List and discuss the four reasons for studying nonverbal communication
What will be an ideal response?
First, nonverbal messages communicate feelings and attitudes. If we only listen to
words, not how they are said, then we will miss a great deal of the message. Research
shows that most of our emotional information is communicated through the face and
voice. Second, nonverbal messages are more believable than verbal messages. This is
because our verbal messages are conscious and under more of our control, whereas
nonverbal messages, although they may be conscious, are less a matter of choice.
Nonverbal messages are also critical to successful relationships. We begin making initial
impressions of other people within the first few minutes of meeting them. As our
relationships deepen, we learn to interpret the nonverbal behaviors of the other person
more accurately. Nonverbal cues also signal changes in the relationship. Finally,
nonverbal messages serve various functions for verbal messages, including substituting,
complementing, contradicting, repeating, regulating, or accenting.
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