Chapter Five

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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


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