According to Galloway’s theory, which of the following factors are influencing on non-verbal communication ? (i) Socio-economic status (ii) Social life (iii) Values (iv) Various language styles (v) Literacy levels
(i), (iv), (v)
Charles Galloway studied non-verbal communication of teachers in the classroom. According to him, non-verbal behaviour is shaped by the background of the communicators.
(i) Socio-economic status – influences: people from different socio-economic backgrounds use and read gestures, posture and space differently. (iv) Various language styles – influences: the language style a person uses goes along with matching non-verbal cues. (v) Literacy levels – influences: the level of literacy affects how far a person depends on and interprets non-verbal signals.
(ii) Social life and (iii) values are not among the factors listed by Galloway.
Hence, the answer is (i), (iv), (v).
In the context of non-verbal communication identify the incorrect statement :
In the context of non-verbal communication identify the incorrect statement :