COM 110 Final

which of the following is a feeling of superiority over, and disrespect for another

contempt

Exam 5 a structured system of symbols used for creating meaning is known as :

language

which of the following pairs of nonverbal channel is particularly useful in communicating emotion?

facial expression and vocal behaviors

anytime you expect something to happen, and then it does, that's a self-fullfining prophecy

false

fellowship face refers to our need to avoid being imposed upon by others

false

in personal relationships, it's always best to increase the breadth and depth of self-disclosure

false

men are less likely than women to report feeling hostile emotions such as anger

false

t/f as opposed to moods, most emotions are persistent, often lasting or days or weeks at a time

false

t/f ethos refers to listeners ability to reason

false

t/f if you can identify the reason you feel good or bad then you're probably experiencing a mode rather than an emotion

false

t/f men ar emore liekly to experience emotional jealousy whereas women are more likely to experience sexual jealousy

false

t/f most hispanic, southern european, and middle eastern cultures are classified as low context cultures

false

t/f most research strongly supports the common notion that beauty is only in the eye of the beholder

false

t/f pennebaker's research shows that verbal communication has little ability to provide comfort and healing

false

t/f people from southern parts of countries are less emotionally expressive tan those from northern

false

t/f research has shown that genetics have little or no influence on personality

false

t/f self-concept is entirely subjective

false

t/f slander is a defamatory statement made in print or other fixed medium

false

t/f the pupil of the eye contracts when we look at someone we find attractive

false

t/f the shared opinion error occurs when one speaker inappropriately dominates the conversation

false

t/f we experience jealousy when we want what another people has

false

t/f when nonverbal cues conflict wit verbal sues people should believe the verbal cues

false

the study of touch behavior is known as

haptics

which of the following example illustrates the idea of reclaiming a phrase

homosexual men referring to one another as queer

when we consider how we want to be perceived by other people, we are considering our

image/face

if i am jealous when i see my boyfriend mel flirt with another women, but i chose to act as though it doesn't bother me because i don't want to appear vulnerable i am engaging in what

inhibition

anxiety, worry, and terror are all forms of the sam emotion, but they differ in

intensity

___ occurs when people feel that the existence or quality of an important relationship is threatened by a third party

jealousy

all if the following are primary emotion except

jealousy

the study of how people use moment is called

kinesics

words that evoke strangle positive or strongly negative connotations are known collectively as

loaded language

if i am sad and nervous when my son CJ leaves home for college but i pretend to be happy so i don't spoil his excitement I am engaging in

masking

rick's manager susan called him into the office. when he sat down she said rick your performance use bad an inletting you go. after a moment she stated to grin and whisked. he knew she was kidding

meta-cummunicate that she was teasing

according to research cited in the text, women who take their husbands name when they marry differ in some ways from women who keep their last name. which of the following statements is true?

name keepers say their personal concerns are more important than their relationships

Schutz identified three fundamental interpersonal needs. this particular need is the most similar in meaning to fellowship face

need for inclusion

EXAM 9 this teary says that each of us is born with a fundamental drive to seek, form, maintain and protect strong social relationships

need to belong theory

which of the following secondary emotions consists of joy and surprise, plus excitement and attraction

passion

acoording to edward T hal this range of this type of distance is approximately 1/5 to 4 feet

personal distance

this type of language rule deals with the correct pronunciation of words

phonological rule

the fact that my heart rate ad respiration increase when i am fearful, refers to which emotion

physiological

when jesse first met nicollete he extended his hand and said war my nice to meet you. nicolette rolled her eyes and said yah. jesse inferred that she was not excited about meeting him based on her reaction. what rule of language is this

pragmatic rule

this aspect of facial attractiveness refers to the relative size of facial features such as nose or ears

proportionality

one of the ways we fire out who we are is by seeing who others think we are. the term for this process is

reflected appraisal

your own subjective evaluation of yourself is known as:

self esteem

Exam 3 you own understanding of who you are as a person comprises your

self- concept

this occurs when you presume your listeners have information that they don't have

shared knowledge error

when we evaluate our own merits with resect to certain reference groups, we are engaging in a process known as:

social comparison

which of the following nonverbal cues is commonly associated with decpetion

speaking in a higher pitch voice

your textbook identifies several ways that speakers can use nonverbal communication to increase the persuasiveness of their statements. which os not a way to

speaking softly and slowly to who that you're competent and trustworthy

to an american, the phrase, how are you today? sounds correct whereas the phrase today you are how sounds incorrect. the sec on phrase violates which rule of language?

syntactical

the tendency to assume that attractive people have other positive qualities is called

the halo effect

according to the norm of reciprocity, people expect the same relative level of mutual disclosure i their personal relationships

true

as articulated by Schultz, the need for affection refers to the need to have people love and appreciate us

true

image management is a complex, collaborative process

true

low self-monitors are more likely than high-self monitors to appear unsophisticated or socially awkward

true

social penetration theory uses the metaphor of an onion to illustrate the process of disclosure in personal relationships

true

t/f according to communication accommodation theory, we may be able to enhance our credibility by speaking in a dialect that is familiar to our audience

true

t/f an I statement claims ownership of what one is feeling or thinking whereas a you statements shifts responsibility to the other person

true

t/f arousal is an increase in energy

true

t/f children who are regularly touched tend to develop stronger immune systems than those who are not

true

t/f contempt is a secondary emotion which is a combination of disgust and anger

true

t/f liking is a product of our overall evaluation of another person

true

t/f of all the senses, smell is most strongly tied with memory

true

t/f our use of time can send powerful messages about value and power

true

t/f passion is partially based on surprise

true

t/f people with high emotion intelligence are away of their ow emotion as well as the emotions of others and pay attention to their emotions when making decision about how to act

true

t/f phonological rules deal with the correct pronunciation of words

true

t/f primary emotions are not strongly influenced by culture

true

t/f profanity is highly context-specific

true

t/f the face communicates more information than any other nonverbal channel

true

t/f the sapir-whorf hypothesis holds that language influences the ways that members of a culture see the world

true

t/f verbal communication includes both spoken and written language

true

t/f voices that have low amount of inflection are said to be monotone

true

t/f when we feel happy, our tendency is to approach and reconnect with people

true

t/f your self-concept is made us of the perceptions you have about who you are as a person.

true

___ refers to the positivity or negativity of an emotion

valence

which of the following statements about language are true?

when we speak more than one language, their language is often accompanied by a shift in cultural values

Judy thinks it's going to rain today, so she behaves in ways that are consistent with that prediction. in fact, it does rain, just as she predicted. Is this an example of self-fulfilling prophecy?

yes, because she predicted it would rain and it did

jason went to a party with several of his friends last weekend. while her was there, Jason made several inappropriate comments and did not notice that people were offended by what he was saying. afterwards, several people at the party commented to Jason's friends that they were surprised and upset by his behavior. which of the following statements is likely true of Jason?

Jason is a low-self monitor

according to the Johari wind, there are aspects of our personalities that others can see in us but that we are unaware of. these are known as the____ aspects of our self

blind

according to social penetration theory, the ___ dimension concerns the number of topics disclosed whereas the __ dimension concerns the level of detail in topics disclosed

breadth, depth

technically speaking, which of the following is a factual statement

candidate C accepted illegal bribes

which face refers to our need to be respected for our abilities and intelligence?

competence face

you text discussed several potential risks of self-disclosure. which of the following was not among them?

damaging personal health

if i am extremely angry with a co-worker for missing a deadline but in the presence of my supervisor decide it's best to seem mildly annoyed, i am engaging in

de-intensification

the literal dictionary meaning of a word is its ___ meaning

denotative

which of the following statements is not true about hyper personal communication?

each is true

the face is used nonverbally to communicate all of the following expect

each of these is correct

language that disguises the speaker's true intentions through strategic ambiguity is called

equivocation

saying that someone has been let go instead of fired is an example of which language behavior?

euphemism

EXAM 6 during a phone conversation you are still able to infer something about the speaker's mood and personality by listening to the vocal cues as they speak. this exam;e illustrates which of the following claims about nonverbal communication

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if i don't really care about my neighbor's good news, but act happy anyway when i hear about it because i want to appear supportive i am engaging in

...

if i pretend to be overjoyed about seeing anole acquaintance when in fact i only find it mildly pleasant i am engaging in what

...

which of the following emotional states was not identitifeied by paul ekman as having a universal facial expression

...

why do people tend to believe nonverbal messages when they are contradictory

...

contemporary research suggests that approximately this percentage of meaning transmitted nonverbally

65-70%

which of the following vocal behavior is an aspect of nonverbal communication

all of the above

friendships and other social relationship often involve these types of rewards

all the above

according to research, a hole mist contain this in order to be considered funny

an expectancy violation

which face need frees to our need to avoid being imposed upon by others?

autonomy face