Chapter Five
All of these statements provide good advice for improving nonverbal communication EXCEPT ____
Try to interpret a person's nonverbal communication independent of culture or setting.
In some military academies, such as West Point, using ____ is a recognized method of stripping a cadet of personhood if he or she is perceived as having broken the academy code.
silence
It is estimated that nonverbal communication accounts for what percentage of the total meaning in interpersonal communication?
65-93%
In Bruno's car, he has many bumper stickers and several souvenirs from all the road trips that he has made in that car. What are Bruno's personal items examples of?
Artifacts
Verbal communication and nonverbal communication are similar in all of the following respects EXCEPT ____
both are perceived as equally believable
Having to wait to see a physician or attorney, even if you have an appointment, conveys the message that the physician's time is more valuable than yours. This is an example of the importance of ____ in nonverbal communication.
chronemics
Raul came to the United States from Mexico three months ago and he is still having trouble understanding Americans' tendency to rush all the time. He is also surprised when his teachers are irritated if he joins class a while after class has started. Raul's confusion about American pace of life is based on which aspect of nonverbal behavior?
chronemics
Paralanguage is communicated through all of these EXCEPT ____
hand gestures
The sense of touch is ____
haptics
Morgan is a teacher and wants to make sure that her students respect one another. She has a rule that if a student wants to talk, then the student must raise his/her hand before speaking. This rule helps to ____
regulate interaction
Assuming an attentive posture, holding eye contact, and nodding to show you understand what another person is saying are nonverbal behaviors that convey which dimension of relational-level meanings?
responsiveness
In many Eastern cultures, silence indicates ____
thoughtfulness
