Question 1

Which is true with respect to gaze as a form of non-verbal communication?

Accepted Answer

A)  We gaze longer at people we like 
B)  People who are intimate gaze less at each other 
C)  Working-class people gaze longer at an equal 
D)  Lowering one's gaze stops a conversation 
A)  We gaze longer at people we like 
B)  People who are intimate gaze less at each other 
C)  Working-class people gaze longer at an equal 
D)  Lowering one's gaze stops a conversation

Question 2

Felicia loves playing video games. However, at school she often conceals this interest in face-to-face situations because other girls tend to find video games boring and boys often ridicule her by saying that she probably sucks at playing video games because she is a girl. However, when Felicia gets home in the evenings she often animatedly discusses video games in anonymous online chat forums with other gamer enthusiasts. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  the participant-equalisation effect. 
B)  intimacy equilibrium theory. 
C)  communication accommodation theory. 
D)  ethnolinguistic vitality. 
A)  the participant-equalisation effect. 
B)  intimacy equilibrium theory. 
C)  communication accommodation theory. 
D)  ethnolinguistic vitality.

Question 3

Pitch, tempo, tonality and rhythm are examples of:

Accepted Answer

A)  received pronunciation. 
B)  illocution. 
C)  utterances. 
D)  paralinguistic cues. 
A)  received pronunciation. 
B)  illocution. 
C)  utterances. 
D)  paralinguistic cues.

Question 4

Speech accommodation theory has recently been extended such that:

Accepted Answer

A)  it recognises that convergence and divergence can occur in the form of both verbal and non-verbal behaviour. 
B)  it recognises that convergence and divergence cannot occur simultaneously. 
C)  it recognises that convergence and divergence only occur in the form of verbal behaviour. 
D)  it recognises that convergence and divergence occur cross-culturally. 
A)  it recognises that convergence and divergence can occur in the form of both verbal and non-verbal behaviour. 
B)  it recognises that convergence and divergence cannot occur simultaneously. 
C)  it recognises that convergence and divergence only occur in the form of verbal behaviour. 
D)  it recognises that convergence and divergence occur cross-culturally.

Question 5

Ekman's work suggests that:

Accepted Answer

A)  facial muscle activity represents cognitive thinking across cultures. 
B)  facial expressions are obvious cues to deception. 
C)  federal police officers are good at identifying deception 
D)  deception is accompanied by a lowered vocal pitch. 
A)  facial muscle activity represents cognitive thinking across cultures. 
B)  facial expressions are obvious cues to deception. 
C)  federal police officers are good at identifying deception 
D)  deception is accompanied by a lowered vocal pitch.

Question 6

'Illocution' refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  verbal output. 
B)  putting words in sequence. 
C)  words in sequence with a context. 
D)  a combination of sounds. 
A)  verbal output. 
B)  putting words in sequence. 
C)  words in sequence with a context. 
D)  a combination of sounds.

Question 7

One of the fundamental reasons why language and cognition are linked is because:

Accepted Answer

A)  language involves the use of the brain. 
B)  we tend to perceive and think about things in linguistic categories. 
C)  learning a variety of languages has been shown to make you smarter. 
D)  prelinguistic communication does not include cognition. 
A)  language involves the use of the brain. 
B)  we tend to perceive and think about things in linguistic categories. 
C)  learning a variety of languages has been shown to make you smarter. 
D)  prelinguistic communication does not include cognition.

Which is true with respect to gaze as a form of non-verbal communication?

Pitch, tempo, tonality and rhythm are examples of:

Speech accommodation theory has recently been extended such that:

Ekman's work suggests that:

'Illocution' refers to:

One of the fundamental reasons why language and cognition are linked is because:

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Exam 15: Language and Communication

Which is true with respect to gaze as a form of non-verbal communication?

Pitch, tempo, tonality and rhythm are examples of:

Speech accommodation theory has recently been extended such that:

Ekman's work suggests that:

'Illocution' refers to:

One of the fundamental reasons why language and cognition are linked is because:

Introducing Social Psychology

Social Cognition and Social Thinking

Attribution and Social Explanation

Self and Identity

Attitudes

Persuasion and Attitude Change

Social Influence

People in Groups

Leadership and Group Decision Making

Prejudice and Discrimination

Intergroup Behaviour

Aggression

Prosocial Behaviour

Attraction and Close Relationships

Culture

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