Types of Hand Gestures in Nonverbal Communication

The video tutorial explores five types of gestures: emblems, illustrators, adaptors, regulators, and affect displays. Emblems convey specific messages, illustrators enhance verbal communication, adaptors release tension, regulators manage communication flow, and affect displays express emotions. The tutorial includes an ungraded quiz to reinforce learning.

What is the primary purpose of an emblem gesture?

• To release tension

• To depict or enhance words

• To regulate communication flow

• To convey a specific verbal message

Which type of gesture is used to enhance spoken words without having a specific meaning on its own?

• Emblems

• Illustrators

• Adaptors

• Affect displays

What type of gesture is used to release bodily tension?

• Regulators

• Illustrators

• Emblems

• Adaptors

How do regulators function in communication?

• They coordinate the flow of communication

• They enhance verbal messages

• They release tension

• They display emotions

Which type of gesture is similar to a traffic cop directing traffic?

• Affect displays

• Illustrators

• Emblems

• Regulators

Which gestures are specifically designed to display emotions?

• Adaptors

• Affect displays

• Emblems

• Illustrators

What is a common feature of affect displays?

• They are used to regulate communication

• They have a specific verbal translation

• They are the most common type of gesture

• They are always used with facial expressions