- What do you think the characters’ relationships are based on the ways in which they are communicating?
The show that I watched was "Gun Smoke" with James Arness. The characters in this TV show were friends and some were enemies.
- What are they feeling and expressing based on the nonverbal behavior you are observing?
They were expressing feelings of anger in most parts, they were fighting in the saloon because they had too much to drink. The alcoholic beverage was not severed to their liking.
- What assumptions did you make about the characters and plot based on the ways in which you interpreted the communication you observed?
The assumption I made was that when it comes to their quality and price of alcohol that they wanted their monies worth; if their needs were not met a fatal fight will break out.
Would your assumptions have been more correct if you had been watching a show you know well?
Yes, I would have been familiar with the personalities of the characters and would have been able to be able to explain the TV show throughly; with and without the sound.
Erikka,
ReplyDeleteI think you're right, I too felt that if it was a show I already knew that it would have been so much easier but what's funny about that is the parents that we are working on our communication with are not people you already know. For the most part, when their child first enters my room that is the first time that I have ever met them so we have to use our basic communication skills more appropriately.
Erikka,
ReplyDeleteI agree that if we were to watch a TV show that we were familiar with, it would have been an much easier assignment. However I think this is a great lesson that we can take away from this exercise in that looks can be deceiving so we must constantly remain aware of the non verbal cues and messages we are giving to others around us.
Erikka,
ReplyDeleteIronically, anger is one of the most recognizable emotions on our face. However, even when I am in "the zone" like driving, and people see me, they ask me later why I was so mad? But I wasn't, I was just paying attention to the road and those around me, I was concentrating! So I'm sure we get our assumptions wrong of others at some point.
Tina