Communications Week 6 Quiz

According to our textbook, nonverbal communication is estimated to account for what percentage of the total meaning of communication?

65-93%

T/F:Most nonverbal communication is instinctual; it is part of our genetic makeup.

FALSE

T/F: People with high status and/or power tend to touch others and invade others' space more than do people with less power and/or status.

TRUE

Joaquin 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. Joaquin's confusion about American pace of life is based on which aspect of nonverbal behavior?

chronemics

Which of the following is NOT true about nonverbal communication?

it does not vary over time

The term referring to body position and motions is __________.

kinesics

The study of space and how people use it is known as __________.

proxemics

During an argument, when Lisa tells her husband Scott, "It's not what you said, it's how you said it," Lisa is upset with Scott's use of __________.

para language

Rachel doesn't want to be interrupted while she's speaking so she avoids looking at others until she has said all she wants to say. Then she looks at the person who wants to respond. Rachel has used nonverbal behavior 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