Exam 4: Understanding Nonverbal Messages

During a recent conversation, Alexis observed Patricia making a nonverbal gesture that she could not interpret. Later, she asked Patricia what she had really meant. Which strategy was Alexis using to get the information?

What form of nonverbal behavior did researcher William Chaplin relate to personality?

Which of the following is an example of an artifact?

The visual dominance ratio compares the amount of eye contact made while speaking with others with the amount of eye contact made while listening to them.

Your friend's tattoo would be an example of an artifact.

Examine the primary nonverbal cues that are used in deception.

Mutual eye contact, smiling, and leaning forward are all examples of immediacy behaviors.

Message duration refers to how long it takes someone to respond to another person's communication.

Jenner tends to mumble when he speaks and he has long periods of silence as he tries to remember what he wants to say. These nonverbal aspects of Jenner's voice are examples of _____.

When Nigel used a "thumbs up" gesture in his speech to indicate enthusiasm, he was surprised to see anger on a few faces in the audience. Later, he learned that this is considered a rude gesture in some countries. Nigel forgot about the _____ nature of nonverbal communication.

When Allen entered the classroom, he saw that he had a few minutes to spare, so he set his bag down on his favorite seat and went to the hallway to get a soft drink. Allen was using his bag as a(n) _____.

Kyle gave a "okay" sign to Trevor to let him know he agreed with what Trevor was saying. Kyle used this signal as a way to contradict his verbal message.

Our _____ determines what we consider appropriate touching.

Janet discussed her performance review with her new supervisor, Mrs. Abrams. As they were talking, Janet sat in a chair about eight feet away from her supervisor, who was behind her desk. Which spatial zone was Janet using?

Nonverbal communication scholar Albert Mehrabian says that nonverbal communication conveys _____ of the emotional meaning of our messages.

Using one's voice to add intensity to a particular word is an example of using a nonverbal accent cue.

When Bethany asked Karl if he thought the speaker was saying the village should increase taxes, she was using _____ to make sure she was interpreting the message correctly.

The audience members smiled and nodded in agreement as Shari told about her struggles shoveling snow during the worst winter on record. The smiles displayed by the audience are forms of _____.

The reason we say that nonverbal communication is more believable than verbal communication is that _____.

For those who are deaf, sign language is a type of nonverbal communication.