Mini-Survey
Body Language
1.Introduction
Although verbal communication is very important in our
daily life, we cannot overlook nonverbal communication--body
language. People always use body language, for instance,
raising their eyebrows, shaking their hands.
We went to the Student Center, and observed body language of
American. The author of the book (Academic Encounters) said
that people have universals of body language (Seal, 2002).
Our group, W. Kinoshita and I, intended to observe what body
language American usually uses.

2. Methods and Procedure
Both of us observed the same ten people, but I observed
extra five people. I wanted to know whether American really
used a lot of body language or not. I supposed that mouth could
lie, but body could not. I observed fifteen people, four male
and eleven female, at lease ten Americans. There were three
White and one Hispanic in males, ten White and one Hispanic in
females. I thought that Hispanic people had more body language
than American.

3.Results
One hundred percent of people had body language. Males did
less behaviors of touching their hair than females. One out of
four of males (25%) touched their hair, while five out of
eleven females (45.5%) did this. Both of males and females
liked crossing their legs. Three males (75%) used this gesture,
and eight females (72.7%) did this one too. Two out of four
males (50%) lay to their girl friends with touching their
noses, ears and chins as the expert said on the video. Two out
of four males (50%) touched their partners!/s arms. But female
did not do this.
In general, Americans used lots of different body language.

4.Discussion and Conclusion
I found that Americans used lots of body language. When
some of them lay to others, their body language told the truth
as we can see through the two male above. Females used to touch
their hair more than males, and both of them crossed their
legs. They used these gestures because they felt comfortable
and relaxed. The male lovers touched their partners!/s arms to
express their love.
If we did this survey again, we would ask some question
about why they did this gesture, what was the relationship
about the action!/s sender and the recipient. Did they think
that the gesture would be helpful with their verbal
communication? If someone lay to others, but did not touch
nose, ears and chins, could we recognize it?

5.Reference
Seal,B. (2002). Body language. Academic Encounters.

6.Appendix
Touching hair Crossing legs
Male 25% 75%
Female 45.5% 72.7%
Touching mouth,ears and chin Touching arms
Male 50% 50%