Deck 7: Oculesics: Engaging Gaze and Other Eye Behaviors

Question 1

In the first days after birth, infants look toward the people in their lives and use their eyes to ______.

A) bond with their caregivers
B) gain information and develop social preferences
C) convey hunger and other discomfort
D) track the movements of their caregivers

Answer 1

B

Question 2

______ is the nonverbal code dealing with the use of one's eyes to send and receive messages.

A) Proxemics
B) Vocalics
C) Oculesics
D) Kinesics

Answer 2

C

Question 3

We receive about ______ of our social information through sight.

A) 40%
B) 60%
C) 80%
D) 95%

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Gaze is a looking behavior that occurs when we ______.

A) scan widely to assess things in our environment
B) focus in on one particular objects in our environment
C) look directly in another person's direction
D) look beyond another person to take in the context of their environment

Question 5

Gazing at another person is an easy way for us to quickly obtain and categorize information that activates our______ understandings.

A) environmental
B) personal
C) contextual
D) cultural

Question 6

Research has shown that we find a person more attractive if they ______.

A) gaze at us before we gaze at them
B) are surrounded by other attractive people
C) match our preconceived expectations
D) engage in culturally appropriate behavior

Question 7

The sexual objectification of women's bodies by men through prolonged staring and evaluation is known as the ______ gaze.

A) male
B) feminine
C) erotic
D) desire

Question 8

Objectification of another person through prolonged staring can be particularly challenging when the person ______.

A) receiving the stare is inexperienced
B) receiving the stare is timid
C) staring has more power or higher social position
D) staring believes their objectification is justified

Question 9

How does mutual gaze differ from male gaze?

A) Mutual gaze occurs when both parties of either gender in an interaction look toward one another, while male gaze occurs any time a man looks at a woman.
B) Mutual gaze occurs when both parties of either gender in an interaction look toward one another, while male gaze is a one-way look that sexual objectifies a woman's body.
C) Mutual gaze occurs when a person of one gender looks toward a person of another gender, while male gaze is a one-way look that sexual objectifies a woman's body.
D) Mutual gaze occurs when a person of one gender stares at another person of the same gender, while male gaze is a one-way look that sexual objectifies a woman's body

Question 10

When Jasmine learned she had to attend a fundraising event for a local nonprofit her company sponsored, she had mixed feelings. She was looking forward to dressing up, but she was dreading the thought of making small talk with strangers. However, her negative feelings quickly disappeared when she scanned the room and her eyes met those of an attractive man on the other side of the room in a moment of ______ gaze.

A) manifest
B) mutual
C) magnetic
D) meaningful

Question 11

Which of the following is an accurate definition of eye contact?

A) Eye contact occurs when one person looks attentively at another person and becomes aware that they are staring.
B) Eye contact occurs when person looks into the eyes of another person and the other person quickly looks away.
C) Eye contact occurs when two people lock eyes with one another and both parties are aware that the eye contact is occurring.
D) Eye contact occurs when two people lock eyes with one another and but only one person is aware that the eye contact is occurring.

Question 12

Gaze avoidance occurs when someone actively avoids the gaze of another individual and depending upon the person or the situation ______.

A) is rarely consequential
B) can have devastating effects
C) generally has positive effects
D) is rarely misinterpreted

Question 13

Eye movement is used in a manner similar to which of the other following forms of nonverbal behavior?

A) touch
B) distance
C) physical appearance
D) gesture

Question 14

As a salesperson in a high-end boutique, part of Beverly's job is to keep an eye out for customers who may be shoplifting. She's been tracking the movements of one customer who's carrying a large handbag and acting suspiciously and when her supervisor enters the room Beverly rolls her eyes in the direction of that customer in an attempt to send a message using ______ .

A) mutual gaze
B) kinesics
C) eye movement
D) pupil dilation

Question 15

The widening of the center of one's eyes is called ______.

A) pupil ligation
B) pupil dilation
C) eye expansion
D) arousal reaction

Question 16

Pupil dilation sends ______ messages of romantic interest.

A) unintentional
B) intentional
C) intuitive
D) intermittent

Question 17

Jaritza was unsure how she felt about Brad and didn't intend to send him any signals of encouragement. However, Jaritza's pupils dilated whenever they spent time together. Despite her conscious attempts to remain neutral, Brad found himself more and more attracted to her based on ______.

A) Jaritza's ability to unconsciously send mixed messages about her sexual interest
B) Jaritza's ability to consciously dilate her pupils as an indicator of sexual interest
C) Brad's ability to subconsciously perceive dilated pupils as an indicator of sexual interest
D) Brad's inability to consciously perceive dilated pupils as an indicator of sexual interest

Question 18

The four main types of emotional displays that can be sent using oculesics include ______.

A) attraction, inflection, interest, or tension
B) attraction, affection, interest, or threat
C) attractiveness, affection, intention, or threat
D) attractiveness, affection, intention, or tension

Question 19

If people aren't careful about monitoring their other verbal and nonverbal messages at the same time that they are using prolonged eye contact in an interpersonal encounter, they are likely to experience ______.

A) misunderstandings
B) mutual gaze behavior
C) disruptions in their messaging
D) negative emotions

Question 20

Researchers have found that couples who lock eyes for a couple minutes are more likely to ______.

A) describe liking and romantic love for one another
B) notice the other person's physical attractiveness
C) express more intense feelings of possession and jealousy
D) appreciate the other person's positive character traits

Question 21

Eye contact can indicate a general interest in the other person because it shows that you are ______.

A) a good communicator
B) sincere
C) telling the truth
D) paying attention

Question 22

Rachel, the executive director of a local nonprofit organization, is well-respected in her community and well-like by the members of her organization's board of directors. They especially appreciate how Rachel manages the flow of meetings, prompting each of them to speak in turn using an eye contact technique known as the ______.

A) leadership gaze
B) regulatory
C) one-sided gaze
D) two-sided gaze

Question 23

The difference between eye contact intended to convey attraction to another person and eye contact intended to convey a general interest is ______.

A) the nature of the accompanying verbal and nonverbal messages
B) the combination of direction, duration, and intensity of that eye contact
C) depends on intention of the sender
D) depends on the interpretation of the receiver

Question 24

Miguel was annoyed when he heard a knock at his door after 9 p.m.. But when he heard his otherwise gentle dog begin to growl, he became concerned. He opened the door a crack. he narrowed eyes and put a snarl on his face as if to say, "I ______."

A) don't know who you are
B) wish you would go away
C) am uncomfortable with this situation
D) am a threat

Question 25

If you play with your hair, lick your lips, and smile in someone's direction while making eye contact, you are ______.

A) sending mixed signals
B) indicating sexual interest
C) using sensory data to assess your level of interest
D) unsettled by the other person's interest in you

Question 26

The social information we receive through our eyes provides valuable information necessary for survival but offers little guidance about how we should respond socially to the people we encounter in our daily lives.

Question 27

Gazing at another person is an easy way for us to obtain information about their age, gender, race, and social class so that we can quickly categorize them.

Question 28

In most cases, you should assume that someone gazing at you is sending a conscious message of attention or interest.

Question 29

When we direct our gaze behavior toward one individual our judgments about them are also influenced by the people that surround them.

Question 30

When you stare at an individual for an extended period you can trigger feelings of discomfort in the person being viewed.

Question 31

Male gaze is the sexual objectification of women's bodies by men through prolonged staring.

Question 32

Eye contact happens when two people look at one another, often when one of those people is unaware that the eye contact is occurring.

Question 33

Unlike gaze behavior which is intentionally used as a form of communication, we rarely use eye movements to send a message.

Question 34

Much like gaze behavior which is intentionally used as a form of communication, pupil dilation is used to send intentional messages of romantic interest.

Question 35

Eye-related behaviors can reflect and express the nature of our emotional experience.

Question 36

Each type of eye behavior used to express emotion is distinct which limits the possibility of potential misunderstandings.

Question 37

Because eye contact is so frequently used to let someone know that you are interested in them, this type of eye behavior is rarely trusted.

Question 38

At meetings, effective leaders often use a one-sided gaze, along with other nonverbal cues, directed at the person next in line to talk.

Question 39

Unlike other nonverbal behaviors which can be used to express an array of emotion, eye contact is reserved for sending messages which contain positive emotional content such as attraction or liking.

Question 40

When we used a broad, open smile accompanied by nonthreatening eye behavior we send the social signal that we are safe to approach.

Question 41

Identify and describe each of the three of eye behaviors, using an example for each that includes additional verbal and nonverbal expression that supports that eye behavior.

Question 42

Compare the characteristics and use of mutual gaze with the characteristics and use of one-sided gaze.

Question 43

Explain the relationship between pupil dilation and oculesics.

Question 44

Compare the four main types of emotional displays that can be sent using oculesics.

Question 45

Compare a hypothetical situation when eye behavior alone is used to convey a message of threat to that same hypothetical situation when eye behavior is combined with other nonverbal messages that send that same threat message.