Deck 4: Nonverbal Communication

Question 1

The approach that focuses on the types of nonverbal behaviors is ______.

A) formative
B) functional
C) nature
D) nurture

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which early culture established that a year was 365.24 days long?

A) Egyptian
B) Maya
C) Roman
D) Sumerian

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which of the following refers to the study of our use of touch to communicate?

A) chronemics
B) haptics
C) kinesics
D) olfactics

Answer 3

B

Question 4

A gesture,such as a wave,is included in the study of ______.

A) haptics
B) kinesics
C) olfactics
D) artifactual communication

Question 5

Which of the following is a characteristics of the wai gesture?

A) It is a learned behavior in France.
B) It is a learned behavior in Nigeria.
C) It is used to pay homage to Confucius.
D) It varies by the degree of deference that is called for.

Question 6

The study of communication by smell is known as ______.

A) chronemics
B) haptics
C) oculesics
D) olfactics

Question 7

Vocal qualifiers and segregates are part of ______.

A) silence
B) paralanguage
C) proxemics
D) haptics

Question 8

Which of the following is the study of our use of personal space?

A) haptics
B) kinesics
C) olfactics
D) proxemics

Question 9

Which expressions are easier to discern than other universal expressions?

A) envy and sadness
B) happiness and surprise
C) anger and disgust
D) fear and contempt

Question 10

Messages conveyed through objects or arrangements of objects made by human hands are ______.

A) haptics
B) kinesics
C) olfactics
D) artifactual communication

Question 11

An example of a tonal language in which the denotative meaning of some words depends on the context and how the word is said is ______.

A) Australian English
B) German
C) Malay
D) Vietnamese

Question 12

______ are sometimes arbitrary in character,sometimes based on a real or fancied analogy,and usually simpler than symbols.

A) Signs
B) Symbols
C) Markers
D) Words

Question 13

Researchers found evidence for how many universal nonverbal expressions?

A) two
B) seven
C) three
D) five

Question 14

The belief that nonverbal communication is learned is basic to which approach to the study of nonverbal behavior?

A) formative
B) functional
C) nature
D) nurture

Question 15

Intensity (loud/soft),pitch (high/low),and extent (drawl and clipping)are all ______.

A) vocal qualifiers
B) audio qualifiers
C) vocal markers
D) audio markers

Question 16

In Fragante v.City and County of Honolulu,the Supreme Court let stand a federal appeals court decision supporting an employee's termination based on ______.

A) a heavy accent
B) physical appearance
C) use of personal space
D) use of time

Question 17

Misinterpretations of nonverbal communication is a major barrier to intercultural communication.

Question 18

Marla arrives at 5:30 for a 6:00 dinner at Jaime's house because in her culture it is the norm to arrive one-half hour early.This is an instance of transmitting information nonverbally through ______.

A) chronemics
B) haptics
C) oculesics
D) olfactics

Question 19

Touch used instead of saying "I love you" exemplifies which function of the nonverbal communication?

A) sending uncomfortable messages
B) making relationships clear
C) regulating interaction
D) replacing spoken messages

Question 20

Selma and Nathan stand very close to each other outside the classroom,but in the classroom they remain several feet from each other.This is an instance of transmitting information nonverbally through ______.

A) haptics
B) kinesics
C) olfactics
D) proxemics

Question 21

In intercultural interactions,we are less likely to recognize how nonverbal symbols are different than how languages are different.

Question 22

Sadness is one of the universal forms of nonverbal expression.

Question 23

Burgoon contends that some nonverbal communication,even in the same culture,is so ambiguous that its interpretation is mediated by context.

Question 24

Researchers from the ______ approach (anthropologists,sociologists)believe that nonverbal communication is learned.

Question 25

Scholars from the nature approach believe nonverbal behavior is genetically determined.

Question 26

There are no nonverbal cues generally recognized across cultures.

Question 27

A home with good feng shui manipulates design and furniture to establish positive energy and balance.

Question 28

In Asia,silence has generally been considered socially disagreeable.

Question 29

In all cultures,women can detect odors in lower concentrations,identify them more accurately,and remember them longer than men.

Question 30

Subcultures tend to have similar nonverbal messages,as long as they are a part of the same dominant culture.

Question 31

According to Mehrabian,in the United States,status manifests itself by a relaxed posture.

Question 32

In the United States,contextual factors are critical to understanding the symbolic content of touching.

Question 33

Smell remains one of the least understood senses.

Question 34

A French parliamentary committee found that Muslim women's covering of their faces was against the French republican principles of secularism and equality.

Question 35

Even if a smile is universally recognized as a sign of friendliness,it has other meanings specific to a culture.

Question 36

The white AIDS ribbon became one of the most recognized symbols worldwide.

Question 37

Charles Darwin argued that some nonverbal cues are biologically determined.

Question 38

Edward Hall argued that standing in lines is more likely to be found in cultures where people are treated as equals.

Question 39

The calendar in use today,the Gregorian calendar,dates back to 1582.

Question 40

The wai is a Thai nonverbal gesture accompanied with verbal greetings.

Question 41

A form of artifactual communication,Muslim women may wear several different types of headscarves and veils generally referred to as ______.

Question 42

______ communication refers to how we decorate our homes.

Question 43

The study of our use of touch to communicate is known as ______.

Question 44

______ stated that our facial expressions,such as smiles and frowns,are not learned but biologically determined.

Question 45

Define nonverbal communication.

Question 46

The space that an individual claims,whether permanently or temporarily,is referred to as ______.

Question 47

Chinese geomancy,______,is the art of manipulating the physical environment to establish harmony with the natural environment.

Question 48

A study of university students in the United States showed that ______ can be used to communicate playful aggression,sexual interest or intent,or support.

Question 49

Many American-Indian people understand time to be ______.

Question 50

According to Hall,doing many things at once is known as ______ time.

Question 51

Gestures,body movements,facial expressions,and eye contact are behaviors termed ______.

Question 52

Western cultures tend to think of time in a ______ sense.

Question 53

Nonverbal communication can be narrowly defined to include only intentional use or broadly defined to also include elements of the ______.

Question 54

The term given to the study of our use of personal space is ______.

Question 55

Directing turn taking in a conversation is an example of using nonverbals to ______ interaction.

Question 56

In ______,on the individual level,silence can be viewed as a state of being.

Question 57

In situations in which words cannot be used,nonverbal are used to ______ spoken messages.

Question 58

According to Hall,using time by doing one thing at a time is known as ______ time.

Question 59

Happiness and ______ are easier to discern than other nonverbal behaviors.

Question 60

The nonverbal elements of the voice are referred to as ______.

Question 61

Define and give examples of how proxemics are used differently in different cultures.

Question 62

List and briefly describe nonverbal communication as well as the three major approaches to the study of nonverbal communication.

Question 63

Define and give examples of how chronemics are used differently in different cultures.

Question 64

Create a hypothetic example where monochromic and polychromic time use created barriers in intercultural communication.

Question 65

Outline and evaluate the possible arguments in the Fragante v.City and County of Honolulu case.

Question 66

Use the example of Korean storekeepers and African American customers to identify nonverbal misunderstandings.

Question 67

List the seven universally recognized facial expressions according to research by Ekman and colleagues.

Question 68

Pick one function of nonverbal communication,and describe how it affects day-to-day life as we communicate interculturally.

Question 69

Define and give examples of how territoriality is used differently in different cultures.

Question 70

Identify,with intercultural examples,three of the six functions performed by nonverbal communication.

Question 71

Define and give examples of how olfactics are used differently in different cultures.

Question 72

Define and give examples of how kinesics are used differently in different cultures.

Question 73

Define and give examples of how paralanguage is used differently in different cultures.

Question 74

Define and give examples of how artifactual communication is used differently in different cultures.

Question 75

Define and give examples of how haptics are used differently in different cultures.

Question 76

Define and give examples of how silence is used differently in different cultures.

Question 77

Give examples of internationally recognized and understood signs and symbols.

Question 78

How is the wai gesture related to and consistent with other aspects of Thai culture?

Question 79

How does nonverbal communication affect the success of intercultural communication?