Deck 9: The Effects of the Face on Human Communication

Question 1

How are receivers able to distinguish a Duchenne smile from a non-Duchenne smile? The Duchenne smile __________.

A)does not involve eye muscles
B)lasts longer
C)has a smoother quality
D)only experienced communicators can distinguish the two

Answer 1

C

Question 2

When a person expresses two or more facial emotions simultaneously,it is called a(n)__________.

A)display mix
B)affect blend
C)expression blend
D)multi-emotive display

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The FACS is complex and time-consuming to learn,so lends itself nicely to being automated as a computer program.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

According to Ekman and Friesen,people who have very little facial movement,and who inhibit expressions of their actual feeling states are __________.

A)controllers
B)nonrevealers
C)withholders
D)frozen affectors

Question 5

Chris was pretty sure that he was earning a "C" in this history class,but his instructor pulled him aside after class and told him that he has been doing excellent "A" work all semester.Chris' internal immediate reaction is total surprise;however,his face shows mild surprise,and he comments that he thought he was doing pretty good work in the course.Which display rule is Chris illustrating?

A)overintensification of the affect
B)deitensified affect
C)neutralized feelings
D)masked feelings

Question 6

Facial expressions consistently reveal internal emotions.

Question 7

Background context is not helpful in identifying facial expressions.

Question 8

"Externalizers" are people who have lots of overt facial expressions and little physiological reactivity to stimuli.

Question 9

The research of Chapman and colleagues (2009)shows that different facial muscles are associated with gustatory disgust (e.g. ,something tastes bad to you)compared to moral disgust (e.g. ,you see someone being treated unfairly).

Question 10

Researchers studying secondary emotions observed increased eye blinking,more facial movement overall and a horizontal mouth stretch as behaviors associated with __________.

A)anxiety
B)embarrassment
C)pride
D)contempt

Question 11

Which of the following is the best summary of the facial feedback hypothesis?

A)A person's emotion leads to a specific facial expression.
B)Facial muscles may trigger chemical responses which make people feel an emotion.
C)One person's facial expression causes another person to respond similarly.
D)Seeing one's reflection in the mirror has a reinforcing effect on one's expression.

Question 12

Six basic primary emotions can be consistently identified by observers,worldwide.Which is not one of these emotions?

A)fear
B)disgust
C)sadness
D)compassion

Question 13

Which of the following statements about social functions of facial expressions is false?

A)Bowlers smile more at the pins than at their friends after a good roll.
B)Babies smile more often when they expect to make eye contact with mothers.
C)Subjects watching pleasant movies alone smile less than when they watch the same movies with their friends.
D)Just imagining others are present facilitates facial displays.

Question 14

An in-group advantage has been documented showing that people have an advantage when judging cues expressed by members of their own cultural,national,or ethnic group.

Question 15

Facial displays which act as markers for words and clauses and are directed toward the organizational structure of the conversation are called __________.

A)facial feature displays
B)semantic displays
C)phonemic clauses
D)syntactic displays