COMM 2100 - Chapter 6

True or false: It is hard to spot the meaning of violations because nonverbal behaviors are never straightforward.

False

The ___ theory is a systematic analysis of how people adjust their approach when another's behavior doesnt mesh with what's needed, anticipated, or preferred.

Interaction adaptation

Match the proxemics zones, as given by Edward Hall, in the left column to the appropiate interpersonal distance stated in the right column

Intimate distance- 0 to 18in Personal distance- 18in to 4ft Social distance- 4ft to 12ft Public distance- 12ft to 25ft

___ is the study of people's use of space as a special elaboration of culture

Proxemics

Peyton was surprised when Dan held her when she tripped on a rock, but she didn't push him away. Which of the following factors of interactive position does this represent?

Requirement

True or false: According to Judee Burgoon, the size and shape of a individual's personal space depends on his or her cultural norms

True

Identify a question that would cross a person's mind while assessing the communicator reward valence

What can you do for me?

In the context of Judee Burgoon's violation valence, which of the given actions is most likely to be considered ambiguous?

An unexpected touch

Chris and Ben are colleagues. Ben has his own office, but he does not welcome people to his office. However, Ben has always been a little pleasant to Chris than toward other colleagues. Chris makes a surprise move and enters Ben's office to invite him out to dinner. In relation to communicator reward valence, what would be the mst likely outcome to Chris's move?

Ben would accept Chris's invitation and be delighted

According to Judee Burgoon, in relation to the nonverbal expectancy violations model, a communicator with punishing power would do best to stand

slightly farther away than expected

According to Edward Hall's idea of proxemic zones, which of the given scenarios exemplifies a social distance?

A boss addressing his secretary standing six feet away

Identify the statement that is true of the communicator reward valence

Ability and good looks are standard positive that enhace the other person's reward potential

According to Judee Burgoon's nonverbal expectancy violations model, while making a request, an attractive communicator should ___ to get a positive response

adopt a warm, close approach

According to Judee Burgoon, ___ is a heightened state of awareness, orienting response, or mental alertness that stimulates a review of the relationship

arousal

In relation to Judee Burgoon's expectancy violations model, demographic facts are included under ___

communicator characteristics

Judee Burgoon uses the term ____ to label the results an individual receives when the issue of reward potential moves from the background to the foreground of his or her mind when someone violates his or her expectations and there's no social consensus on the meaning of the act

communicator reward valence

One of the three core concepts of Judee Burgoon's expectancy violations theory includes ___

communicator reward valence

According to Judee Burgoon, ___ are what people predict will happen, rather than what they desire

expectancies

As an extension and expansion of the expectancy violations theory, Judee Burgoon, along with her former students Lesa Stern and Leesa Dillman, crafted the ___ theory

interaction adaption

According to Judee Burgoon, a(n) ___ is a person's intial stance toward an interaction as determined by a blend of personal requirements, expectations, and desires

interaction position

According to Judee Borgoon, ___ is the invisible, variable volume of space surrounding as individual that defines that individual's preferred distance from other

peronal space

According to Judee Burgoon's expectancy violations model, under communication characteristics, ___ tends to affect expectation even more than the demographic facts.

physical apperance

In the context of interaction adaption theory, ___ refers to a strong human tendency to respond to another's action with similar behavior

reciprocity

According to Judee Burgoon's expectancy violations theory, ___ factors include similarity, familiarity, liking, and relative staus

relationship

Judee Burgoon steamlined her nonverbal expectancy violations model by

removing extraneous features

In the context of interactive positions, ___ are the outcomes that fulfull a person's basic need to survive, be safe, belong, and have a sense of self-worth

requirements

One of the factors that make up the interactive position is

requirements

In the context of the expectancy violations theory, Judee Burgoon now views arousal as a

side effect of a partner's deviation

According to the expectancy violations theory, situations involving confusing distance violations would require one to consider

the reward valence of the communicator as well as the valence of the violation

In relation to Judee Burgoon's nonverbal expectancy violations model, a(n)___ is the hypothetical outer boundary of intimate space

threat threshold

The term ___ refers to the perceived positive or negative value assigned to a breach of expectations, regardless of who the violator is

violation valence

The difference between Judee Burgoon's original nonverbal expectancy violations model and her new one is that the original model

was concered only with spatial violations