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nonverbal communication
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process of communication through sending and receiving wordless (mostly visual) cues between people
Nonverbal communication is how people send and receive messages without using words, mainly through visual signals like facial expressions, gestures, and body language. It matters because much of what we communicate to others happens through these wordless cues, which can reinforce, contradict, or even replace what we say aloud.
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Research
39,586 papers- Nonverbal Communication.ReviewAnnual review of psychology · 2019Hall JA, Horgan TG, Murphy NADOI: 10.1146/annurev-psych-010418-103145
- Reading Lies: Nonverbal Communication and Deception.ReviewAnnual review of psychology · 2019Vrij A, Hartwig M, Granhag PADOI: 10.1146/annurev-psych-010418-103135
- E.M.P.A.T.H.Y.: a tool to enhance nonverbal communication between clinicians and their patients.Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges · 2014Riess H, Kraft-Todd GDOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000000287
- Nonverbal auditory communication - Evidence for integrated neural systems for voice signal production and perception.ReviewProgress in neurobiology · 2021Frühholz S, Schweinberger SRDOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2020.101948
- Supportive strategies for nonverbal communication with persons living with dementia: A scoping review.International journal of nursing studies · 2022Bender EN, Savundranayagam MY, Murray L et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2022.104365
- Nonverbal communication in veterinary practice.ReviewThe Veterinary clinics of North America. Small animal practice · 2007Carson CADOI: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2006.10.001
- Four Misconceptions About Nonverbal Communication.Perspectives on psychological science : a journal of the Association for Psychological Science · 2023Patterson ML, Fridlund AJ, Crivelli CDOI: 10.1177/17456916221148142
- Power posing: brief nonverbal displays affect neuroendocrine levels and risk tolerance.Psychological science · 2010Carney DR, Cuddy AJ, Yap AJDOI: 10.1177/0956797610383437
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Encyclopedic overview
Understanding each other through hand and eye expression: the number two seen at a streetside vendor near the Bell Tower of Xi'an in China
Nonverbal communication is the transmission of messages or signals through a nonverbal platform such as eye contact (oculesics), body language (kinesics), social distance (proxemics), touch (haptics), voice (prosody and paralanguage), physical environments/appearance, and use of objects. When communicating, nonverbal channels are utilized as means to convey different messages or signals, whereas others interpret these messages. The study of nonverbal communication started in 1872 with the publication of The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals by Charles Darwin. Darwin began to study nonverbal communication as he noticed the interactions between animals such as lions, tigers, dogs etc. and realized they also communicated by gestures and expressions. For the first time, nonverbal communication was studied and its relevance noted. Today, scholars argue that nonverbal communication can convey more meaning than verbal communication.
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