This study investigated the hypothesis that different emotions are most effectively conveyed
through specific, nonverbal channels of communication: body, face, and touch. Experiment 1 …

In natural interactive settings people use a variety of different nonverbal cues to
communicate, including voice intonation and quality, facial expression, proximity, and eye …

Publisher Summary This chapter provides an account of emotional cues, cue combinations
or channel combinations, and emotion as a process.. Cue and channel combinations …

Highlights•Currently 9 emotions have received cross-cultural support as universal.•Recent
work has emphasized the social function of emotion expression.•Emotion expressions play a …

The study of emotional communication has focused predominantly on the facial and vocal
channels but has ignored the tactile channel. Participants in the current study were allowed …

Although scientists dating back to Darwin have noted the importance of the body in
communicating emotion, current research on emotion communication tends to emphasize …

As computer-mediated communication (CMC) is increasingly used to build and maintain
relationships, the examination of channel choice for the development of these social ties …

Publisher Summary This chapter provides the basic emotion concepts and the popular
approaches to studying emotion. The chapter begins by differentiating three related …

In everyday life, multiple sensory channels jointly trigger emotional experiences and one
channel may alter processing in another channel. For example, seeing an emotional facial …

Emotion theorists assume certain facial displays to convey information about the expresser's
emotional state. In contrast, behavioral ecologists assume them to indicate behavioral …