Proxemics is the study of people's use of interpersonal space. Personal space is an invisible bubble you carry around with you. According to Edward Hall, people like to keep a certain amount of distance between themselves and others. The distance that makes one feel comfortable depends on whom one is interacting with and the nature of the situation. Define display rules and discuss what can be discerned from facial cues.
Display rules are norms that govern the appropriate display of emotions.
People in highly different cultures suggest that the facial expressions associated with certain emotions may have a biological basis. Discuss the characteristics associated with high levels of eye contact. Eye contact is another major channel of nonverbal communication. The duration of eye contact between people is what is most meaningful. The positivity and negativity of feelings are communicated by the context of the communication, timing, and accompanying nonverbal behavior.