Three Fourth-Grade Children Are in Their School Playground: a Shy,anxious

question 114

Essay

Three fourth-grade children are in their school playground: a shy,anxious girl;a self-confident,happy child;and a child who has externalizing tendencies.All three children are shocked to see a classmate run past them with an angry bird pecking her on the head.The girl is frightened and injured by the bird.What reactions might you expect from each of the three children who witnessed the attack?

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Definitions:

Proxemics

The study of human use of space and the effects that population density has on behavior, communication, and social interaction.

Paralinguistics

The aspect of communication that involves non-verbal cues in speech, such as tone, pitch, loudness, and rate of speech.

Kinesics

The study of body movements, facial expressions, and gestures as a means of communication.

Occulesics

A subcategory of nonverbal communication focusing on the study of eye behavior, eye movements, and the significance of gaze.