Chapter 6 intro to communications quiz

Which statement about verbal and nonverbal communication is true?

Both types of messages can be intentional or unintentional.

11. Joaquin came to the United States from Mexico 3 months ago and is still having trouble understanding Americans' tendency to rush all the time. He is also surprised when his teachers are irritated if he joins the class after it has started. Joaquin's confusion about American pace of life is based on which aspect of nonverbal behavior?

Chronemics

If I hug members of my family when I greet them after an absence, I am using nonverbal communication to:

Establish relationship-level meaning.

Greeting behaviors are the same across cultures.

False

Nonverbal communication occurs within a single channel, whereas verbal communication uses many channels.

False

Proxemics refers to how we perceive and use time to define identities and interactions.

False

Restaurants use artifacts to control how long people linger over meals.

False

behavior is an example of paralanguage. Scott and Kate have a disagreement over who should be doing the dishes. Kate walks away and refuses to discuss the matter further. Kate's

False

When we communicate with others, our posture represents which type of nonverbal communication?

Kinesics

Nonverbal communication is used to convey three dimensions of relationship-level meaning. The three dimensions are:

Language, power, and attitude.

Which of the following is a correct definition of nonverbal communication?

Nonverbal communication is all aspects of communication other than words themselves.

Sometimes a hand gesture that is acceptable in the United States may be seen as offensive in another country. This is because:

Nonverbal communication is culture bound.

Which of the following statements about nonverbal communication is false?

Nonverbal communication is not ambiguous.

Amanda desperately wants to ask Professor Schazade a question during his lecture. She has her hand and her eyebrows raised hoping to catch his attention. He, however, wants to continue speaking and is avoiding looking at her. This is an example of how:

Nonverbal communication regulates interaction.

Haptics is:

Physical touch.

Which of the following statements about eye contact in Western culture is false?

Speakers who make eye contact with members of their audience will lose credibility.

Which of the following is an example of an environmental factor as a form of nonverbal communication?

The use of wall colors to influence mood.

Men are more likely than women to move into another's space.

True

Nonverbal behaviors may repeat, highlight, complement, contradict, and substitute for verbal behaviors.

True

The amount of space a person has often directly reflects her or his status.

True

Which of the following could be considered paralanguage?

Whispering to a loved one

Which of the following is an example of kinesics?

a. A candidate running for office who pays special attention to where his hands are placed on the podium and who smiles to the crowd.

Artifacts are the objects we own and wear to announce our identities and personalize our environments.

a. True

Which of the following is an artifact?

b. A framed diploma in a professor's office

Which of the following is true about Western standards for physical appearance?

d. All of these options are correct. O