Exam 4: Understanding Nonverbal Messages

After Aesha got off the phone,her face looked like it had fallen two inches.She looked down,and walked to her room slowly.Jonna said to her,"What happened?" In reading Aesha's facial expressions,Jonna was using Aesha's _____.

Benito enters a coffeehouse and places his book,his laptop and his coffee in an arrangement around the table where he plans to work on this paper for is intercultural communication class.These items are being used to serve as which of the following?

Explain why perception checking can be used to help one become a better communicator.

A tattoo would be an example of an artifact.

Marcela started working for a new company.At her previous work place,people were formal and distant in their communication.Therefore,Marcela was surprised to find that her new boss,whom Marcela thought to be a competent individual,often pulled up a chair close to her desk when she was explaining company procedures.Although this violated Marcela's idea of how people communicate in the workplace,it did not seem to bother her and in fact she began to use a closer distance when communicating with her boss.Explain what Marcela experienced using Burgoon's expectancy violations model.

Because nonverbal messages register on our senses from a variety of sources,we say that nonverbal communication is _____.

The researchers sometimes known as the "great classifiers" of nonverbal behaviors are Ekman and Friesen.

Nonverbal behavior that communicates liking and engenders feelings of pleasure is called _____.

As he began presenting his speech to the club,Leroy started to feel a bit nervous,placed his hand in his pocket,and began to jingle his car keys as he spoke.Leroy is using a(an)_____.

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?

Sharon pointed to the Student Union as she was explaining to Tim where it was.Sharon was pointing to regulate the conversation.

Which of the following statements is true of nonverbal communication in relationships?

"Positive silence" is when you don't have anything nice to say.

As her student places his hand on her shoulder,Professor Wilson feels that the touch is inappropriate and violates her

Our behavior and perceptions are altered because of the physical environments in which we find ourselves.