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Nonverbal Communication

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ID23334033
AuthorsJudith A Hall (0000-0001-5840-2895, Northeastern University), Terrence G Horgan (0000-0001-6490-543X, University of Michigan), Nora A Murphy (0000-0001-5833-0828, Loyola Marymount University)
Year2019
Volume70
Issue1
Pages271-294
Publication date2019-01-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAnnual Review of Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0066-4308 • E-ISSN: 1545-2085
PublisherAnnual Reviews (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1146/annurev-psych-010418-103145
PMID30256720
OpenAlexW4233863999
LanguageEN
Citations received62
References cited153

The field of nonverbal communication (NVC) has a long history involving many cue modalities, including face, voice, body, touch, and interpersonal space; different levels of analysis, including normative, group, and individual differences; and many substantive themes that cross from psychology into other disciplines. In this review, we focus on NVC as it pertains to individuals and social interaction. We concentrate specifically on ( a) the meanings and correlates of cues that are enacted (sent) by encoders and ( b) the perception of nonverbal cues and the accuracy of such perception. Frameworks are presented for conceptualizing and understanding the process of sending and receiving nonverbal cues. Measurement issues are discussed, and theoretical issues and new developments are covered briefly. Although our review is primarily oriented within social and personality psychology, the interdisciplinary nature of NVC is evident in the growing body of research on NVC across many areas of scientific inquiry.

Cognitive psychology · Epistemology · Focus (optics) · Interpersonal communication · Modalities · Nonverbal communication · Normative · Perception · Sociology · Communication · Deception detection and forensic psychology · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology

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