My interest in nonverbal behavior has remained constant for over 15 years. I think this has been the case because nonverbal behavior has proved a very fascinating and challenging topic. Others might suggest that I am just a slow learner. With enough time in any area, however, one begins to feel that he or she has some special insights to offer to others. About the time that I was struck with that thought, approximately two and a half years ago, I was developing the first version of my sequential functional model of nonverbal exchange. It seemed to me that the func tional model might provide a very useful framework for a book discussing and analyzing nonverbal behavior. I did not want (nor do I think I had the patience) to write a comprehensive review of research on nonverbal behavior. Other works, such as Siegman and Feldstein's (1978) edited Nonverbal Behavior and Commu nication, and Harper, Wiens, and Matarazzo's (1978) Nonverbal Communication: The State of the Art, have provided excellent reviews of the research on nonverbal behavior. Instead, what I have tried to do in this book is to use nonverbal behavior as a vehicle for discussing social behavior. In a very real sense, this analysis of nonverbal behavior is a means to an end, not an end in itself. A consequence of this approach is that this review is a selective one, unlike the comprehensive works mentioned earlier.
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Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
ISBN-13
9781461255666
eBay Product ID (ePID)
117454452
Product Key Features
Author
M.L. Patterson
Publication Name
Nonverbal Behavior: a Functional Perspective
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Psychology
Publication Year
2011
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
216 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
235mm
Item Width
155mm
Item Weight
359g
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Title_Author
M.L. Patterson
Series Title
Springer Series in Social Psychology
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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