Kinesics & Proxemics
By: Brooklynn Petito
Kinesics
definition: the study of the way in which certain body movements and gestures serve as a form of nonverbal communication.
example: 1
This picture shows that the man is not understanding what's happening or being said in the moment , in other words he's frustrated.
example: 2
This little girl is probably upset because she didn't get what she wanted or something bad happened to her.
example 3:
He is probably mad at someone or yelling at someone to do something.
Proxemics
definition: the branch of knowledge that deals with the amount of space that people feel it necessary to set between themselves and others.
example 1:
This is implying that the 3 ladies don't know each other and aren't uncomfortable.
example 2:
These two look like they are close friends and with their body language they look like they tell each other everything.
example 3:
It seems they know each other maybe a couple but by their look and hand gestures he did something wrong or something else.