Monday, November 28, 2016

Discussion Questions: Nonverbal Communication
Due: Wednesday, November 30, 2016; 8am

Current Event:

1. What makes it so important for the setter and hitter to interact?


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2.Why do you feel babies are more interested in fearful than happy expressions?

15 comments:

  1. 1. It is important for the setter and hitter to communicate because it is vital for them to be on the same page. in order for them to be in sync they must be sending messages wither that be verbal or nonverbal communication.

    2.I feel babies are more interested in fearful expressions because for the most part babies are surrounded with positive reinforcement and happy things so something fearful is new and different thus, more interesting,

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  2. 1. It's important for the setter and hitter to interact with each other because it helps out the team. Communication is very important in order to have a good rhythm.

    2. I think that babies would be more interested in fearful expressions since they are mostly around happy expressions from family members most of the time.

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  3. 1. Hitters communicate with each other to avoid confusion and collision when going for a hit. Similarly, the setter-hitter communication can be used to avoid collision. Additionally, it can help team members prepare, and give moral boosts.
    2. I think it is likely that angry faces are more intense and contrast more with other faces. Babies tend to focus on things that are new and novel. Generally, babies are probably less likely to see an angry face than a happy face, so seeing an angry face is more likely to be novel. Additionally, angry faces are probably more distinct from an unemotional look than a happy face, which adds to the novelty factor.

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  4. 1. The setter and hitter are the 2 most important players on the team. If they cannot communicate then the team will fail. It is important that they are both synchronized in thought so they both know how to react to each others actions.

    2. I think that infants are more intrigued with negative expressions because they are not used to them. As others have said, they are surrounded more with pleasant feelings so having a negative feeling will attract their attention over positive feelings.

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  5. 1. The setter and hitter are important to interact because if they don't, the team will not be stable. So they must be in synced and work together to build each other up.
    2. I believe that babies are more interested in fearful expressions because its a new emotion for them. They are always surrounded with a happy, cheerful audience. So its a new experience for them.

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  6. 1. It is important for the setter and hitter to interact because in order for them to get a hit, they need to be in sync with one another. Communication is really important in volleyball in order to let their teammates know important information, such as letting a teammate to know where you are, who calls the ball, or where a gap in the defense might exist.
    2. I think that babies are more interested in fearful expressions rather than happy ones because the infant has repeatedly seen happy expressions over and over again. When a fearful expression occurs it gives them another feeling to detect and understand.

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  7. 1. I think it is important for a hitter and setter to interact because they have to work together and have good nonverbal and verbal communication to do well and win a game.

    2. I thinks babies are more interested in fearful expressions than happy because they are surrounded by happy ones. When you look at a baby you don't make a disgusted expression you look happy. The fearful expression is new to them and they are curious about it.

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  8. 1. The setter and hitter must interact and have good communicate in order to be effective as a unit. If the setter does not trust the hitter's skills, then they are inefficient because the lack of confidence from the setter will cause a lack of confidence in the hitter as well.
    2. To go on the same vein as everyone else, babies are usually not accustomed to seeing fearful or odd expressions. Babies would hopefully much more smiling and happy faces which would become mundane. This may explain why babies react to the more ridiculous or fearful faces. They are naturally curious and the introduction of something strange and new excites them.

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  9. 1. It is important for the setter and the hitter to have great communications because they need to work together to help the team win. When they are communicating well and are in sync, the both of them will play better.

    2. I think that babies are more interested in fearful expressions because they are mostly always surrounded by positive people. Because of this, fearful expressions are unusual and exciting.

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  10. 1. As a volleyball player myself, I have a first hand understanding of why setter-hitter interaction is so important. First, there needs to be trust between these two players, or they will not be able to execute the ball. If a hitter does not trust the setter to get the ball to them, then they will be hesitant in their approach, not allowing them to get an aggressive and controlled hit on the ball. This trust will lead the two players to communicate to each other, which is a crucial part of the game of volleyball. If the setter is setting an out-of-system ball where they are not in their normal setting spot, then the hitter needs to be able to communicate to the setter what they can hit and where they are on the court because the setter is looking at the ball, not the hitter.
    2. Since babies are usually surrounded by happy faces (let's be honest, its hard to see a baby and not smile- at least for me it is), so when a baby sees a fearful face, it is different to the facial expressions they are used to seeing which then leads to curiosity. Also, babies learn a lot from visual learning and repeating what they see. They have seen so many happy faces that they probably know how to smile, but since they are not used to seeing the fearful face, they do not know exactly how to imitate what they see nor what this face means.

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  11. 1. Because they need to coordinate their efforts, and verbal communication could more easily be picked up by the opposing team, who could then set up their defense accordingly. Amidst a flurry of action, small non-verbal gestures would allow for the same coordination, but would be far harder for the opposing team to pick up on.

    2. Possibly as a defensive mechanism. That way they would be able to pick up cues from others as to possible dangers they could not perceive. This way the baby does not have to be directly aware of a danger, but still be aware that there is something dangerous going on.

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  12. 1. There has to be trust between a hitter and a setter because they both rely on each other because with out the ball being set the hitter won't be able to function.
    2. The babies are more interested in fearful expression because they don't recognize what is going around them and its just a natural instinct.

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  13. 1. As a former volleyball player, it is important to have a good connection between the hitter and the setter because you have to trust one another ignorer for the play to go smoothly. If they communicate well by a calling a specific number and the setter listens and puts the ball in a good place the hit will be successful.
    2. I think infants are more interested in fearful interactions because most of the interactions they see are smiles and positive interactions.

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  14. 1-Because it is good for the team because communication is key for a good team.
    2-Basically because it does not happen very often. It is something new, that is why babies feel fascinated by it.

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