Pick one concept from the assigned reading, that has not already been discussed this week that you found useful or interesting and discuss it.
The concept I thought that was really interesting was The Kinesic Code II: Facial Expression and Eye Behavior. Facial displays and eye behavior are such big factors in non-verbal communication. According to Trenholm, it states that each culture, certain expressions, are encouraged and reinforced, where as others are discouraged. We learn to neutralize and mask our emotions without facial displays and can intensify or deintensify certain emotions. I think that’s why my boyfriend always says I can tell how your feeling by just looking at your face. Eye behavior serves to maintain social positions and are good indicators of both positive and negative emotions. Also the eyes signal our willingness to relate to one another (Trenholm p.120).
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