Strong doctor-patient relationships generate greater patient satisfaction and compliance with physician recommendations. Although prior research has explored distinct factors driving favorable patient outcomes, investigations have yet to comprehensively address the efficacy of different communication styles. Furthermore, it is critical to explore the full impact communication approaches have on...

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendapatkan gambaran tentang teacher immediacy dalam pembelajaran daring. Teacher merupakan penggunaan simbol verbal dan nonverbal mendekatkan jarak fisik psikologis guru siswa. Perilaku dapat meningkatkan motivasi belajar menggunakan metode campuran dengan pengambilan data secara survey Focus Group Discussion terhadap SMA terpilih muntistage random sampling di su...

The majority of research that has been previously conducted has focused on the use of nonverbal behaviors, in marriages, as a way to maintain stable relationships. In this study the researchers focus is on whether there is a positive correlation between positive nonverbal behaviors and the duration of dating, committed, and martial relationships. Moreover, the researchers are examining the rela...

Background Though pedagogical artificial agents are expected to play a crucial role in the years come, earlier studies provide inconsistent results regarding their effect on learning. This might be because potential for exhibiting subtle nonverbal behaviours we know from human teachers has been untapped. What is more, there little evidence of processes underlying (either or artificial) learning...

This study explores the effects of tissue requesters' relational, persuasive, and nonverbal communication on families' final donation decisions. One thousand sixteen (N = 1,016) requests for tissue donation were audiotaped and analyzed using the Siminoff Communication Content and Affect Program, a computer application specifically designed to code and assist with the quantitative analysis of co...

Burleson and Goldsmith’s (1998) comforting model suggests an appraisal-based mechanism through which comforting messages can bring about a positive change in emotional states. This study is a first empirical test of three causal linkages implied by the appraisal-based comforting model. Participants (N = 258) talked about an upsetting event with a confederate trained to display low, moderate, or...

In first encounters people quickly form impressions of each other’s personality and interpersonal attitude. We conducted a study to investigate how this transfers to first encounters between humans and virtual agents. In the study, subjects’ avatars approached greeting agents in a virtual museum rendered in both first and third person perspective. Each agent exclusively exhibited nonverbal imme...

The increased interest in Spanish as a Foreign Language (FL) has meant that in China alone there are 25,000 university students taking Spanish courses (Instituto Cervantes, 2013). The demand for Spanish language and culture courses has yet to be met by adequate numbers of teachers with a good understanding of Chinese culture, especially if we question the uniformity of that culture over all reg...