This paper examines the issue of gender differences in the use of hand gestures as a form of nonverbal communication. While there is perhaps a tendency, at least in the U.S., to assume that women surpass men in this particular category, the research does not support that assumption or hypothesis. Indeed, a number of scholars…

Abstract: This essay discusses how genders express themselves differently in the form of non-verbal communications. Women usually display greater skill at sending and receiving nonverbal messages.      Nonverbal Communication Differences Between Genders A significant amount of evidence and empirical reality suggests that genders express themselves differently in the form of non-verbal communication. Women usually display…

Mikaela McMorine October 21st, 2012 Analyzing an Interview Movie: I Am Sam (directed by Jessie Nelson) The individuals involved in the interview are a man diagnosed with Autism (subject S) and a female lawyer (subject R). They are connected through a professional-helping relationship. The incidents leading up to the interview are with regards to a…

After watching the movie Kramer Versus Kramer, I will create a brief summary and cover several aspects of communication, including hearing versus listening, nonverbal communication, and relationships. A brief overview of the film Kramer Versus Kramer starts out by the main character Ted coming home late from work and his wife Joanna tells him that…

The question being posed is does different stimuli affect a person’s impression of something or someone. This report seeks to learn if video and audio stimuli has an effect on peoples view on a certain subject or person. The investigation type that will be used for this investigation will be experimental, as the researchers can…

Non- verbal communication Non- verbal communication is a term that is used to refer to actions which are different from speech but which, just like speech, can be used to convey information from one person to the next; thereby facilitating communication. Such actions may include facial expressions, gesticulation using the arms and the hands, varying…

 Previous research has demonstrated that the color red increases the attractiveness of women. It has also been found that makeup increases perceived women’ attractiveness for men and was associated with perceived greater interest for the opposite sex. We hypothesized that women wearing red lipstick would be more favorably approached by men. Female confederates wearing red,…

Watch a television drama or comedy and write down all of the instances of nonverbal communication that you see. After watching the program, list each instance, classify it based on the list of types below, and place a plus sign (+) next to any example that contributed to the message and a minus sign (-)…

The aim of this work is to get acquinted with the law of continuation. A Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive a line as continuing its established direction. So in this work I would attempt to get better knowledge about this principle of psichology. What is the law…

Oftentimes the decision to hire a candidate for a supervisory position hinges on not only their qualifications but also the nonverbal cues being given during the interview process. Should the candidate appear uncomfortable, fidgety or dishonest his chances of landing the job become slim. What, then, are nonverbal cues that can be used to enhance…