ABSTRACT

Another source of detailed information about verbal and non-verbal communication is Michael Argyle’s classic text The Psychology of Interpersonal Behaviour. Argyle maps in detail the codes of interpersonal behaviour in what amounts to a checklist of behavioural material. The list bears repetition:

bodily contact

physical proximity

orientation

body posture

gestures

head nods

facial expression

eye movements

appearance

non-linguistic aspects of speech (paralanguage)

speech.