Exam 3: Building Positive Relationships through Nonverbal Communication

What can you do to increase the likelihood that you will respond appropriately to the nonverbal messages of children in your care?

Under what circumstances is it appropriate to grasp a child who wants to get away?

Which of the following is not an example of an emblem?

Shouting to children to be quiet is an effective way to achieve their cooperation.

People in lower social positions gesture less than people of higher social status.

Children are supposed to show respect to adults, not the other way around.

Why are nonverbal communications suitable for making suggestions?

Mr. Grossman, who is in charge of a group of boys in a camp, has asked the boys to do a number of chores in the common area with which they are unfamiliar. Where should he be to give directions?

Why do children tend to push and shove in a crowd?

Why is nonverbal communication ambiguous in meaning?

Children prefer a parent or special caregiver to care for them when they vomit.

List the channels of nonverbal communication, describing each one briefly and giving an example of each.

Which of the following is NOT an illustration of paralinguistics?

Which of the following behaviors is the most accepting of an approaching child?

Which of the following statements is not typical of touching behavior?

How do children acquire nonverbal communication skills?

A shrill scream instills confidence in the listener in an emergency situation.

How does the use of time influence communication?

To convey warmth, the voice should be at your normal pitch, speed, and volume and be relaxed and melodious.

When an adult attends to the nonverbal message of the child, understands the feelings expressed, and communicates similar feelings back to the child, that adult is demonstrating