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Facial Expression and Eye Behavior
Watch as parents prompt their baby to give the “evil look.”
Touch
Watch as George W. Bush uses touch in way that is inappropriate given the relationship and context.
Body Language
Watch this fake instructional video on how to perform and interpret body language—hilarious starter to a discussion of gestures and movement.
Don’t Get So Close to Me! Proxemics
This video contains a series of short violations of cultural norms for proxemics. As you watch each vignette, think about the violation of personal space and why it constitutes a violation. How would you react in each of these situations? Why?