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nonverbal involvement  

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  • Nonverbal involvement refers to the behavioral immediacy between people in social settings. Increased nonverbal involvement is a cumulative product of several behaviors, including closer distance, higher levels of gaze, touch, forward lean, more direct body orientation, and greater expressiveness in facial, gestural, and vocal channels. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Relationships; Nonverbal Involvement]

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