Deck 3: Nonverbal Communication

Question 1

If you can decode NVC successfully, you do not need to be concerned about encoding it.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

NVC is different from verbal communication because it is:

A) Continuous
B) Under our control
C) Guided by rules
D) Connected to culture

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Explain Chronemics.

Answer 3

Chronemics encompasses use and evaluation of time in your interaction, including the location of events in time. It also involves the duration of events and cultural differences in attitudes toward time.

Question 4

You cannot have interactions without nonverbal communication (NVC).

Question 5

Explain the difference between static and dynamic nonverbal communication (NVC).

Question 6

NVC can help to begin, to regulate, or to terminate communicative interactions.

Question 7

Nonverbal communication (NVC) is always intentional.

Question 8

Explain how NVC serves as a relational regulator.

Question 9

Examples of dynamic NVC would not be likely to include:

A) Facial expressions
B) Gestures
C) Eye contact
D) Eye color

Question 10

Discuss the connection between relationships and use of personal space.

Question 11

NVC is rarely ambiguous or difficult to interpret.

Question 12

Similarities between verbal and nonverbal communication include:

A) Both are impersonal
B) Both are precise and non-ambiguous
C) Both are free from rules
D) Both are influenced by culture

Question 13

NVC can be very personal, ambiguous, less controlled and continuous.

Question 14

NVC can sometimes contradict verbal communication within the same message.

Question 15

NVC is not symbolic and guided by rules.

Question 16

NVC and verbal communication are both influenced by culture.

Question 17

Give an example of a form of nonverbal communication that is influenced by culture.

Question 18

Examples of static NVC would include:

A) Eye contact
B) Eye color
C) Pupil dilation
D) Blinking rate

Question 19

Identify at least three of the kinds of topics that make up the study of nonverbal communication (NVC).

Question 20

NVC does not have an effect on the flow (the starting and stopping) of communication.

Question 21

If you like to sit in the same seat in class every day and get upset if someone takes your spot, you are experiencing:

A) Primary territoriality
B) Secondary territoriality
C) Public territoriality
D) Tertiary territoriality

Question 22

The study of chronemics in NVC includes:

A) Observing eye blinks in a conversation
B) Observing vocal variety in a conversation
C) Observing how people claim space and territory
D) Observing how people time the 'flow' of conversation

Question 23

NVC can do which of the following in relation to verbal communication?:

A) Repeat or reinforce
B) Fail to substitute
C) Remove all ambiguity
D) Remain impersonal

Question 24

The study of vocalics in NVC includes:

A) Observing tone of voice in a conversation
B) Observing how people claim space and territory
C) Observing how people stand or gesture
D) Observing eye blinks in a conversation

Question 25

The study of kinesics in NVC would include:

A) Observing vocal variety in a conversation
B) Observing numbers of um's and you know's in a conversation
C) Observing how people claim space and territory
D) Observing how people stand or gesture

Question 26

We are more likely to require more personal space in a communication interaction if:

A) We know the other person extremely well
B) We come from an Arabic cultural background
C) We come from a Hispanic cultural background
D) We do not know the other person at all

Question 27

Effective decoding of others' NVC involves:

A) Disguising your emotions and feelings
B) Paying more attention to the other person
C) Revealing your emotions and feelings accurately
D) Paying less attention to the other person

Question 28

To improve your NVC as a speaker, you should affirm the listener, which refers specifically to:

A) Encoding approval and liking while you are talking
B) Being consistent in your verbal and NVC
C) Being clear and less ambiguous in your NVC
D) Matching your NVC to the meaning of your words

Question 29

Sustained eye contact for a longer period of time, or gaze, is:

A) Always threatening
B) Sometimes threatening
C) Always positive
D) Always misinterpreted

Question 30

The study of haptics in NVC includes:

A) Observing vocal variety in a conversation
B) Observing how people time the 'flow' of conversation
C) Observing how people casually touch each other
D) Observing eye blinks in a conversation

Question 31

NVC often happens without our control and knowledge; when this betrays our internal feelings, it is called:

A) Adage
B) Leakage
C) Prestige
D) Vantage

Question 32

Effective encoding of your NVC involves:

A) Disguising your emotions and feelings
B) Paying more attention to the other person
C) Revealing your emotions and feelings accurately
D) Paying less attention to the other person

Question 33

Our house, room, apartment, office, or care are considered as:

A) primary territory
B) secondary territory
C) public territiry
D) social territory

Question 34

A sharp intake of breath indicates shock, pain, or surprise; "uh-huh" or "um" is known as:

A) turn taking
B) vocal filler
C) accent
D) backchannel communication

Question 35

To improve your NVC as a listener, you should attend to the speaker, which refers specifically to:

A) Decoding the undercurrents of the speaker's message
B) Coordinating your reactions with the speaker's cues
C) Terminating the conversation when you are uncomfortable to avoid bonding with the speaker
D) Pay attention to the NVC cues the speaker gives and whether or not the speaker is understanding your NVC

Question 36

Illustrators are the kinds of nonverbal gestures that:

A) Signal a feeling not expressed in words to clarify meaning
B) Are emblematic
C) Signal something said in words to help visualize meaning
D) Are more ambiguous

Question 37

NVC can convey emotional information in a conversation by revealing:

A) Your attitudes about the other person
B) Your attitudes about the weather
C) Your attitudes about your job
D) Your attitudes about others not involved in the conversation

Question 38

The study of proxemics in NVC would include:

A) Observing eye blinks in a conversation
B) Observing numbers of um's and you know's in a conversation
C) Observing how people claim space and territory
D) Observing how people gesture

Question 39

When you allow your doctor to touch your body during a medical exam, the type of touch is considered as:

A) social/polite
B) love/intimate
C) functional/professional
D) casual/informal

Question 40

18-48 inches are defined as:

A) intimate distance
B) personal distance
C) social distance
D) public distance