Kinesics and Proxemics
Examples of kinesics and proxemics
Definition of Kinesics
Kinesics- The study in which certain body movements and gestures serve as nonverbal communication.
There is a difference between sign language and body language.
Definition of Proxemics
Proxemics- The branch of knowledge that deals with the amount of space that people feel it necessary to set between themselves and others.
Examples...
Frustrated
This person is frustrated. School makes them angry because they don't understand what she is doing. Because she doesn't know what she is doing, she gives up.
Frightened
She is scared. She went into a haunted house and the people in costumes scared her.
Guilty
This little girl is guilty of drawing on everything