Chronemics

How humans perceive, structure and use time as a communication system

Ways that we use our time communicate information about ourselves and our feelings

Interest & affection Power & status Activities

Can indicate other messagesappropriate times for phone calls (Call at 2 a.m. usually indicates emergency)

Some societies value time highly (Americans have an emphasis on watching the clock and doing things on time)

Levels of analysis

Biological cycles Psychological time orientations Socio-cultural time orientations

Cross-Cultural Chronemics
Polychronic

Monochronic

Multiple activities at once Flexible approach to time No strict agenda Focus on relationship Relationships more important than the job Promptness based on relationships

One thing at a time

Rigid approach to time Strict agenda Focus on task Completion of job most important Emphasize promptness

Monochronic Time Schedule

European American reflections
1) 5-10 minutes late: mumble something time 2) 10-15 minutes late: slight apology time 3) 15-20 minutes late: mildly insulting or serious apology time 4) 30-45 minutes late: rude time 5) 45-60 minutes late: downright insulting time

Monochronic cultures

Germany England Turkey South Korea Japan Jamaica Canada Switzerland United States Scandinavia

Polychronic cultures

Saudi Arabia Egypt China Mexico New Orleans Philippines Pakistan India Africa

 Why

is your favorite outfit, or shirt , your favorite?

do advertisers use certain colors to advertise their products? do colors influence our lives everyday?

Why

How

 The

human eye can see at least 7 million colors. The colors we see can affect our perceptions of the world.
can affect our reactions to emotions to even our appetite.

Colors

 Colors,

like features, follow the changes of the emotions. - Pablo Picasso

 Color

is a meaningful constant for sighted people and it's a powerful psychological tool.
By using color psychology, you can send a positive or negative message, encourage sales, calm a crowd, or make an athlete pump iron harder.

 Hospitals

use light green rooms because they are found to be calming to patients.

White light reflected Through a prism creates The color spectrum.

Color Spectrum

Blood pressure Hormones Body temperature Color Influences Viewers

Age

Surroundings

Light

Is each circle the same color?

Take away the surrounding gray and black you can see the colors are the same

 High

contrast between colors creates muscular activity which fatigues the eye greater the contrast between two colors the more difficult it is to look at.

The

 The

two sets of pictures are now easier to see when we lower the contrast.

Color and mood in various art forms

Silent Scream, Diane Dobson, 2002

Nightlife Archibald Motley, 1943

Digital Photo by diskomethod

Igor Amelkovich

Toshihiro Oshima

Activity - Colors of the Day

Every individual is to close their eyes and imagine a color that they associate with the day of the week, and then write it down.