Chapter 4 Practice quiz

Which of the following is NOT one of the 6 basic facial expressions of emotion?

jealousy

-Which of the following is NOT an example of a channel of nonverbal communication

visual acuity

a primary gender difference in nonverbal communication is that:

women tend to be better decoders of nonverbal communication than men

Nonverbal communication is used for:

all of the above

This is a schema that people use to group various traits together:

an implicit personality theory

-Deciding that someone fell down the stars because he is clumsy would be an example of:

an internal attribution

You notice that Nathan is afraid of the neighbor's dog, but everyone else thinks the dog is sweet. You conclude that Nathan is afraid of dogs. Your attribution reflects which attribution principle?

consensus

Display rules in nonverbal communication are:

culture-specific rules that determine when and how nonverbal expressions of emotion are to be displayed

-You notice that after your friend who is normally quite friendly has a few drinks at a party he seems to be acting more cold and distant. You conclude he is acting this way because that is how he reacts to alcohol. Your attribution reflects which of the following principles:

distinctiveness

-In speech class, Carol was assigned to give a speech favoring a policy prohibiting first year students from having cars on campus. Janet was assigned a speech against the policy. The students in the class tend to believe that Carol is supports the policy while Janet does not. Their judgments reflect:

the correspondence bias