Exam 4: Kinesics: Engaging Motion and Gestures

Kinesic behaviors that are used to manage the flow of conversation are called ______.

During a nonvideo conference call, an even flow of conversation can be difficult to maintain because of the lack of nonverbal regulators.

A child's process of learning to mimic facial expressions of others to achieve desired emotional states and outcomes is called ______.

Anjali daydreams about spending time outside of class with her classmate Peter. When she passes Peter in the hallway holding hands with another woman, Anjali's facial expression instantly displays disappointment, but she catches herself and shares a warm smile instead, demonstrating what Ekman and Friesen call a ______.

At a staff meeting when a coworker takes credit and receives praise for a job that he actually did, Paolo feels a surge of anger. But rather than start a fight in public, Paolo displays a blank expression reflecting a ______ affect.

When Monique is triggered to anger, her face immediately flushes and her eyes narrow. Knowing this, she's learned to dampen the surge of energy she experiences with anger by flashing a smile demonstrating her ability to manage her microexpression.

When Allison picks up her daughter at daycare after a long day at work, her daughter always runs toward her with outstretched arms displaying ______.

When Barry was asked to take on new responsibilities at work, he displayed nonverbal behaviors that included low eyebrows and raised eyelids with a tight raised upper lip and a depressed lower lip surrounding an open mouth. In response to the request, Barry's affect display suggests he was experiencing happiness.

Differentiate between the universalist position and the cultural relativist position on the origins of emotional display.

When your eyebrows are raised and drawn together and your lips are parted with depressed corners you are likely experiencing sadness.

To encourage her new friend Sunita to share personal information about her life, Zoe sits facing her directly and nods her head often at the same time that she twirls a strand of her long hair around a finger to help maintain focus. Zoe is using which of the following kinesic behaviors?

Body orientation is often described as "open" or "closed" depending upon where we aim the center of our torso.

Lesley and Aaron have been living together for several years, but neither of them is very happy in the relationship. During dinner they often turn away from each to watch the TV, a movement that displays ______.

The emotion of ______ is characterized by a head tilted upward sporting raised eyebrows and eyelids over eyes that are moved down, typically with a jaw that is dropped.

Object adaptors are most often used to release excess energy while other adaptors are primarily used to reduce stress.

When someone appears to be looking directly at us with intent they are engaging in ______ behaviors.

Surprise is characterized by a head that tilts upward with raised eyebrows and eyelids in contrast to eyes that have moved down, typically with a jaw that is also dropped.

How are illustrators and regulators similar?

The cultural relativist position suggests that the ability to produce and recognize facial expressions is a product of biology.

The application of display rules in the production and expression of emotions supports the ______ because ______.