John Bulwer was one of the first people to study nonverbal communication, way back in 1649. He is quoted as arguing that facial expressions are important to understand because

“they are the neerest and immediate organs of the voluntaire or impetuous motions of the mind.” Check out the website http://

mambo.ucsc.edu

/psl/bulwer.html to see some of Bulwer’s early explorations into nonverbal communication. Do you agree that nonverbal communication reflects internal feelings? Are his ideas relevant in cross-cultural situations?