Exam 15: Language and Communication

Which of the following means to place words in sequence?

Social markers in speech can act as cues about:

Body movements as an aid to communication are called:

Ahmed and Rose meet and go out to dinner. They modify the way they talk in order to feel more and more comfortable with each other. This is known as:

Two Americans who barely know each other are conversing. Michael is African American and Kevin is Caucasian. Each has about as much to say as the other, but Kevin gazes at Michael much more than Michael gazes at Kevin. Which of the following inferences best illustrates cultural miscommunication?

With regard to gender differences and non-verbal behaviour, it has been found that:

Research about sex-differences in touch has indicated that:

Kinesics refers to:

When we are describing a person, using an adjective can suggest an attribute of that person (e.g., Ben is Asian). However, using a noun to describe an individual implies a social group and membership of that group (e.g., Ben is an Asian). The latter is likely to:

Which of the following is NOT one of Hall's interpersonal distance zones?

Blind and deaf people facially express basic emotions in a similar way to those without a disability. This supports the idea of ________ with respect to emotions.

Discourse analysis, a relatively recent line of research, argues that:

Mr and Mrs Braun have immigrated to an English-speaking country and want their daughter to speak English like a native. To achieve this it would help if they:

Elena considers Julio to be warm, caring and friendly because of his voice qualities. Elena is basing her judgement on:

In response to Phil's account of his weekend catch, a whopping big cod, Karen simply raises her eyebrows a little. She did not believe too much of it. Her gesture is:

Research on speech differences between men and women indicates that sex-stereotypical differences are:

Tom evaluates Professor Pumpernickel on the basis of his intelligence, competence and power. In this way Tom is using:

An example of a prosodic feature is:

There is evidence that the facial expressions of emotions may be universal. This supports the idea of universals in ________ with respect to emotions.

The tendency of a speaker to gaze at a lower-status listener is: