Identify nonverbal behaviors that some professors use to exhibit dominance in the classroom

What will be an ideal response?


A teacher may use several nonverbal codes to communicate dominance in a classroom.
* Some of those codes might include personal space and territory, vocal cues, or appearance.
* A teacher tends to stand in front of the class while students sit with eyes focused on him or her.
* The teacher may make use of a podium or a desk to add psychological distance.
* The classroom may have an elevated platform that physically places the teacher above the
students.
* The teacher might dress in relatively formal or professional clothing.
* The teacher might tend to talk more than students.

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