Quiz 6
The study of touch behavior is known as a. haptics b. oculesics c. proxemis d. kinesics
a
Which of the following pairs of nonverbal channels is particularly useful in communicating emotion? a. facial expression and vocal behaviors b. eye contact and hand gesturing c. body movement and eye contact d. vocal behaviors and body movement
a
Your textbook identifies several ways that speakers can use nonverbal comm to increase the persuasiveness of their statements. Which of the following nonverbal behaviors is not in line with these prescriptions? a. speaking softly, slowly, and calmly b. matching someone else's nonverbal behavior c. casually touching someone on the arm d. maintaining eye contact with someone while speaking
a
According to Edward T. Hall, this range of this type of distance is approx 1 1/2 to 4 feet: a. intimate distance b. personal distance c. social distance d. public distance
b
During a phone conversation, you are able to infer something about the speaker's mood and personality by listening to his or her vocal cues. That fact illustrates which of the following claims about nonverbal communication? a. nonverbal comm is usually believed over verbal comm b. nonverbal comm is present in most forms of interpersonal comm c. nonverbal comm conveys more meaning than verbal comm d. nonverbal comm metacommunicates
b
The study of how people use movement is called what? a. haptics b. kinesics c. oculesics d. proxemics
b
These are textual representations of facial expressions, often used in e-mil messages a. textspressions b. emoticons c. e-smiles d. faceprints
b
When you see someone dressed in very tight, dark clothing with spiky hair and eyeliner, you infer that this person is into emo punk rock. Your impression is based on which set of cues? a. demographic b. sociocultural c. socioeconomic d. psychographic
b
Contemporary research suggests that approximately this percentage of meaning is transmitted nonverbally a. 30-35% b. 45-50% c. 65-70% d. 90-95%
c
This aspect of facial attractiveness refers to the relative size of facial features, such as the nose or ears: a. symmetry b. rhinoplasty c. proportionality d. asymmetry
c
This type of gesture has a direct verbal translation: a. illustrator b. regulator c. emblem d. adaptor
c
Vocalic behaviors that go along with verbal behaviors to convey meaning are known as: a. fundamental frequency b. enunciation c. para-language d. paravocalic devices
c
When Rachel saw her neighbor Harold in the hallway, he quickly flagged her down and began to speak with her. Throughout their conversation, Harold maintained steady eye contact, spoke very quickly, laughed frequently, and stood closer to Rachel than he usually would. Harold's nonverbal cues indicate that: a. he was nervous or uncomfortable b. he was engaging in deception c. he was excited d. he was content
c
Which of the following emotional states was NOT identified by Paul Ekman as having a universal facial expression? a. happiness b. disgust c. jealousy d. surprise
c
Which of the following nonverbal cues is not commonly associated with deception, according to reasearch? a. decreased smiling b. increased kinesic behavior c. increased vocal pitch d. decreased pupil dilation
c
Why do people tend to believe nonverbal messages over verbal messages even when they contradict verbal messages? a. nonverbal behaviors are completely involuntary and reflect people's true states b. people will only attempt to control their nonverbal behavior when they are lying c. it is harder for most people to control their nonverbal comm than their verbal comm d. all of these are true
c
The tendency to assume that attractive people have other positive qualities is called what? a. positive prototyping b. character assumption c. principle of facial primacy d. halo effect
d
When people get excited or aroused, this usually happens to their voice: a. increased articulation b. decreased loudness c. reduced inflection d. elevated pitch
d
Which of the following vocal behaviors is a dimension of nonverbal communication? a. tone of voice b. rate of speech c. loudness d. all of these
d
