Conclusion
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Communication is more than the words we speak verbally – we convey much of our thoughts, attitudes, and feelings through our nonverbal behaviour. This tutorial has shown you what nonverbal behaviour is by illustrating the behavioural elements that exist in the kinesic, paralanguage, haptic, proxemic, chronemic, and artifact categories, and has also examined how these behaviours work together to impact the messages we send to others: by speaking for us when we do not, or by accompanying and contradicting our words. What is more, by exploring nonverbal behaviour through a social psychological lens, this tutorial has demonstrated that we do not communicate nonverbally solely as a human nature response to convey something about ourselves; Indeed, the social psychological concepts described here have revealed that nonverbal behaviour in a communicative context serves purposes in fulfilling the expectations of social scripts, attaining self-presentation goals, boosting self-esteem, persuading others, understanding ourselves, and influencing our emotions. Even further, this tutorial has shown how our nonverbal messages are perceived through a three-phased social perception process – a concept illuminating just how powerful nonverbal behaviours are to the impressions other people make of us.
Above all, I hope you have found that your journey to understanding nonverbal behaviour from a social psychological perspective has provoked thoughts of how you can use this information in your daily interactions with others. While I have compiled a list of guidelines, perhaps you can apply the concepts discussed to come up with your own. Indeed, that is the beauty of social psychology – a field that offers much insight into our behaviours as social beings.
Thank you for visiting, and keep smiling!
Above all, I hope you have found that your journey to understanding nonverbal behaviour from a social psychological perspective has provoked thoughts of how you can use this information in your daily interactions with others. While I have compiled a list of guidelines, perhaps you can apply the concepts discussed to come up with your own. Indeed, that is the beauty of social psychology – a field that offers much insight into our behaviours as social beings.
Thank you for visiting, and keep smiling!