Exam 6: Nonverbal Communication: Messages Beyond Words

In the "Observing What You See" reading in Chapter 6,the author details how she made inferences about a student she observed in a cafeteria.What does she conclude?

Clara pauses while talking to her boss as she contemplates on how she will explain why she is late to work.What is this an example of?

One characteristic of nonverbal communication is that "all behaviour has communicative value." Describe two incidents from your experience which illustrate both deliberate and unintentional meaning derived from nonverbal communication in these two incidents.Identify the nonverbal behaviours that occurred.Identify the meanings you did/did not intend to convey and the meanings that were conveyed from your perspective and that of your partner in each incident.

In "The Look of a Victim" in Chapter 6,prison inmates rated the assault potential of videotaped pedestrians.What was the major characteristic of potential victims that the inmates used to determine easy targets for muggings?

Many nonverbal messages are sent unintentionally.

You are a police officer who is looking for a suspect in a shoplifting case.You come upon a group of youth and you ask if any of them saw anyone running away from the mall.The youth say no but when you first asked the question,you noticed that one person's eyes widened briefly.What is this an example of?

According to your text,research has demonstrated that over 60 percent of the emotional impact of a message comes from verbal sources.

Victoria is lying to her boss about why she was late with her project.Her boss notices that her voice is higher pitched than usual.What is her higher pitched voice an example of?

Describe how voice,touch,clothing,and physical attractiveness are also related to nonverbal communication.Gives personal examples you have observed for each category.

Match each description below with the term it best describes. -Use of space

Nonverbal behaviour can initiate interaction or serve as feedback to prior messages.

Silence or pauses are included as nonverbal communication.

Which statement best describes the relationship between time-related behaviour and communication?

According to your text,some researchers claim that 93 percent of the emotional impact of a message comes from nonverbal sources.

In "The Look of a Victim" in Chapter 6,prisoners convicted of assault revealed how many times they had mugged men based on their clothing.

In nonverbal communication,what do studies of leakage deal with?

Researchers have found that the face and eyes are capable of only five basic expressions.

Children as young as three agree about who is attractive and unattractive.

Which term refers to nonverbal behaviours that accompany and support verbal messages?

What is a manipulator?