Nonverbal Behavior and the Expressions of emotions

1. Nonverbal Behavior and the Expressions of emotions Made by Agne Dambrauskaite

2. Content • Emotions • The nature of emotions • Which culture most controls their facial emotions? • Nonverbal behavior • Nonverbal behavior in different countries • Examples of body language

3. Emotions • People feel at least 6 basic emotions: • Anger • Joy • Disgust • Fear • Sadness • Surprise

4. Emotions • The basic emotions appear very early, and people learn to identify the same emotions before they go to school. • It is claimed, that certain facial expressions and emotions are programmed into human beings by their genes.

5. Emotions • First of all, newborns make an early sign of fear, interest and disgust. • Babies are smiling at people they recognize at about 4 to 6 weeks of age. • At 3 or 4 months they are expressing anger, surprise and sadness.

6. The nature of Emotions • Emotions are made up of subjective, behavioral and psychological components. • Subjective components: • Harold Schlosberg found 3 dimensions that describe feelings reflected on faces: • The first dimension goes from pleasant to unpleasant; • The second scale goes from attention to the experience, at one end, to rejection of it, at the other; • The third dimension goes from intense, at one extreme, to neutral, at the other.

7. The nature of Emotions • Behavioral components: • Facial expressions affect observers more directly. • Gestures and actions. In young children, emotion are often accompanied by predictable behavior.

8. The nature of Emotions • Psychological components: • Are psychological reactions to all emotions similar? • Are psychological reactions to the same emotions uniform?

9. Which Culture Most Controls Their Facial Emotions? • Russians most tightly control the display of their emotions . • Americans display the least control over their facial expressions .

10. Nonverbal behavior • Mehrabian (1971) found that non-verbal aspects were a significant part of communication, particularly when mixed messages are sent ; • Nonverbal behavior is usually understood as the process of communication through sending and receiving wordless messages.

11. Nonverbal behavior • It can be used for: • Expressing emotion (e.g. smiling to show happiness) • Conveying attitudes (e.g. staring to show aggression) • Demonstrating personality traits (e.g. open palms to show accepting qualities)

12. Examples Of Body Language

13. Nonverbal behavior in different countries • Non-verbal behavior also varies across cultures . • People from collectivist countries (Japan) try to hide both positive and negative emotions. • Asian and African cultures are taught to avoid eye contact. • Cues communicating immediacy in western culture may be considered aggressive in other countries.

14. Can you guess the meaning of this Japanese gesture? a. I'm scared like a bunnyb. I've been hearing things about youc. I'm angry

15. Can you try to guess what this French gesture means? a. I don't believe youb. I wish I hadn't seen thatc. I am looking at a very handsome man

17. Conclusion • From our handshakes to our hairstyles, nonverbal details reveal who we are and impact how we relate to other people. • By paying closer attention to other people's nonverbal behaviors, you will improve your own ability to communicate nonverbally.

19. Sources • http://www.spring.org.uk/2007/05/which-culture-most-controls-their.php[2008-04-26] • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_language[2008-04-26] • http://www.deltabravo.net/custody/body[2008-04-26] • http://www.spring.org.uk/2007/05/which-culture-most-controls-their[2008-04-26]