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A. Making contact with other people (Adler & Towne, 1999).
B. Actual physical contact (Knapp, 1972).
1. Also known as Tactile communication
2. First sense developed.
3. Fetal experiences with touch
a. “In fetal life the child begins to respond to
vibrations of the mothers heart beat which impinge
on his entire body and are magnified by the amniotic
fluid. In one sense, our first input about what “life”
is going to be like comes from the sense of touch”
1. Most primitive form of communication.
3. Even in the womb (DeVito, 1994).