Deck 4: Nonverbal Communication

Question 1

What is tactile communication, and why is the concept important in communication situations?

Answer 1

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Question 2

Explain how you can improve your nonverbal communication.

Answer 2

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Question 3

Name and explain at least five kinds of vocal cues.

Answer 3

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Question 4

Explain proxemics by including the related concepts of territoriality and personal space.

Question 5

Explain the concept of kinesics by giving examples of behaviors included in the concept.

Question 6

Explain the concept of kinesics by giving behavioral examples of this nonverbal code.

Question 7

Kinesics is the study of posture, movement, gestures, and facial expression.

Question 8

How are liking, status, and responsiveness exhibited in nonverbal communication?

Question 9

People from Mexico or Egypt would most likely adopt a polychronic orientation toward time.

Question 10

When communicating with an American, it is important to keep in mind that a greater emphasis is placed on nonverbal messages as compared to verbal messages.

Question 11

The study of nonverbal communication includes symbols that are not words as well as nonword sounds that convey meaning.

Question 12

With nonverbal communication you need to assess the other person's unique behavior and consider the context to make a better interpretation.

Question 13

Provide one example of how the same meaning is communicated by a number of nonverbal cues.

Question 14

Define the term adaptors and describe at least one example to illustrate your definition.

Question 15

Reveal how assessing another person's unique behavior and considering the context can help to interpret nonverbal communication.

Question 16

What is the importance of object language to communication?

Question 17

Provide one example of a nonverbal cue that has a variety of meanings, and describe the multiple meanings that the cue evokes.

Question 18

Hall defined four distances regularly used by people. Name and explain the four distances, and state what is likely to occur at each distance.

Question 19

Provide an example of an emblem, an illustrator, an affect display, a regulator, and an adaptor.

Question 20

Vocal cues help a public speaker establish credibility.

Question 21

When you wave "hello" to someone in the distance, you are using a nonverbal cue called an illustrator.

Question 22

Audiences who can see the speaker's nonverbal behavior understand more of the message than audiences who cannot.

Question 23

Research does not show a link between physical attractiveness and perceived credibility.

Question 24

Which of the following body movements would most likely be used to indicate liking?

A) spontaneous gestures
B) less eye contact
C) rigid posture
D) close proximity

Question 25

Appropriate distance is culturally determined.

Question 26

Men claim more space for themselves than small people and women.

Question 27

As the woman shaded her eyes with her open hand on her brow, she said, "Wow, is it ever bright out here." The nonverbal cue here is

A) an illustrator.
B) an emblem.
C) a regulator.
D) an adaptor.

Question 28

Proxemics is the study of pronunciation and articulation in nonverbal communication.

Question 29

The amount of touching that takes place between people varies depending on the nation in which they live.

Question 30

Tattoos are perceived similarly for both men and women.

Question 31

According to Hall's categories, standing 4 to 12 feet from another person is called public distance.

Question 32

People who view their work as fast-paced tend to have less job satisfaction.

Question 33

Two men are arguing at the bar when the smaller one says something unkind about the other's mother. The bigger fellow glares straight ahead at his opponent. He is using a nonverbal signal that is best described as being an

A) illustrator.
B) emblem.
C) affect display.
D) adaptor.

Question 34

A woman who wears an engagement ring, a sorority pin, and an expensive gold bracelet is communicating nonverbally through artifacts.

Question 35

In nonverbal communication we use the same cue to communicate a number of different meanings.

Question 36

A nonverbal move that controls communication, such as starting to move away from a person, is an example of a nonverbal cue called an adaptor.

Question 37

Male children receive more touching from their mothers than do female children.

Question 38

Paralinguistic features of vocal cues are called "nonverbal" even though they include nonword sounds.

Question 39

In nonverbal communication we use a variety of cues to communicate the same meaning.

Question 40

The least touching occurs between fathers and sons.

Question 41

Which of the following is NOT included in the study of proxemics?

A) distance
B) space
C) sound
D) territoriality

Question 42

When a person leans forward and has a positive facial expression, he or she is exhibiting the concept of

A) status.
B) chronemics.
C) liking.
D) responsiveness.

Question 43

Which statement about clothing and the perceptions of others is NOT verified by research?

A) Clothing affects others' impression of status.
B) Clothing and artifacts are unrelated to how acceptable we find other people to be.
C) Clothing is often cited by women as the most important characteristic when describing another's popularity.
D) Brightly colored clothing is associated with sophistication, immorality, and physical attractiveness.

Question 44

Which of the following statements about distance is FALSE?

A) Women exhibit discomfort at the small space they are allowed by others.
B) Women and children are given little space in our American culture.
C) Women and children desire more relational closeness than do males in our society.
D) Men tend to take more room because they are usually bigger in height and weight.

Question 45

Which of the following findings is true of the relationship between dress and personality?

A) People who dress with comfort in mind tend to be low in self-control and introverted.
B) People who dress in a decorative style tend to be unsociable and intellectual.
C) People who are conformist in dress are expressive, dominant, and unrestrained in social situations.
D) People who conform to current styles seek to be accepted and liked.

Question 46

Which statement about nonverbal use of space is FALSE?

A) Strangely enough, people tend to stand close together in a large space like an auditorium.
B) Strangely enough, people tend to stay farther apart in small places like elevators.
C) Middle-class suburbanites in the United States tend to have open backyards, but people in Latin America tend to have walls.
D) Americans tend to stand much closer to each other than do people from most other countries.

Question 47

Which type of nonverbal communication occurs when you send the same message both verbally and nonverbally?

A) repeating
B) emphasizing
C) complimenting
D) substituting

Question 48

Which type of facial expression will likely receive the most attention?

A) neutral
B) happy
C) angry
D) sad

Question 49

Which of the following are NOT paralinguistic features?

A) pitch, rate, and inflection
B) volume, voice quality, and silence
C) pronunciation, enunciation, and articulation
D) sounds with meaning and words without meaning

Question 50

At what age do people, on average, begin receiving specialized attention based on physical attractiveness?

A) 1 year old
B) 4 years old
C) 7 years old
D) 10 years old

Question 51

Who is more likely to use touch as a means of communicating?

A) a white American from Salt Lake City, Utah
B) a black woman from Puerto Rico
C) an English gentleman from London
D) a Frenchman from Paris

Question 52

As he drove out of the driveway, he saw his wife waving but did not realize that she wanted him to stop to avoid running over the tricycle. He thought she was just waving good-bye. The problem in this nonverbal episode is that we

A) use a variety of cues to communicate the same meaning.
B) use the same cue to communicate a variety of meanings.
C) have a one-to-one relationship between signal and meaning, so that one cue has one meaning.
D) have many ways to say good-bye, including handshakes, hugging, and waving.

Question 53

Upon walking into a crowded bar on a Friday night, Daniel begins to get uncomfortable because it is so crowded. There are many people very close to him and some even bumping into him as they pass. These people are in Daniel's

A) intimate space.
B) personal space.
C) social space.
D) public space.

Question 54

The study of nonword sounds that communicate meaning is called

A) kinesics.
B) paralinguistics.
C) objectics.
D) artifacts.

Question 55

Kelly is listening intently to her friend, Sheri, talk about her boyfriend who is leaving for a year to serve in the Army. Kelly says "mmm-hmm" during the conversation to show Sheri that she is listening. She is communicating using

A) kinesics.
B) paralinguistic features.
C) objectics.
D) artifacts.

Question 56

Communication by touch is called

A) tactile communication.
B) affect displays.
C) territoriality.
D) kinesics.

Question 57

A distance of 10 feet between two people talking is what Edward T. Hall referred to as

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

Question 58

Which of the following statements about touch is FALSE?

A) Men value touch more than women do.
B) Fathers touch sons less than mothers do.
C) Female students are touched more than male students.
D) Female children are touched more than male children.

Question 59

Paralinguistic cues can indicate all of the following EXCEPT

A) emotional states.
B) personality characteristics.
C) intelligence.
D) physical characteristics.

Question 60

With whom are you most likely to stand the closest?

A) a state senator from another state
B) a person of the same race
C) a person who is obviously physically handicapped
D) a stranger

Question 61

In reference to chronemics, polychronic people might ________, whereas monochronic people might ________.

A) arrive early; leave early
B) arrive and leave early; arrive and leave late
C) leave early; arrive late
D) arrive and leave late; arrive and leave on time or early