Foundations of Communication

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Which of the following are examples of power and control touch?

A host putting a guiding hand on a guest's back The police holding a suspect

Which of the following describes the pattern of pronouncing vowel and consonant sounds that is representative of a particular language or geographic area?

Accent

Behaviors done to inflict physical harm are forms of ______ touch

Aggressive

According to some research, men are more likely than women to express emotions of

Anger

The kind of touch that accompanies some form of care or service is known as _________ touch.

Caregiving

With whom do we maintain a social distance?

Casual acquaintances Customers

On average, men's voices have a ______ pitch than women's voices

Deeper

Another word for articulation is

Enunciation

Which of the following are ways to improve your nonverbal communication?

Express nonverbal messages clearly Accurately interpret the nonverbal behavior of others

Which of the following are important functions of facial dispays?

Expressing emotion signaling attractiveness revealing identity

Which of the following are nonverbal communication skills?

Expressing messages nonverbally Interpreting nonverbal communication

Which of the following are nonverbal channels that are particularly effective for expressing emotions?

Facial expressions vocal behaviors

True or false: Culture has little influence on nonverbal communication?

False

True or false: In the majority of situations we communicate more information through verbal communication than we do through nonverbal behavior.

False

True or false: We get more but less accurate information about a person's emotional state from the vocal cues than from facial cues.

False

The sounds "umm" and "er" that English speaker make in the conversation are examples of

Filler words

Which of the following people need to rely primarily on nonverbal communication?

Friends during the performance of a very loud rock concert Infants, who haven't yet learned to speak People who have had a stroke that affects their ability to speak

Which of the following are nonverbal channels?

Gestures Touch Vocal Characteristics

Affectionate touch includes which of the following behaviors?

Hand holding Hugging Kissing

In North America, a ritualistic touch that we traditionally engage in upon meeting people is a

Handshake

Which of the following are forms of gestures?

Illustrators emblems affect displays adaptors regulators

Which of the following statements are true about the ways men and women use touch?

In same sex pairs, men are less likely to touch eachother than women are In same sex pairs, women are more likely to touch eachother than men are. In opposite sex pairs, men are more likely to touch women than women are to touch men

The lack of eye contact is seen as a sign of respect for authority in which of the following?

In some middle eastern cultures in some Latin american cultures In some asian cultures

As the number of nonverbal cues decreases, their importance

Increases

Which of the following describes a voice's variation in pitch?

Inflection

One function of nonverbal communication is_______ others, which is when we attempt to cause others to think or act in a certain way.

Influencing

Which of the following are some of the functions served by nonverbal communication?

Influencing others Concealing information Managing conversations Maintaining relationships

Which of the following is the distance we prefer to have only with our closest relationships?

Intimate

Physical appearance

Is a channel of nonverbal communication.

Which of the following statements about caregiving touch are true?

It does not necessarily reflect positive emotion for the person being touched It may reflect positive emotion for the person being touched We receive it while receiving some form of care or service.

Which of the following statements are true of nonverbal communication?

It influences others It expresses emotion It helps maintain relationshiops

Which of the following are true about smell?

It influences your reactions to other people Memory is affected by smell Smell affects sexual attraction

Which of the following are true about physical appearance?

It is very important to communication We judge people based on their looks We attribute positive qualities to attractive people

Which of the following is not a nonverbal channel of communication?

Language

Which of the following is a way to improve you nonverbal communication skills?

Learn to accurately interpret nonverbal communication

One characteristic of nonverbal communication is that it____, which is defined as communicating about communication

Metacommunicates

What is the primary means of expressing emotion?

Nonverbal communication

Which of the following statements about nonverbal communication is not correct?

Nonverbal communication is secondary to verbal communication is expressing emotion.

Which of the following statements are true about nonverbal communication?

Nonverbal communication serves multiple functions Nonverbal communication is present in most communication contexts Nonverbal communication express emotions

Which of the following is the distance ranging from 1.5 to 4 feet?

Personal

Which of the following are functions of eye contact?

Persuasion Gaining credibility Signaling attraction

Which of the following are vocal behaviors?

Pitch volume rate

Our use of time sends messages about which of the following?

Power Values

Which of the following describes how correctly you combine vowel and consonant sounds to say a word?

Pronunciation

The distance that usually applies when someone is giving a speech or performing in front of a large audience, and which usually ranges from 12 to 25 feet, is called _______ distance

Public

Which of the following describes how fast or slowly you speak?

Rate

Which of the following is the name for gestures that control the flow of conversations?

Regulators

Which of the following describes the absence of sound?

Silence

Which of the following is not a type of nonverbal communication that involves visual observation?

Smells

Which of the following describe ways people communicate nonverbally?

Through touch Through eye contact Through physical appearance

Which of the following channels for nonverbal communication is the first to develop in an infant?

Touch

True or false: Facial displays are a channel of nonverbal communication

True

Which of the following are channels of nonverbal communication?

Use of facial displays vocal behaviors Use of space

Which is a channel of nonverbal communication?

Use of space

Which of the following are channels of nonverbal behavior?

Use of space Physical appearance Gestures

Which of the following statements are true about nonverbal communication? Check all that apply.

Various parts of our bodies serve as channels of communication It is communication that doesn't use words

Which of the following is a type of gesture that has a direct verbal translation?

an emblem

The way we use time communicates messages about what we

value


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