Exam 5: Connecting Through Nonverbal Communication

How a speaker utilizes vocal pauses or silence represents a form of __________.

When Jeannette ran into an old friend from high school, she was shocked at how much weight he had gained and how unhealthy he looked. However, Jeannette tried to smile and seem pleased to see him again. This scenario demonstrates which facial management technique?

What strategy is best for interpreting unclear nonverbal messages?

Tyrone has just started a new job in a small office, and wants to make a good impression. Knowing that he has a problem interpreting nonverbal cues, Tyrone would find which strategy most useful to help him improve?

In the context of nonverbal communication, deceiving is understood to mean __________.

Which facial expression was not identified by researchers as a basic emotion?

Consider a scenario in which you are having a conversation with a professor about your upcoming final exam. Describe how you might use three of the five functions of nonverbal communication during this imaginary conversation. The five functions are: complementing, repeating, regulating, substituting, and deceiving.

Artifacts play an important role in communicating information about us to the world. Describe yourself in terms of the artifacts you use to send a message to others. Concentrate on four or more of the following areas: age, gender, status, role, class, importance, group membership, personality, or relationship to others, using details and specific examples to support your description.

When Tina met her son's new girlfriend, her facial expression and tone of voice indicated deep displeasure, although she simply said, "Nice to meet you." Which statement best expresses the communication behaviors in this situation?

When the professor was ready to begin, she looked to the back of the lecture hall and cupped her hand to her ear and asked, "Can you hear me back there?" This is an example of the __________ function of nonverbal communication.

Explain why you can't separate nonverbal communication from the total communication process.

The use of nonverbal cues to control the flow of communication is referred to as __________.

The categories of emblems, illustrators, regulators, affect displays and adaptors are all types of __________.

Discuss why nonverbal communication is dependent upon context. Provide an example that illustrates this concept.

Which statement is correct regarding the characteristics of nonverbal communication?

In most communication situations, how do we tend to spend the most time communicating?

When a nonverbal message conveys the same meaning as a verbal message, its function is __________.

According to the text, what aspect of interpreting nonverbal behaviors do women tend to excel at?

Eye gaze at the interpersonal level usually communicates __________.

A police officer uses an upright hand with a flat palm to indicate "stop" to oncoming traffic in the middle of a busy city intersection. This action demonstrates that a substituting signal is often used in place of an oral message because __________.