SPE 334K
NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION
(07245)

M. L. Knapp, Professor
TAs: Kristen Hoerl & Audra Diers
12:30-2:00 TTH
Fall, 1999
FAC21

AN INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION

T Aug 26   Orientation; Plan of Course; Assignments; First Day Rituals; Overhead Surprise

T Aug 31   Basic Perspectives: Definitions, Applications, Meanings; Video: "Communication--The Nonverbal Agenda" (20 min.)

Th Sep 2   Basic Perspectives: Incongruent Signals; History

THE ROOTS OF NONVERBAL BEHAVIOR

T Sep 7   Gathering Phylogenetic Data; Human & Nonhuman Primates' Facial Expressions; Videos: thalidimide babies, TLC (3 min); twins, NBC, (12 min); apes, "Language of the Body" (5 min); severed facial muscles, "What's In A Face?" (1 min). Slides.

OBSERVATIONAL SKILLS

Th Sep 9   Perception & The Process of Observation; Visual Literacy; Video: "Eyewitness Testimony" (l4 min.)"Interpersonal Perception Test" (Diagnostic)

THE COMMUNICATION ENVIRONMENT

T Sep 14   Environmental Factors (Assignment #l Due); Video: "The Goya Nude & Sexual Harrassment" (l0 min.). Slides.

Th Sep 16   Proxemics: Personal Space & Territory; Film: "Invisible Walls" (9 min.). Exercise. Slides. Video: "Pesonal Space" (10 min.)

T Sep 21   Proxemics: Personal Space & Territory; Video: "Human Zoo" (2 min); Review for Exam

Th Sep 23   Examination #1 (includes lecture material to date plus Chapters 1,2,4,5 and pp. 98-l03) Hogg Auditorium.

THE COMMUNICATORS

T Sep 28   Physical Appearance: What Is It and What Difference Does It Make?; Video of beauty & culture (3 min.) . Video (37 min.) on features of attraction; effects of attraction on helping, giving, job getting, and criminal convictions. Slides. Exercise.

Th Sep 30   Physical Appearance: Dealing With It. Video footage (38 min.) on liposuction surgery, facial reconstructions, and a "real life Barbie." Slides.

T Oct 5   Physical Appearance: Odor, Hair, Clothes & Body Adornment. Video (23 min.) on tattooing, hair, body painting, & scarification. Videos "The Human Face" (4 min) and "The Human Body" (3 min) on piercing & branding. Sexy smells (25 sec) Slides. (Assignment #2 Due )

THE COMMUNICATOR'S BEHAVIOR: SINGLE CHANNEL PERSPECTIVES

Th Oct 7   Gestures. Autonomous; Speech-Related; Children; Culural Similarities/Differences; Videos: "A World Of Gestures" (30 min.); "Language of the Body" (20 min.) and footage of children's gestures (7 min.) Slides.

T Oct 12   Gestures. Slides.

Th Oct 14   Touching Behavior. (Assignment #3 Due). Slides.

T Oct 19   The Face: Identities , Emotions, and The Facial Feedback Hypothesis; Video: "The Human Face" (l3 min.) ; other video footage about the face (29 min.) Slides.

Th Oct 21   The Face: Expressions of Emotion. Training and Diagnostic Test. Slides. Review for the exam.

T Oct 26   Examination #2 (includes lecture material to date plus chapters 6,7,8,9 of your text) Hogg Auditorium.

Th Oct 28   Eye Behavior. Exercise. (Assignment #4 Due). Video (9 min.) on looking into another's eyes.

T Nov 2   Eye Behavior and Pupil Dilation. Video "The Human Face" on pupil dilation (2 min.); Slides. Vocal Signals. Video: "The Human Voice" (30 min.)

Th Nov 4   Vocal Signals. Audio tape exercises. Knapp will be in Chicago.
Optional Comprehensive Exam (covers material from lst & 2nd exams) will be given this evening. IT WILL NOT BE GIVEN AT ANY OTHER TIME. You cannot take this exam unless you have taken both of the first two exams.

THE COMMUNICATORS' BEHAVIOR: MULTI-CHANNEL PERSPECTIVES

T Nov 9   Relationship Development and Intimacy. Video example (2 min.). Intimacy at Antioch (7 min).

Th Nov 11   Lying and Deception. Reenactment of a "To Tell The Truth" Tv Show. Videos focusing on the signals which might reveal lying (20 min.)

T Nov 16   Lying and Deception.

Th Nov 18   Gender Signals and Identity. Exercise. Status & Dominance.

T Nov 23   Interaction Management (Assignment #5). Cross-Cultural Behavior (32 min. Video).

THANKSGIVING BREAK

NONVERBAL SKILLS

T Nov 30   The Ability To Effectively Send & Receive Nonverbal Signals. The Research. Another Stab At The Interpersonal Perception Test (Diagnostic) Emotional Charades.

Th Dec 2   Course & Instructor Evaluation. Review for the exam. Rhino lecture and tap dancing (optional).

FINAL WEEK:

Examination #3 (Covers lecture material since Exam #2 plus Chapters 10, 11, 12 and pp. 76-97 in your text) This test will only be given at the assigned time during final week. Make plans to fit it into your schedule now. MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2-5 p.m.
last updated 09/01/99

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