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It has been noted that communication is far more than speech and writing. Most of us are unaware that we are communicating in many different ways even when we are not speaking. The same goes for many other social animal species. We rarely learn about this mostly nonverbal communication in school even though it is very important for effective interaction with others. Growing up in a society, we learn how to use gestures, glances, slight changes in tone of voice, and other auxiliary communication devices to alter or emphasize what we say and do. We learn these highly culture bound techniques over years largely by observing others and imitating them. We learn from birth that we get what we need out of our body gestures and non verbal communication as babies. We in turn learn to trust our environment and those around us. We are encouraged to continue in our actions and then go on to develop properly. On the other hand if our desires are not met directly after our gestures are made we may die. If our gestures and non-verbal communication brings unreliable results or if they bring only occasional relief and comfort we may become untrusting of our surroundings. Also if we get negative feedback one time from a specific-nonverbal a