Definitions
Nonverbal Communcation in ABA
Functions
Criminal Minds
100

Behaviors and characteristics that convey meaning without the use of words.

Nonverbal Communication

100

Allows people with little to no verbal capabilities to communicate with pictures.

PECS

100

To help conversations go smoothly

Maintaining Conversations

100

Unsub is nervous and sweating during interrogation

Concealing Information

200
The various behavioral forms that nonverbal communication takes.

Nonverbal Channels 

200
A system of using gestures to communicate
Sign Language
200
Wearing our emotions "on our sleeves"

Expressing Emotions

200

Nonverbal autistic child helps detectives find the killer by using a communication device 

PECS system

300
Nonverbal verbal behavior that conveys attraction or affliction.

Immediacy Behaviors

300

Work alongside hand signals to help express a particular meaning.

Nonmanual Signals

300

How we're able to keep and express our love.

Maintaining Relationships

300

Profilers coming up with a physical description of killer

Facial Displays

400
The use of facial expression for communication.

Facial Display

400

Primary means of communicating emotions in kids with  autism

Nonverbal communication

400

Observing and listening to people

Forming Impressions

400
Communications liaison talking to witnesses about the traumatic experiences they observed while also giving them a shoulder to cry on

Caregiving touch

500

The study of eye behavior.

Oculesics

500

Main types of behaviors in kids diagnosed with Autism

Physical aggression, self injurious behaviors, tantrums

500

Persuading other people by using things such as nice clothes to prove our point

Influencing Others

500

Searching a crime scene to come up with anything that would be of use to help solve the crime

Artifacts

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