Body language

• What is body language?

  Communication through unspoken movements and gestures
• What does closed posture indicate?

  It shows disagreement
• What does open posture indicate?

  It shows acceptance
• What did McGinley et al. find about open posture?

  It led to greater opinion change than closed posture
• What is postural echo?

  Copying each other's body position
• What did Tanner and Chartrand discover about postural echo?

  Participants rated new drink more highly with it
• What types of touch are included in body language?

  High fives, slapping, etc.
• What did Fisher find about touch in a library setting?

  Librarian was judged more positively when touching
• How can body language be applied in real life?

  • Build good relationships
  • Enhance communication effectiveness
  • Improve social interactions
• What is a limitation of body language studies?

  They lack control over extraneous variables
• Why might body language studies be considered unethical?

  Lack of informed consent lowers trust in psychologists
• What is an extraneous variable (EV) in body language studies?

  Other reasons affecting participants' judgments