ere positivity, coordination, and attentiveness. Positivity is described as the general positive feeling the participants feel while interacting. Coordination is how well the movements and body language of the sender coincide with the verbal communication of the sender himself as well as the nonverbal cues of the receiver. Attentiveness is described by direct eye contact, proximity, and how attentive the people are to one another while interacting.
             Two problems in identifying good rapport by viewing nonverbal behavior were found. One is that first impressions and primary interactions are subjected to the social norms prepossessed in the individual. Strangers talk politely and are generally friendlier to one another because they have not reached the point of security in the relationship to be able to state their differing points of view or to offer criticism. Another problem in using nonverbal cues to distinguish between "good" and "bad" social interactions is that the same nonverbal actions can be used to convey several different meanings. A smile can be indicative of a good social interaction but can also be displayed when the sender is anxious or nervous. The research done by Tickle-Degnen and Rosenthal opened the floodgates of the study of nonverbal communication and much of the research discussed herein references to this article as the building block for the current experiments.
             Effects of Nonverbal Communication on Children
             Rotenberg et al did a study on how the nonverbal cues used by adults established rapport between adults and children. This was done from more of a psychological standpoint than a communication one and the authors were interested in how successful nonverbal cues would be in eliciting private information from children such as abuse or self-doubt. The study was conducted using 68 preschool-aged participants (mean age was 4 years and 8 months.) The child's shyness level was evaluate...