Three Theories of Nonverbal Communication

"A systematic study on the role of nonverbal behavior in social interactions was common for the past 20 to 25 years" (Edinger and Patterson, 1983, p. 30). Since the statement was published in 1983, it is clear that research on nonverbal behavior has been ongoing for about 50 to 55 years. However, this is still a relatively new period compared to other scientific disciplines such as chemistry and biology. Although this field is relatively new, there are many theories about interaction with others.

Despite the introduction of nonverbal communication in the 19th century, the emergence of behaviorism in the 1920s interrupted further research on nonverbal communication. Behaviorism is defined as the theory of learning that describes behavior that people get through conditions. Behavior scholars like B. F. Skinner train pigeons to participate in various actions and show how animals participate in behavior through compensation. Although most psychologists are exploring behaviorism, research on nonverbal communication began in 1955 by Adam Kendon, Albert Schaeffren, and Ray Birdwistel. They analyzed the movie using an analysis method called background analysis. Context analysis is a method of transcribing the observed behavior to the coding table. This method was later used to study the order and structure of human greetings, social behavior in meetings, and attitude functions in interpersonal relationships.

Expectation violation theory explains unexpected behavioral changes that people do when they talk. This theory was proposed by Judy. I will talk about how K. Burgoon (a professor of communication, family research and human development) and nonverbal communication affect and influence people's behavior. People tend to expect or anticipate people in some way to act in a conversation that is occasionally infringed because of the status of the communicator's relationship, their state, and their spiritual state. Violations are sometimes thought positive, sometimes depending on circumstances and people involved.

Nonverbal communication is usually more meaningful than verbal communication Nonverbal communication is meaningless than verbal communication Nonverbal communication is often more ambiguous than verbal communication. Non-verbal information about our personal presentation, clothing style, and our identity will be sent in environments such as dormitories, apartments, cars or offices. Analyze some non verbal signals sent by your personal presentation or environment. How do they say who you are? Do they create the impression you desire?