Question 1

Express is to __________ as interpret is to __________.

Accepted Answer

Expressing is similar to encoding, as both involve putting a message or idea into a particular form. Interpreting, on the other hand, involves decoding a message or idea and making sense of it. Therefore, decode is the appropriate word for interpreting.

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a purpose of nonverbal communication?

Accepted Answer

Nonverbal communication is often used to convey attitudes and personality traits, as well as to facilitate verbal communication. However, stating clear goals and motives is usually done through verbal communication.

Question 3

According to your textbook authors, the popularity of reality television is largely due to the fact that we __________.

Accepted Answer

According to the textbook authors, the popularity of reality television is largely due to our fascination with trying to figure other people out, so we can better understand our social world. Reality television offers a window into the lives of others, including their motivations and behaviors, which satisfies our desire for social connection and understanding.

Question 4

If nonverbal communications were used evolutionarily to communicate with other members of your species, how would an early human convey that the thing they just ate was tasty and pleasing?

Accepted Answer

Showing a happy face would convey positive emotions and satisfaction towards the food, indicating that it was tasty and pleasing. Angry or disgusted faces would signal the opposite, while a surprised face may not convey specific emotions related to the taste of the food.

Question 5

Social perception is defined as __________.

Accepted Answer

Social perception refers to the process of forming impressions and making inferences about other people based on their behaviors and other available information. It involves our ability to interpret and understand the social world around us. Option B refers to sensory perception, Option C refers to visual perception, and Option D refers to the use of pre-existing cognitive structures known as schema to interpret and judge others.

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT considered a nonverbal behavior?

Accepted Answer

Nonverbal behavior refers to actions and expressions that are conveyed through body language, facial expressions, and tone of voice. Spoken sentences are considered verbal communication.

Question 7

According to the authors of your text, how people communicate-intentionally or unintentionally-without words is the definition of __________.

Accepted Answer

The definition of nonverbal communication is how people communicate without words, whether intentionally or unintentionally, through gestures, facial expressions, tone of voice, body language, and other nonverbal cues. This can have a significant impact on the meaning of a message and how it is perceived by the listener.

Question 8

According to the authors of your text, emojis are used to __________.

Accepted Answer

The authors of the text state that emojis are used to fill in the gaps of nonverbal cues in normal communication. Emojis help convey emotion, tone, and intention in written communication that would typically be conveyed through nonverbal cues in face-to-face communication.

Question 9

Contemporary researchers have collected evidence that naturalist Charles Darwin (1872) was correct when he asserted that facial expressions are __________ specific.

Accepted Answer

Contemporary researchers have found evidence that supports Darwin's claim that facial expressions are species-specific, meaning that they are innate and universal across cultures and geographic locations. Cross-cultural studies have found that people from various cultures can accurately identify basic emotions expressed in facial expressions, such as happiness, anger, and sadness, which suggests a biological and evolutionary basis for these expressions.

Question 10

Sheila fancies herself an outgoing extrovert. She smiles a lot and gestures dramatically as she talks. This example best illustrates the use of nonverbal behavior to __________.

Accepted Answer

Sheila's nonverbal behavior of smiling a lot and gesturing dramatically conveys her personality traits of being outgoing and extroverted.

Question 11

All we can see is other people's appearance and behavior, but we are most interested in trying to infer from this __________.

Accepted Answer

We are always trying to make sense of other people's behavior and often try to infer why they behave the way they do based on their appearance and behavior.

Question 12

After a long day at work, you get home, log on to Facebook, and find three messages from friends, checking on you. You smile and laugh in delight that your friends have shown they care. Your nonverbal behavior in this example is helping you __________.

Accepted Answer

Your nonverbal behavior (smiling and laughing) is conveying your emotions, specifically happiness and gratitude for your friends' caring messages.

Question 13

Professor Dante is interested in how we show more leniency to attractive people who make bad decisions than unattractive people who make bad choices. Professor Dante is studying __________.

Accepted Answer

Professor Dante is studying social perception, which involves how we form impressions and make judgments about other people, including how attractiveness can influence our perceptions and judgments of their actions.

Question 14

Eva and her roommate haven't been getting along lately. Every time Eva enters the room, her roommate looks away and turns her body so that her back is to Eva. This example best illustrates the use of nonverbal behavior to __________.

Accepted Answer

The roommate's nonverbal behavior of looking away and turning her body shows her negative attitude towards Eva. Nonverbal behavior can convey attitudes and emotions without the use of words.

Question 15

Darwin believed that emotional expressions began as __________ that came to have evolutionary value because they __________.

Accepted Answer

Darwin believed that emotional expressions began as physiological reactions, such as changes in facial muscles or bodily posture, that conveyed emotional states to other members of the species. These expressions then evolved to have adaptive value because they allowed individuals to communicate their emotional states and intentions more effectively, for example, by signaling aggression or submission, which could help to avoid physical conflict or establish dominance hierarchies.

Question 16

Social perception helps us in __________ and in being __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Social perception helps us in __________ and...

Question 17

Larry sees a group of people weeping, with frowns on their faces and their eyes turned down. Larry __________ their expressions to understand that they are feeling sadness.

Accepted Answer

Larry is interpreting the facial expressions of the group to understand their emotions, which is the process of decoding.

Question 18

Jessica smiles to convey that she is happy. Jessica's smile is a way of __________ the emotion of happiness.

Accepted Answer

Encoding refers to the process of expressing or displaying emotions or thoughts through nonverbal cues such as facial expressions, gestures or tone of voice. In this case, Jessica is encoding the emotion of happiness through her smile.

Question 19

The basic type of information people use about others to form impressions and understand them is __________.

Accepted Answer

Nonverbal behavior, such as facial expressions, tone of voice, and body language, is the most basic type of information people use to form impressions and understand others. Intuition and rational judgment may also play a role, but they are based on more complex and nuanced information. Reading someone's blog may provide additional information, but it is not the most basic or fundamental way people form impressions.

Question 20

Why is it difficult to draw inferences about other people's behaviors?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Why is it difficult to draw inferences...

Quiz 4: Social Perception: How We Come to Understand Other People

Express is to as interpret is to .