Nonverbal Communication Susan Hecht The Robert B Miller

Nonverbal Communication Susan Hecht The Robert B. Miller College Science 330 -01, Research Methods

Nonverbal communication defined: • Unspoken • Often times unconscious, but not always • Includes • • • Kinesics (body movement, gestures, facial expression) Proxemics (spatial arrangements/variations in distance) Artifacts (clothing, jewelry, accessories) Color Scent

Why is understanding nonverbal communication important? • • Up to 95% of all communication is nonverbal. It improves social and professional interactions Improves authentic communication http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=3 Yx. Xs. QMAv. Wg&list=TLU 8 oa. E 8 Bz. Pu. Cq. Lf. Pl. AFWa. Az. UYJW 4 pnh. MI

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How understanding nonverbal communication can benefit the careful observer Do actions speak louder than words?

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Summary of Literature Review • Hypotheses: Women more accurately decode nonverbal communication cues than men when provided with identical interpersonal communication scenarios. • Literature reviews tells us that women do in fact decode nonverbal communication better than men when provided with identical interpersonal communication scenarios.

Methodology: a quantitative study • Participants: 150 junior and senior level students from Michigan State University’s College of Education. • Age requirement 18 -25 • Exclusions

Methodology: data collection • Random Sampling • Excel spreadsheet to determine treatment/non-treatment groups

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Methodology: data collection • Solomon Four-Group Design Observation (baseline) Treatment (priming) Observation

Methodology: data collection Total number of nonverbal cues correctly identified: 27/40 Total number of nonverbal cues correctly identified: 34/40 Participant primed? Yes No Mean score: 76/80 Yes No

Methodology: data analysis descriptive statistics

Methodology: analysis of variance (ANOVA) Calculate the sum of squares minus the total variation using the appropriate test statistics

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References • Hargrave, J (2008) Nonverbal Communication, Body Language Expert Jan Hargrave. Retrieved from the world wide web: http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=5 X 7 f. KZTm. Za 4&list=PL 353 043 E 48 F 1 B 80 B 6 • Matsumoto, D. , Frank, M. G. , & Hwang, S. H. (2013). Nonverbal communication science and applications. California. Sage • Mean Girls youtube (2011). Retrieved from the world wide web: http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=re 5 ve. V 2 F 7 e. Y&list=PLC 6 E 951 F 8813108 C • Nonverbal communication. Express yourself (2012). Retrieved from the world wide web: http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=3 Yx. Xs. QMAv. Wg&list=TLU 8 oa. E 8 Bz. Pu. Cq. Lf. Pl. AFWa. Az. UYJW 4 pnh. MI