Examines scientific findings on communication through gesture, body posture, intonation, eye contact, and facial expression. Includes interviews with experts on interpersonal distance, the equilibrium theory of eye contact, sex differences in the perception of nonverbal behaviour, gestures and expression in photos, and biological programing.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
007677
Language
English
Subject categories
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Communication
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Interpersonal communication
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Interpersonal communication
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Nonverbal communication
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Nonverbal communication (Psychology)
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)