Kinesics

1. Kinesics The study of body movements

2. We categorize kinesics into 5 different kinds.

3. 1. Affect Displays • Movements of the face to convey or show emotions • Happy, sad, fear, anger, etc.

4. What are the emotions being expressed on the following faces? Number 1-12, and write down what emotion is being expressed and how you know.

5. 1. What emotion? How do you know?

6. 2. What emotion? How do you know?

7. 3. What emotion? How do you know?

8. 4. What emotion? How do you know?

9. 5. What emotion? How do you know?

10. 6. What emotion? How do you know?

11. 7. What emotion? How do you know?

12. 8. What emotion? How do you know?

13. 9. What emotion? How do you know?

14. 10.What emotion? How do you know?

15. 11.What emotion? How do you know?

16. 12.What emotion? How do you know?

17. 1 Perhaps you found them: • Happy • Because: • Smiling • Eyes are open

18. 2 Perhaps you found them: • Sad, Depressed, Confused • Because: • Frowning • Furrowed brow • Eyes tilted down

19. 3 Perhaps you found them: • Angry, Mad • Because: • Squinting eyes • Showing teeth • Eyebrows are squished in

20. 4 Perhaps you found them: • Confused, Pondering, Concerned, Boredom • Because: • Wrinkles in brow • Mouth closed • Eyes squinting

21. 5 Perhaps you found them: • Surprised, Shocked • Because: • Eyes are wide open • Eyebrows are up • Mouth open wide • Mouth covered by hand

22. 6 Perhaps you found them: • Sad, Pondering, Tired, Mad, Lonely, Bored • Because: • Her mouth is closed & not smiling • Her eyes are expressionless • Her forehead isn’t wrinkly • Her eyebrows appear raised

23. 7 Perhaps you found them: • Scared, Surprised, Frightened, Fearful • Because: • Her eyebrows are up • Her eyes are open • Her teeth are showing, but she’s not smiling or frowning • Her shoulders are hunched up • She looks like she’s backing away

24. 8 Perhaps you found them: • Angry, Mean, Disappointed, Agitated, Disgusted • Because: • Frowning • Eyebrows are pushed together • Nose pushed up

25. 9 Perhaps you found them: • Excited, Energized, Elated, Happy • Because: • Smiling with an open mouth • Eyes are wide open • Brows are raised • Hands are up

26. 10 Perhaps you found them: • Shocked, Disbelief, Surprised • Because: • Eyebrows are raised • Eyes are wide open • Mouth is open

27. 11 Perhaps you found them: • Happy, Excited • Because: • Smiling with all teach showing • Eyes are wide open • Eyebrows are raised

28. 12 Perhaps you found them: • Not quite sure? • That’s what happens when you get too much plastic surgery!

29. 2. Emblems • Substitutions for words • Specific verbal translation • EX: “OK,” “peace,” “be quiet”

30. Emblems Peace You! Come here! Okay

31. 3. Illustrators • Accompany and literally illustrate the verbal message • EX: Saying, “Let’s go” while motioning with your for them to go, it was “this big” while showing how big, making a circular motion while talking about a circle

32. Illustrator • Asking, “What time is it?” • At the same time, pointing to your watch.

33. 4. Regulators • Monitor, maintain, or control the speaking of another individual • EX: nodding your head, “keep going,” “speed up”

34. Regulators • Who is sending an “I’m really listening” regulator message? How do you know?

35. 5. Adaptors • Satisfy a need & are usually unconscious • 3 types: • Self-adaptors • Alter-adaptors • Object-adaptors

36. 5. Adaptors • Self-adaptors: satisfy a physical need EX: scratching your head, pushing your hair out of your face

37. 5. Adaptors • Self-adaptors • Alter-adaptors: body movements you make in response to your current interactions EX: crossing your arms when someone unpleasant approaches

38. 5. Adaptors • Self-adaptors • Alter-adaptors • Object-adaptors: manipulation of objects; often happen when feeling hostile EX: clicking pen, chewing pencil

39. Good job taking notes. You may put your notebook away.