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Impression Management You never get a second chance to make a first impression . . . Nonverbal Communication Definition: The way in which people communicate, intentionally or unintentionally, without words Types of nonverbal communication: facial expressions, tones of voice, gestures, body position and movement, touch, and eye gaze Uses of Nonverbal Communication 1)Express emotion 2)Convey attitudes 3)Communicate personality traits 4)Facilitate, or modify verbal communication 5) Repeat, or compliment the spoken language 6) Contradict verbal communication 7) Substitute for the verbal message Facial Expressions What are these babies experiencing? Happiness Sadness Fear Anger Disgust Surprise Smile Detection http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/ mind/surveys/smiles/index.shtml Women are better encoders and decoders of nonverbal cues. Why? Nonverbal Behavior (Kraut & Johnson, 1979) B. Smiling While Watching Hockey A. Smiling While Bowling Facing Pins Facing Companions Other outcomes Percent of Time Smiling 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Strikes/Spares 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Good Outcomes Fans Alone Fans Interacting Bad Outcomes Facial Displays are Socially Motivated Fridlund (1991) Participants viewed funny film under 1 of 4 conditions Alone Friend in other room doing another task Friend in other room watching same film Friend in room with you Measures: Smiling (EMG) and self-reported happiness What was found?? It is relatively easy to control facial expressions so we look to other nonverbal cues to provide additional information: • Eye contact • Body movements • Posture (and gait) • Touching (and interpersonal distance) Nonverbal “Leakage” Definition: the unintentional transmission of information through nonverbal channels of communication. Might occur because (a) don’t think to control nonverbals (b) aren’t able to control nonverbals (c) try too hard to control Voice leaks more easily Women pick up on “leaks” more than men Lie Detection Two Truths and a Lie Individual Differences in Lie Detection (Aamodt & Mitchell, 2004) Group Criminals Accuracy % 65.40 Secret service 64.12 Psychologists Judges Cops Federal officers 61.56 59.01 55.16 54.54 Students Detectives 54.20 51.16 Parole officers 40.42 Deceptive Behaviors (DePaulo et al, Psychological Bulletin, 2003) 120 studies / 158 behaviors 4992 participants 25% non–U.S. DePaulo 2003 Liars: Make a more negative impression and are more tense Less forthcoming than truth tellers Tell less compelling tales Made statements that were not as plausible, logical, or consistent with other statements Provided fewer details in their statements Their stories include fewer ordinary imperfections and unusual contents. Were less likely to admit a lack of memory Made fewer spontaneous corrections