Review of Psychology

SUMMARY POINTS

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   With roots in communication studies and psychology, the study of NVC is an interdisciplinary topic that is applicable across many domains, including medicine, business, and criminal justice, as well as everyday social life.
   
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   Nonverbal cues convey a wide range of interpersonal and social information, includingindividual identity, biological sex and gender, affect, interpersonal attitudes, and social and developmental attributes.
   
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   Many NVBs do not have fixed meanings, but instead must be interpreted in light ofco-occurring verbal behavior, other nonverbal cues, and situational and social factors.
   
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   Individuals can accurately perceive a variety of social and personal attributes, such aspersonality and affective states, from nonverbal cues.
   
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   BothencodedNVCandIPAhavemanycorrelates,includingpersonalitytraits,emotionalstates, social and other skills, social attributes, and interpersonal outcomes.