Nonverbal Communication

Body Language - nonverbal communication by means of facial expessions, eye behavior, gestures, posture, and the like. Body language expresses emotions, feelings, and attitudes, sometimes even contradicting the messages conveyed by spoken language. Some nonverbal expressions are understood by people in all cultures; other expressions are particular to specific cultures. Kinesics, the scientific Read More...

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Nonverbal Communication: Where Nature Meets Culture
by Ullica Segerstrile, Peter Molnar. 314 pgs.

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The book presents a complex picture of human communicative ability as simultaneously biologically and socioculturally influenced, with some capacities apparently more biologically hard-wired than others: face recognition, imitation, emotional communication, and the capacity for language. It also suggests that the dividing line between nonverbal and linguistic communication is becoming much less clearcut. The contributing authors are leading researchers in a variety of fields, writing here for a general audience. The book is divided into sections dealing with, respectively, human universals, evolutionary and developmental aspects of nonverbal behavior within a sociocultural context, and finally, the multifaceted relationships between nonverbal communication and culture.

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Preface

1: Nonverbal Communication: Crossing the Boundary Between Culture and Nature

Acknowledgment

Part I: New Findings on the Universality of Human Nonverbal Communication

2: Universal Facial Expressions of Emotion: an Old Controversy and New Findings

Acknowledgments

3: Psychophysiological Reactions to Facial Expressions

Acknowledgment

4: Universals in Interpersonal Interactions

Part II: Development of Emotions in A Social and Cultural Context

5: Preverbal Communication in Humans and the Genesis of Culture

6: Development of Emotions and Their Expression in Task- Oriented Situations in Infants and Preschool Children

7: Nonverbal Communication in Nonhuman Primates: Implications for the Emergence of Culture

Part III: The Social Role of Nonverbal Communication and Emotions: Evolutionary Inferences

8: Communication Signals of Animals: Contributions of Emotion and Reference

9: The Social Function of "Smile" and "Laughter": Variations Across Primate Species and Societies

Acknowledgments

10: Primate Communication and the Ecology of a Language Niche

11: The Evolution of Emotions: The Nonverbal Basis of Human Social Organization

Part IV: Nonverbal Communication as A Mediator Between Nature and Culture

12: Nonverbal Communication and Culture

13: Posture as an Interface Between Biology and Culture

14: Sign Language and Gestures in Medieval Europe: Monasteries, Courts of Justice, and Society

15: Nonverbal Communication and the Emergence of Moral Sentiments

List of Authors

Author Index

Subject Index
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An Integrated Approach to Communication Theory and Research (Chap. 22 "Nonverbal Communication")
by Michael B. Salwen, Don W. Stacks. 602 pgs.

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Lea's Communication Series

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Preface

I: Studying "Theory"--Doing "Research"

1: Integrating Theory and Research: Starting with Questions

2: Thinking about Theory

3: Thinking Quantitatively

4: Thinking Qualitatively: Hermeneutics in Science

References

II: Mass Communication Approaches and Concerns

5: Mass Communication Theory and Research: Concepts and Models

6: Media Gatekeeping

References

7: The Agenda-Setting Role of Mass Communication

8: Cultivation Analysis: Research and Practice

9: Theories and Methods in Knowledge Gap Research since 1970

10: Uses and Gratifications

11: Spiral of Silence: Communication and Public Opinion as Social Control

12: International Communication

13: Violence and Sex in the Media

14: Advertising

III: Human Communication Approaches and Concerns

15: Human Communication Theory and Research:

16: The Rhetorician's Quest

18: Interpersonal Communication

19: Modeling Cultures: toward Grounded Paradigms

20: Intercultural Communication

21: Intrapersonal Communication

22: Nonverbal Communication

23: Small Group Communication

24: Organizational Communication

IV: Integrated Approaches to Communication

25: Multichannel Leadership: Revisiting the False Dichotomy

26: Diffusion of Innovations

27: Credibility

28: Political Communication

29: Public Relations

30: Health Communication

31: Feminist Approaches

32: Communication Ethics

V: Future of Theory and Research in Communication

33: Communication Theory and Research: the Quest for Increased Credibility in the Social Sciences

34: The Future of Theory and Research in Communication: Human Communication

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Visible Thoughts: The New Psychology of Body Language
by Geoffrey Beattie. 206 pgs.

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In 'Visible Thought', Geoffrey Beattie, the official Big Brother psychologist, shows how being a psychologist helped him gain insights into the link between voice and gesture - saying one thing whilst meaning another.

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Acknowledgements

Introduction: Big Brother and Other Experiments

Two Separate Languages

Where the Action Is

'A Remarkable Biological Miracle'

Images in the Hands, Images in the Mind

Different Vehicles of Meaning

Gestures and the Frustrations of Everyday Life

Speech is Only Half the Story

Who or What the Hands Portray

A Glimpse of the Unguarded Mind in Action

Some Philosophical and Practical Implications

References

Index
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Communicating across Cultures (Chap. 5 "Mindful Intercultural Nonverbal Communication")
by Stella Ting-Toomey. 310 pgs.

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1: Intercultural Communication

2: Mindful Intercultural Communication

3: Value Orientations and Intercultural Encounters

4: Mindful Intercultural Verbal Communication

5: Mindful Intercultural Nonverbal Communication

6: Identity Contact and Intergroup Encounters

7: Intercultural Personal Relationship Development

8: Constructive Intercultural Conflict Management

9: Identity Change and Intercultural Adaptation

10: Transcultural Communication Competence

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Communicating and Adapting across Cultures: Living and Working in the Global Village (Chap. 5 "Nonverbal Communication")
by Riall W. Nolan. 205 pgs.

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Today, more Americans than ever are going abroad to visit, work, or study. Increasingly, the ability to communicate and work in cross-cultural situations is seen as an important determinant of success in business, government, education, and the social services. Being successful depends less on what you know of a particular culture than it does on what you know about managing new cultural situations. This book provides a comprehensive and practical guide to communicating, learning, and adapting within any new cultural environment. The skills learned from this book are essential to success and can be put to use in any new culture, anywhere in the world.

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Introduction

Chapter 1: The Cultural Basis of Difference

Chapter 2: Encountering Difference

Chapter 3: Communication and Culture

Chapter 4: Verbal Communication

Chapter 5: Nonverbal Communication

Chapter 6: Learning a Language I: Making Decisions

Chapter 7: Learning a Language II: on Your Own

Chapter 8: Planning Your Transition

Chapter 9: Gathering Information

Chapter 10: Getting Ready

Chapter 11: Making the Crossing

Chapter 12: At Home

Chapter 13: At Work

Chapter 14: More Language

Chapter 15: Coming Home

Appendix I: Checklist for Planning a Transition

Appendix II: Resources for Further Learning

Works Cited

Index

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Applications of Nonverbal Communication
by Robert S. Feldman, Ronald E. Riggio. 310 pgs.

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The Stauffer Symposium on Applied Psychology at the Claremont Colleges

Applications of Nonverbal Communication

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Preface: Applications of Nonverbal Communication

Introduction to Applications of Nonverbal Communication

I: Health Applications

1: Nonverbal Communication and Health Care

2: Facial Expression Decoding Deficits in Clinical Populations with Interpersonal Relationship Dysfunctions

II: Applications to Law and Politics

3: Communication in the Courtroom and the "Appearance" of Justice

4: Police Use of Nonverbal Behavior as Indicators of Deception

5: Nonverbal Behavior and Political Leadership

III: Applications to Business and Education

6: Business Applications of Nonverbal Communication

7: Working on a Smile: Responding to Sexual Provocation in the Workplace

8: No More Teachers' Dirty Looks: Effects of Teacher Nonverbal Behavior on Student Outcomes

IV: Social and Cultural Issues

9: Nonverbal Behavior in Couple Relationships: Exploring the Causes and Consequences of Withdrawal

10: Emotional Intelligence and Deception Detection: Why Most People Can't "Read" Others, but a Few Can

11: Culture and Applied Nonverbal Communication

About the Authors

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Nonverbal Behavior in Clinical Settings
by Pierre Philippot, Robert S. Feldman, Erik J. Coats. 324 pgs.

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During the past 25 years, the study of nonverbal behaviour has become a significant subarea of psychology. Employing a variety of approaches and encompassing numerous perspectives, researchers have made important theoretical and empirical strides in discovering the origins, functions, and consequences of nonverbal behaviour. This research has clearly shown that nonverbal behaviour plays a far greater role than merely reflecting emotional experience - it also plays a central role in psychological adaptation. This volume presents, in an integrated framework, contemporary perspectives on the role of nonverbal behaviour in psychological regulation, adaptation, and psychopathology, and includes both empirical and theoretical research that is central to our understanding of the reciprocal influences between nonverbal behaviour, psychopathology, and therapeutic processes. It has several objectives: One is to present fundamental theories and data relevant to researchers and clinicians working in such fields as psychopathology and psychotherapy. Another objective is to link contributions of basic research to clinical applications. Finally, the volume gathers contributions in different sub-fields that are rarely presented jointly, such as brain damage and non-verbal skills.

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Foreword

Acknowledgments

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Contributors

Nonverbal Behavior in Clinical Settings

1: Introduction and Overview

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Part I: Nonverbal Behavior in Regulatory and Clinical Processes

2: Nonverbal Social Skills and Psychopathology

Notes

References

3: Nonverbal Communication in Interaction and Regulation of Emotion

Notes

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4: Changes in Nonverbal Behavior during the Development of Therapeutic Relationships

Notes

References

5: What Makes Good Therapists Fail?

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Part II: Nonverbal Behavior in Negative Life Events

6: Attentional Biases for Threat

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7: The Social and Functional Aspects of Emotional Expression during Bereavement

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8: Impairments of Facial Nonverbal Communication after Brain Damage

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Part III: Nonverbal Behavior in Specific Clinical Disorders

9: Nonverbal Deficits and Interpersonal Regulation in Alcoholics

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10: Ethology and Depression

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11: Nonverbal Behavior in Schizophrenia

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12: Clinical Implications of Research in Nonverbal Behavior of Children with Autism

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Nonverbal Behavior and Communication
by Aron W. Siegman, Stanley Feldstein. 400 pgs.

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Nonverbal Behavior and Communication

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Preface

Nonverbal Behavior and Communication

Introduction

Part I: Biological Considerations

1: An Introduction to Animal Communication

2: Parliamentary Procedure and the Brain

Part II: Coverbal Behavior: Gestural, Facial, and Visual

3: The Role of Body Movement in Communication

4: Facial Expression

5: Applications of Semiosis to the Study of Visual Interaction

6: Pupillary Behavior in Communication

Part III: Vocal Behavior

7: The Telltale Voice: Nonverbal Messages of Verbal Communication

8: The Phonemic Clause: Speech Unit in Human Communication

Part IV: Space and Time

9: The Role of Space in Social Interaction

10: Conversational Control Functions of Nonverbal Behavior

11: A Chronography of Conversation: in Defense of an Objective Approach

Author Index

Subject Index
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Children Communicating: The First 5 Years (Chap. 2 "Nonverbal Communication: Its Origins and Development")
by Beth Bonniwell Haslett, Wendy Samter. 333 pgs.

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Lea's Communication Series Jennings Bryant/Dolf Zillmann, General Editors

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Preface

Acknowledgments

1: Basic Concepts: Communication, Cognition, and Language

2: Nonverbal Communication: Its Origins and Development

3: The Development of Language

4: Developing Verbal Communication

5: Developing Communicative Knowledge

6: Family Influences on Communicative and Social Development

7: Conceptions of Friendship: a Developmental Perspective

8: Doing Friendship

9: Parenting: Principles and Practices

References

Author Index

Subject Index
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Skilled Interpersonal Communication: Research, Theory, and Practice (Chap. 3 "Nonverbal Communication")
by David Dickson, Owen Hargie. 548 pgs.

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Previous editions (Social Skills in Interpersonal Communication) have established this work as the standard textbook on communication. Directly relevant to a multiplicity of research areas and professions, this thoroughly revised and updated edition has been expanded to include the latest research as well as a new chapter on negotiating. Key examples and summaries have been augmented to help contextualise the theory of skilled interpersonal communication in terms of its practical applications. Combining both clarity and a deep understanding of the subject matter, the authors have succeeded in creating a new edition which will be essential to anyone studying or working in the field of interpersonal communication.

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Boxes

Preface to the Fourth Edition

Chapter 1: Introduction:The Importance of Interpersonal Skills

Chapter 2: Interpersonal Communication:A Skill-Based Model

Chapter 3: Nonverbal Communication

Chapter 4: Rewarding and Reinforcing

Chapter 5: Questioning

Chapter 6: Reflecting

Chapter 7: Listening

Chapter 8: Explaining

Chapter 9: Self-Disclosure

Chapter 10: Set Induction and Closure

Chapter 1 1: Assertiveness

Chapter 12: Influence an D Persuasi

Chapter 13: Negotiating

Chapter 14: Groups and Group Interaction

Chapter 15: Concluding Comments

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Subject Index
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The Naked Neuron: Evolution and the Languages of the Body and Brain (Chap. 5 "Knowing Chimpsky:The Phylogeny and Ontogeny of Gesture and the Language of Signs")
by Dr. R. Joseph. 444 pgs.

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The Naked Neuron: Evolution and the Languages of the Body and Brain

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In the Beginning ..

I: Languages of the Body and Brain

1: Emotional, Musical, and Grammatical Speech

2: The Nose Knows

3: Touch Me—Feel Me—Feed Me— Kiss Me!

4: Dances with Bees

5: Knowing Chimpsky

II: The Origin of Speech, Language, and Thought

6: The Knowing Hand

7: Language and Reality

8: Self-Deception and the Origin of Language and Thought

9: Sexual, Social, Emotional, and Unconscious Speech

10: The Universal Language

III: The Neuroanatomy of a Memory

11: Remembrance of Things Past

IV: Origins

12: Unconscious Origins

Notes

Index
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Emotional Expression
by Gary Collier, Donna DiCarlo. 253 pgs.

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Preface

1: Introduction

2: Touch

3: Body Movement and Posture

4: Facial Expressions

5: Eye Behavior

6: Personal Space

7: Tone of Voice

8: Grammatical Features

9: Verbal Content

10: Relative Contribution of Expressive Channels and their Role in Detecting Deception

11: The Role of Expression in the Felt Experience

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Subject Index
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Children's Unspoken Language
by Gwyneth Doherty-Sneddon. 239 pgs.

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Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: The Balancing Act of Social Relationships

Chapter 3: Hand Gestures

Chapter 4: Eye Gaze

Chapter 5: Facial Expressions

Chapter 6: Touch and Social Development

Chapter 7: Conclusion

References

Subject Index

Author Index
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Applications of Nonverbal Behavioral Theories and Research
by Robert S. Feldman. 278 pgs.

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Preface

I: Social Relationships

1: Social Interaction Skills and Nonverbal Behavior

2: Nonverbal Communication in Marriage

II: Business and the Law

4: Nonverbal Behavior in the Courtroom

III: Health

5: Physician-Patient Relationships

6: Nonverbal Aspects of Therapeutic Rapport

IV: Education

7: Teacher Expectancies and Nonverbal Behavior

8: Nonverbal Behavioral Skills in an Educational Context: Typical and Atypical Populations

V: Society and Culture

9: Applied Issues in Studying Deceptive Communication

10: Cultural Influences on Nonverbal Behavior in Applied Settings

Author Index

Subject Index
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The Sourcebook of Nonverbal Measures: Going beyond Words
by Valerie Manusov. 540 pgs.

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Researchers who study nonverbal behaviour have long needed a cohesive discussion of research choices specifically the investigation of nonverbal phenomena. This volume meets that need and aims to encapsulate the primary means by which researchers assess nonverbal cues, facilitating their use by others interested in studying nonverbal behaviour.

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Preface

I. Introduction to Nonverbal Communication Research

Researcher Choices and Practices in the Study of Nonverbal Communication

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Ii. Nonverbal Measures

The Social Skills Inventory (ssi): Measuring Nonverbal and Social Skills

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The Emory Dyssemia Index

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Appendix: Emory Dyssemia Index-Revised (edi-C) (copyright, 1999; B. Love, M. Duke, S. Nowicki, Jr., & J. Jones)

The Affectionate Communication Index

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Appendix: Affectionate Communication Index

The Touch Avoidance Measure

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Appendix: The Touch Avoidance Measure (tami and Tam2)

The Touch Log Record: a Behavioral Communication Measure

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Measuring Live Tactile Interaction: the Body Chart Coding Approach

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The Nonverbal Perception Scale

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Self-Report Measures of Emotional and Nonverbal Expressiveness

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Measurements of Perceived Nonverbal Immediacy

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Appendix A: Behavioral Indicants of Immediacy (bll) Scale: Instructional Context

Appendix B: Generalized Immediacy (gl) Scale: Instructional Context

Appendix C: Behavioral Indicants of Immediacy (bll) Scale: Interpersonal Context

Appendix D: Generalized Immedicacy (gl) Scale: Interpersonal Context

The Relational Communication Scale

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Appendix: Relational Communication Scale for Participant Observation

Behavioral Coding of Visual Affect Behavior

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Assessing Display Rules in Relationships

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Appendix A: Instruction Sheet

Appendix B

Specific Affect Coding System

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Measuring Conversational Facial Displays

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Appendix: Training Instructions for Scoring Function of Facial Displays

The Nature and Functions of Tie-Signs

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A Procedure to Measure Interactional Synchrony in the Context of Satisfied and Dissatisfied Couples Communication

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Appendix: Behaviors Coded/rated in the Procedure for Examining Interactional Synchrony

The Oral History Coding System: a Measure of Marital Cognition

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Appendix: The Oral History Interview

Observer Ratings of Nonverbal Involvement and Immediacy

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Appendix A: Coding Sheet for Eye Behavior

Appendix B:: Examples of Immediacy/involvement Scales

Measuring Nonverbal Indicators of Deceit

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Appendix: Observer Instructions

Interactional Sensitivity: Rating Social Support, Attachment, and Interaction in Adult Relationships

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Appendix A: Conversational Involvement Rating

Appendix B: Appropriateness Scale

Appendix C: Synchrony Ratings

The Affect Measures of the Couple Communication Scales

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Rating Interactional Sense-Making in the Process of Joint Storytelling

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Appendix: Interactional Sense-Making Ratings

Measuring Conversational Equality at the Relational Level

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Appendix: Conversational Equality

Measures of Judged Adaptation

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Methods for Measuring Speech Rate

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Measuring the Relevance of Relational Frames: a Relational Framing Theory Perspective

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Assessing Attributions Given to Nonverbal Cues

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Appendix: Descriptions and Possible Coding/scales for Attribution Categories/dimensions

The Expression of Rapport

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Appendix A: 18–item Rapport Questionnaire (bernieri, Davis, Rosenthal, & Knee, 1994)

Appendix B: Description of Composite Features Coded in Dyadic Interactions

Measuring Nonverbal Dominance

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Appendix A: Semantic-Differential Rating Scales (reproduced from Dunbar, 2000)

Appendix B: Dominance Checklist (reproduced from Burgoon, Johnson, & Koch, 1998)

Appendix C: Interpersonal Dominance Rating Scale

Appendix D: Quadrant Coding

Analysis of Coded Nonverbal Behavior

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Coding Mutual Adaptation in Dyadic Nonverbal Interaction

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Objective Measurement of Vocal Signals

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The Role of Physiological Measures in Understanding Social Support Communication

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Iii. Paradigms and Practices

Standard Content Methodology: Controlling the Verbal Channel

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The Passing Encounters Paradigm: Monitoring Microinteractions Between Pedestrians

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Appendix: Examples of Confederate and Observer Response Sheets

The Meta-Emotion Interview and Coding System

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Appendix: A Modification of the Original Meta-Emotion Interview Developed by Lynn Katz and Sybil Carrere

Measuring Emotional Experience, Expression, and Communication: the Slide-Viewing Technique

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Appendix: Directions Given to Participants in Buck Et Al. (2003)

Conflict, Real Life, and Videotape: Procedures for Eliciting Naturalistic Couple Interactions

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Meta-Analysis of Nonverbal Behavior

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Considering the Social and Material Surround: Toward Microethnographic Understandings of Nonverbal Communication

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Appendix A: Assumptions Underlying Microethnographic Research

Appendix B: Transcription Conventions

Nonverbal Research Involving Experimental Manipulations by Confederates

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I Hear What You Say, but What Are You Telling Me? The Strategic Use of Nonverbal Communication in Mediation
by Barbara G. Madonik. 288 pgs.

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I Hear What You Say, But What Are You Telling Me? is a fascinating, original, and invaluable tool kit filled with practical information and techniques for mediators who want to use nonverbal communication to their strategic advantage. Employing a proven process, Barbara Madonik--communication expert, mediator, and international consultant--reveals what it takes to understand, analyze, and utilize nonverbal communication to greatly enhance the mediation process.

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Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

I Hear What You Say, but What Are You Telling Me?

Part One: Essential Definitions and Practical Applications

Chapter One: Essential Definitions—terms and Tools

Chapter Two: Practical Applications—representational Systems

Chapter Three: Practical Applications—general Patterns and Techniques

Part Two: Seven Steps to Getting Results

Step One: Be Prepared

Step Two: Maximizing the Initial Telephone Contact

Step Three: Managing the Environment

Step Four: Assessing the Parties

Step Five: Building Rapport

Step Six: Triggering Action

Step Seven: Bringing Closure

Appendix A: Taking Your Own Communication Inventory

Appendix B: System Expressions

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