Exam 7: What Are the Different Ways to Communicate Nonverbal

As Leanne participates in her study group meeting, she makes eye contact with each speaker, which indicates the use of eye contact as a(n)

Nonverbal communication is more believable than words. In other words, if someone's verbal message and paralanguage contradict, we tend to believe the message indicated by the paralanguage.

_______ is the study of how people in different cultures structure, interpret, and understand the time dimension.

Jessie says with a confident tone of voice: "I'm so thrilled to take this exam-another opportunity for me to show off all the amazing concepts I've learned in this class!" Jessie's confident tone of voice is reflective of the study of

In forming initial impressions of others, members of U.S. culture typically associate a _______ face and posture with higher credibility.

The nonverbal hand gesture of "emblem" has cultural-universal meanings. For example, the "OK" hand gesture in U.S. culture means the same thing in all cultures.

When a British businessperson has a problem dealing with frequent touch behaviors from an Arab businessperson, they are having a nonverbal communication problem around

_______ rules are the situational norms we learn for expressing our emotions in public and in private in our own identity community.

Identify and describe the four spatial zones that exist for individuals in the United States.

Chi and her friends prefer to be late for their appointments rather than abruptly terminate their conversation before it comes to a natural conclusion. Chi and her friends most likely belong to which time-schedule culture?

According to the text, about _______ of everyday meaning is derived from verbal messages and _______ of meaning is decoded from nonverbal messages.

People in _______ cultures pay close attention to clock time and do one thing at a time.

_______ refers to the need for information privacy or psychological silence between the self and others.

Facial expressions for emotions such as happiness and anger are consistent across cultures.

_______ messages are often the primary means of signaling emotions, attitudes, and the nature of our relationships with others.

_______ describes how loudly or softly you speak, whereas _______ describes speaking precisely or in a slurring manner.

_______ refers to the sounds and tones we use in conversation that accompanies the verbal message.

According to proxemics research, Americans tend to prefer _______ to mark their "personal space."

According to research, we use the "public space" zone to mark our personal safety boundary and signal that our friends should not stand too close to us and intrude upon our need for 18-48 inches of spatial distance.

The United States is a high-contact culture.