Assignment:
Using your experience and the textbook, answer the following questions thoroughly and thoughtfully:
1. What nonverbal communication behavior did you choose to violate and why?
2. How did you violate the nonverbal norms? Describe what you did, with whom, and where. (Remember: the violation should've occurred at least five times with five different people.)
3. What categories of nonverbal communication were part of your nonverbal violation? Describe the category and what the "norm" is associated with that behavior.
1. Physical Appearance
2. Gesture and Body Movement
3. Face and Eye Behavior
4. Vocal Behavior
e. Personal Space f. Touch
g. Scent / Smell h. Time
4. What did others say and do in response to your nonverbal violation? Describe the categories of nonverbal communication that were part of the subject's response
1. Physical Appearance
2. Gesture and Body Movement
3. Face and Eye Behavior
4. Vocal Behavior
5. How did you feel violating these norms?
e. Personal Space f. Touch
g. Scent / Smell h. Time
6. Why do nonverbal norms, such as the one you violated, exist? What is their purpose?