Nonverbal Communication Processing

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Which type of communication is genetically based and automatic, shared among all humans with normative capacities?

Spontaneous communication

What distinguishes pseudo-spontaneous communication from spontaneous communication?

It is an intentional system.

Which type of communication relies on shared knowledge of a communication system to be understood?

Symbolic communication

In what way does pseudo-spontaneous communication differ from symbolic communication?

<p>It relies on understanding spontaneous communication.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What characterizes symbolic communication among the identified neurologically based communication systems?

<p>Understood only by those who share knowledge of the system</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one key factor that determines whether communication is considered nonverbal?

<p>It must be analogic in nature.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do scholars who believe nonverbal communication is only that which is not language consider as language?

<p>Any form of communication that is unspoken.</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does choosing a particular definition of nonverbal communication affect a scholar's work according to the text?

<p>It limits the theories they can develop.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a form of nonverbal communication in the text?

<p>Verbal language</p> Signup and view all the answers

What aspect of processing is highlighted as important for communication to be considered nonverbal within the given definition?

<p>It must be natural and direct.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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