Kinesics

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Kinesics

• The study of
• body movements

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We categorize kinesics into 5 different kinds.
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1. Affect Displays

• Movements of the face to convey or show emotions
• Happy, sad, fear, anger, etc.

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What are the emotions being expressed on the
following faces?

• Number 1-12, and write down
• what emotion is being expressed
• and how you know.

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1. What emotion? How do you know?
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2. What emotion? How do you know?
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3. What emotion? How do you know?
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4. What emotion? How do you know?
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5. What emotion? How do you know?
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6. What emotion? How do you know?
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7. What emotion? How do you know?
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8. What emotion? How do you know?
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9. What emotion? How do you know?
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10.What emotion? How do you know?
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11.What emotion? How do you know?
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12.What emotion? How do you know?
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Perhaps you found them
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• Happy
• Because
• Smiling
• Eyes are open

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Perhaps you found them
2

• Sad, Depressed, Confused
• Because
• Frowning
• Furrowed brow
• Eyes tilted down

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Perhaps you found them
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• Angry, Mad
• Because
• Squinting eyes
• Showing teeth
• Eyebrows are squished in

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Perhaps you found them
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• Confused, Pondering, Concerned, Boredom
• Because
• Wrinkles in brow
• Mouth closed
• Eyes squinting

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Perhaps you found them
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• Surprised, Shocked
• Because
• Eyes are wide open
• Eyebrows are up
• Mouth open wide
• Mouth covered by hand

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Perhaps you found them
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• Sad, Pondering, Tired, Mad, Lonely, Bored
• Because
• Her mouth is closed not smiling
• Her eyes are expressionless
• Her forehead isnt wrinkly
• Her eyebrows appear raised

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Perhaps you found them
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• Scared, Surprised, Frightened, Fearful
• Because
• Her eyebrows are up
• Her eyes are open
• Her teeth are showing, but shes not smiling or
  frowning
• Her shoulders are hunched up
• She looks like shes backing away

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Perhaps you found them
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• Angry, Mean, Disappointed, Agitated, Disgusted
• Because
• Frowning
• Eyebrows are pushed together
• Nose pushed up

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Perhaps you found them
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• Excited, Energized, Elated, Happy
• Because
• Smiling with an open mouth
• Eyes are wide open
• Brows are raised
• Hands are up

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Perhaps you found them
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• Shocked, Disbelief, Surprised
• Because
• Eyebrows are raised
• Eyes are wide open
• Mouth is open

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Perhaps you found them
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• Happy, Excited
• Because
• Smiling with all teach showing
• Eyes are wide open
• Eyebrows are raised

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Perhaps you found them
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• Not quite sure?
• Thats what happens when you get too much plastic
  surgery!

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2. Emblems

• Substitutions for words
• Specific verbal translation
• EX OK, peace, be quiet

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Emblems
Peace
You!
Come here!
Okay
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3. Illustrators

• Accompany and literally illustrate the verbal
  message
• EX Saying, Lets go while motioning with your
  for them to go, it was this big while showing
  how big, making a circular motion while talking
  about a circle

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Illustrator

• Asking, What time is it?
• At the same time, pointing to your watch.

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4. Regulators

• Monitor, maintain, or control the speaking of
  another individual
• EX nodding your head, keep going, speed up

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Regulators

• Who is sending an Im really listening
  regulator message? How do you know?

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5. Adaptors

• Satisfy a need are usually unconscious
• 3 types
• Self-adaptors
• Alter-adaptors
• Object-adaptors

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5. Adaptors

• Self-adaptors satisfy a physical need
• EX scratching your head, pushing your hair out
  of your face

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5. Adaptors

• Self-adaptors
• Alter-adaptors body movements you make in
  response to your current interactions
• EX crossing your arms when someone unpleasant
  approaches

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5. Adaptors

• Self-adaptors
• Alter-adaptors
• Object-adaptors manipulation of objects often
  happen when feeling hostile
• EX clicking pen, chewing pencil

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