This report details the development and execution of a pilot study investigating the influence of pedagogical experience on assessing student comprehension from nonverbal communication. The literary review identifies gaps in the current body of knowledge pertaining to teacher decoding of student nonverbal communication. The literary review also identifies instruments and procedures used in current nonverbal behavior research which will benefit the pilot study. After describing the instruments and procedure, the report presents the pilot study's results from interviewing six subjects. Using the results and recommendations from the study's subjects, the report recommends an instrument and procedure to conduct a full experiment. / text

Humans have long sought to use technology to augment human abilities and intellect. However, technology is traditionally employed only to create speedier solutions or more-rapid comprehension. A more challenging endeavor is to enable humans with technology to gain additional or enhanced comprehension that may not be possible to acquire otherwise. One such application is the use of technology to augment human abilities in detecting deception using nonverbal cues. Detecting deception is often critical, whether an individual is communicating with a close friend, negotiating a business deal, or screening individuals at a security checkpoint.The detection of deception is a challenging endeavor. A variety of studies have shown that humans have a hard time accurately discriminating deception from truth, and only do so slightly better than chance. Several deception detection methods exist; however, most of these are invasive and require a controlled environment.This dissertation presents a technological approach to detecting deception based on kinesic (i.e., movement-based) and vocalic (i.e., sounds associated with the voice) cues that is firmly grounded in deception theory and past empirical studies. This noninvasive approach overcomes some of the weaknesses of other deception detection methods as it can be used in a natural environment without cooperation from the individual of interest.The automatable approach demonstrates potential for increasing humans' ability to correctly identify those who display behaviors indicative of deception. The approach was evaluated using experimental and field data. The results of repeated measures analysis of variance, linear regression and discriminant function analysis suggest that the use of such a system could augment human abilities in detecting deception by as much as 15-25%. While there are a number of technical challenges that need to be addressed before such a system could be deployed in the field, there are numerous environments where it would be potentially useful.

I have always been told that form follows function. But does it have to be that way? I decided to see it  from another angle. Kinesics is a term form non verbal komunication. In my thesis project I have been working with body language in furniture.  I believe that furniture, just like us, has an expression and a character. We often tend to desccribe furniture with the same words as we describe people, for example: "A relaxed chair" or "a cocky table". I wanted to exaggerate the expression by applying body language to my furniture and make them become something more than just a function. I wanted to give them a character and bring them to life.

<p>Background: During a house demonstration a real estate agent have the chance to make new contacts which is of big importance to spread the word about the agency and keep up with the competition. If the realtor makes a good impression on the customers, it increases the chance for making the customers return to the same realtor when time comes to sell their own house. The interpretation of this non-verbal communication has been shown to have a fundamental effect on the participant’s perception of the encounter. This makes the study aim regards investigating which non-verbal signals a real estate agent express.</p><p>Purpose: This study has a two-parted purpose whereas the first part intends to point out similarities and differences in a realtor’s non-verbal communication. The other part aim to create an understanding for the consequences a real estate agent’s non-verbal communication can lead to.</p><p>Theory: To fulfil the purpose, theories about non-verbal communication were chosen which brings the expressions kinesics, proxemics, physical appearance and paralanguage into use.</p><p>Research method: As an empirical research method observations were used to study the real estate agents non-verbal communication. Four educated and authorised realtors were chosen to be observed at different house demonstrations. The focus was set on the realtors interactions with the customers.</p><p>Conclusion: Results from the observations point out that there are both similarities and differences in a realtor’s non-verbal communication. Depending on how this communication takes place, which can differ between realtors, different consequences can be pointed out in the interaction with the customers.</p><p>Keywords: Non-verbal communication, Real estate agent, House demonstrations, Kinesics, Proxemics, Paralanguage</p>

Background: During a house demonstration a real estate agent have the chance to make new contacts which is of big importance to spread the word about the agency and keep up with the competition. If the realtor makes a good impression on the customers, it increases the chance for making the customers return to the same realtor when time comes to sell their own house. The interpretation of this non-verbal communication has been shown to have a fundamental effect on the participant’s perception of the encounter. This makes the study aim regards investigating which non-verbal signals a real estate agent express. Purpose: This study has a two-parted purpose whereas the first part intends to point out similarities and differences in a realtor’s non-verbal communication. The other part aim to create an understanding for the consequences a real estate agent’s non-verbal communication can lead to. Theory: To fulfil the purpose, theories about non-verbal communication were chosen which brings the expressions kinesics, proxemics, physical appearance and paralanguage into use. Research method: As an empirical research method observations were used to study the real estate agents non-verbal communication. Four educated and authorised realtors were chosen to be observed at different house demonstrations. The focus was set on the realtors interactions with the customers. Conclusion: Results from the observations point out that there are both similarities and differences in a realtor’s non-verbal communication. Depending on how this communication takes place, which can differ between realtors, different consequences can be pointed out in the interaction with the customers. Keywords: Non-verbal communication, Real estate agent, House demonstrations, Kinesics, Proxemics, Paralanguage

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1972.

Editor's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1956. / Verifax reproduction of the 1644 ed. in the University of Wisconsin Library, with typescript introduction and notes. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (v. 1, leaves 132-135).

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1972.

Submitted by isabela.moljf@hotmail.com (isabela.moljf@hotmail.com) on 2016-08-05T12:56:39Z No. of bitstreams: 1 liliandonascimento.pdf: 2621842 bytes, checksum: 6a243db572a32708dbb3f2792a5299ef (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Adriana Oliveira (adriana.oliveira@ufjf.edu.br) on 2016-08-05T16:11:38Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 liliandonascimento.pdf: 2621842 bytes, checksum: 6a243db572a32708dbb3f2792a5299ef (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Adriana Oliveira (adriana.oliveira@ufjf.edu.br) on 2016-08-05T16:11:45Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 liliandonascimento.pdf: 2621842 bytes, checksum: 6a243db572a32708dbb3f2792a5299ef (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-05T16:11:45Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 liliandonascimento.pdf: 2621842 bytes, checksum: 6a243db572a32708dbb3f2792a5299ef (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-07-07 / A comunicação faz parte de um processo contínuo que envolve sujeitos e fatores, em que uns agem sobre os outros, influenciando e sendo estimulado por mecanismos sonoros, táteis, visuais e dolorosos. A Unidade de Terapia Intensiva Neonatal (UTIN) é um ambiente repleto destes mecanismos. O contato com este ambiente propicia ao recém-nascido uma experiência diversa daquela vivenciada antes do nascimento, no útero materno. Ao receber estes estímulos, o recémnascido reagirá demonstrando bem-estar/conforto ou desconforto/incômodo, através de códigos não verbais. Traçaram-se como objetivos deste estudo: descrever os elementos de comunicação não verbal do recém-nascido internado em UTIN que são identificados e decodificados pelo enfermeiro; e discutir a comunicação não verbal do recém-nascido, internado em UTI neonatal, sob a luz da Teoria Cinésica. Trata-se de um estudo de natureza qualitativa, descritiva, cujos dados foram coletados em um Hospital da Zona da Mata mineira através de entrevista semiestruturada com 16 enfermeiros atuantes em UTI neonatal. As unidades temáticas que emergiram desta investigação foram: o Entendimento do enfermeiro sobre a comunicação não verbal do recém-nascido; A interpretação/decodificação dos enfermeiros para as manifestações expressas pelo recém-nascido; e A valorização da comunicação não verbal na UTI neonatal. Evidenciamos que a comunicação faz parte da vida desde a gestação e pode influenciar e interferir fortemente no desenvolvimento e crescimento, não havendo sustentação científica para a afirmação de que o neonato não se comunica, ao contrário, o não verbalizar não implica no ato de não comunicar-se. Assim, este estudo almeja cooperar como consulta e reorientação aos profissionais da enfermagem, oferecendo subsídios para uma melhoria contínua na qualidade da assistência prestada por estes no cuidado ao recém-nascido. / The communication is part of an ongoing process that involves people and factors, which act on each other, influencing and being stimulated by sound, tactile, visual and painful mechanisms. The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is a place full of these mechanisms. The contact with this place propitiates the newborn a different experience from that experienced before birth, in the womb. When the newborn receives these stimulus, he/she reacts, demonstrating welfare/comfort or discomfort / nuisance through nonverbal codes. The aims of this study are to describe the elements of nonverbal communication of newborns admitted to the NICU that are identified and decoded by the nurse and discuss the nonverbal communication of newborns, admitted to the NICU, under the Kinesics Theory. This is a qualitative and descriptive study, in which data were collected in a hospital in the Zona da Mata of Minas Gerais through semi structured interviews with 16 nurses in the NICU. The thematic units that emerged from this research were: the nurse’s understanding about the nonverbal communication of the newborn; the interpretation / decoding of nurses for the demonstrations expressed by the newborn and the valuation of nonverbal communication in the NICU. It’s important to say that the communication is part of life since pregnancy and can affect and interfere heavily in development and growth , there is no scientific support for the claim that the neonate does not communicate , on the contrary, not verbalizing does not imply the act of not communicating . Thus, this study aims cooperating as consult and as reorientation of nursing professionals, offering subsidies for continuous improvement in the quality of care provided by them, to care for the newborn.

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