Compose an original discussion board post, of no less than 250 words, considering all of the prompts below:

• What meanings does the use of space convey?  When someone has a larger house, a larger office, or a larger seat on the airplane than yours, what conclusions do you make about that person?
• Touch is a form of nonverbal communication that is highly affected by social and cultural rules.  What are some of the rules of touch that you perceive?
• Why do you suppose we tend to believe nonverbal cues, even when they contradict what a person is saying?  Can you think of a situation in which you would believe the person’s verbal message instead?

Discussion Board Grading Rubric

Each discussion board assignment will be graded on a 10 point scale:

Initial/Original Posting(s) – 7 points
Your initial/original posting(s) each week should:

• critically analyze the content – adequately respond to all discussion prompts, demonstrate a unique understanding of the course material (i.e., chapters, lectures, videos) from that of your classmates, and provide thoughtful analysis of the module’s content (3 points)
• reference relevant content from the course material for each Discussion Board prompt, with appropriate attribution (2 points)
• relate the new material to content contained in previous modules (1 point)
• be free of grammatical and spelling errors (1 point)

Response(s) to Other Student Posting(s) – 3 points
Your responses to other students and the instructor should:

• incorporate quotes from the other student’s post (1 point)
• be logically reasoned and supported (1 point)
• be grammatically correct and proofread for spelling errors. (1 point)