Deck 4: Kinesics: Engaging Motion and Gestures

Question 1

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

A) intermodal mirroring
B) expressive mirroring
C) intermodal matching
D) kinesic matching

Answer 1

C

Question 2

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

A) gaze
B) ocular
C) memorable
D) fixed

Answer 2

A

Question 3

What is an affect display?

A) A facial expression that conceals an internal emotion.
B) A facial expression that reveals an internal emotion.
C) Behaviors that are designed to exaggerate emotions.
D) Behaviors that are designed to minimize emotions.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Which of the following is an accurate description of the facial cues associated with fear?

A) Eyebrows that are raised and drawn together, with parted lips that have depressed corners.
B) Low eyebrows and raised eyelids, with a tight raised upper lip and a depressed lower lip surrounding an open mouth.
C) Raised eyebrows and eyelids, and stretched lips surrounding an open mouth.
D) Raised chin with wrinkled nose, where the upper lip is raised over an open mouth with a tongue sticking out.

Question 5

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.

A) disgust
B) anger
C) happiness
D) surprise

Question 6

According to the universalist position, the ability to produce and recognize facial expressions ______.

A) is a product of culture
B) is a product of biology
C) results in display rules
D) varies based on context

Question 7

The position that affect displays are a combination of innate biologically based inherited behaviors and culture-specific learned behaviors is known as the ______.

A) cultural relativist position
B) universalist position
C) primary theory
D) neocultural theory

Question 8

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.

A) flat
B) bottom
C) cold
D) distant

Question 9

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

A) universalist position; the acquisition of display rules is innate
B) primary theory; the acquisition of display rules is learned
C) neocultural theory; the acquisition of display rules is innate
D) neocultural theory; the acquisition of display rules is learned

Question 10

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 ______.

A) macroexpression
B) microexpression
C) nanoexpression
D) nominal expression

Question 11

Emotional displays through facial expressions are a form of ______
About an underlying emotional state or opinion.

A) cultural structure
B) cultural signaling
C) social structure
D) social signaling

Question 12

The ways in which we use motion with our hands to communicate a message or to aid in the communication of a message are called ______.

A) illustrators
B) regulators
C) adaptors
D) body orientations

Question 13

Which of the following is considered an illustrator?

A) twisting and untwirling a paperclip during a boring meeting
B) nodding your head as you listen to a cowork share a long story.
C) pointing in a particular direction as you say, "follow me"
D) greeting an unwelcome guest stranger with folded arms

Question 14

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

A) adaptors
B) self-adaptors
C) self-regulators
D) regulators

Question 15

When Jason stops abruptly in the middle of delivering a report at a meeting, his supervisor uses a sweeping hand gesture to encourage him to continue. Which of the following kinesic behaviors is Jason's supervisor displaying?

A) illustrator
B) adaptor
C) regulator
D) body orientation

Question 16

How are illustrators and regulators similar?

A) Both illustrators and regulators require the use of hand gestures.
B) Both illustrators and regulators commonly use head movements.
C) Both illustrators and regulators are frequently used kinesic behaviors.
D) Both illustrators and regulators are only used to accompany verbal messages.

Question 17

Which of the following is one of the types of behavior that allows an individual to release excess energy?

A) self-illustrator
B) self-adaptor
C) self-regulator
D) self-orientation

Question 18

Which of the following is an example of an object-adaptor?

A) nail-biting
B) hair-twirling
C) snapping a rubber band
D) tapping your fingers

Question 19

How do self-adaptors differ from other adaptors?

A) Self-adaptors are an effective way to discharge excess energy, while other adaptors are not.
B) Self-adaptors are predictable, while other adaptors are random.
C) Self-adaptors are body-based, while other adaptors are object-based.
D) Self-adaptors use one's own body, while other adaptors rely on another's body.

Question 20

The kinesic behavior that involves using our entire body to move our torso toward or away from interactions with others is called ______.

A) body orientation
B) illustration
C) adaptation
D) regulation

Question 21

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 ______.

A) convenient body orientation
B) closed body orientation
C) cold body orientation
D) complex body orientation

Question 22

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

A) other adaptation
B) other regulation
C) open regulation
D) open body orientation

Question 23

In contrast to adaptors that convey information to regulate conversation flow, body orientation conveys information that indicates ______.

A) the content of the conversation
B) whether one wants to engage in the conversation
C) whether the environment is conducive to conversation
D) variations in the vocalics of the conversation

Question 24

When Terrence first sees his friend Kristen, she's on the other side of a busy street so he waves to get her attention and points to the crosswalk ahead. When she starts to step off the curb as a bus comes by, he raises his hand to signal her to stop. To communicate with Kristen, Terrence has used ______.

A) illustrators and body orientation
B) adaptors and a regulator
C) illustrators and a regulator
D) regulators and body orientation

Question 25

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?

A) open body orientation, regulator, and self-adaptor
B) open body orientation, illustrator, and other adaptor
C) regulator, illustrator, and closed body orientation
D) regulator, illustrator, and body-adaptor

Question 26

Our earliest patterns of communication are usually established when we are school age.

Question 27

Gaze behaviors involve looking directly at someone with intent.

Question 28

Happiness, sadness, fear, anger, gratitude, and disgust are the six most commonly discussed emotional displays.

Question 29

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

Question 30

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.

Question 31

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.

Question 32

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

Question 33

Display rules tell us how we are "supposed" to display emotion within our culture.

Question 34

Neurocultural theory includes the perspectives of both the universalist and the cultural relativist positions.

Question 35

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.

Question 36

At the fabric store, when Claudine uses her hands to communicate how long she would like her ribbon to be, she's using an adaptor.

Question 37

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

Question 38

During a long classroom lecture, when Bryan begins to move one of his knees up and down under his desk in an attempt to remain focused, he's using a self-adaptor.

Question 39

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

Question 40

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

Question 41

Using an example, explain how the process of intermodal matching aids infants in learning to get their needs met within a family structure.

Question 42

How does a facial expression exhibiting gaze behavior differ from a facial expression that is not exhibiting gaze behavior?

Question 43

Identify, compare, and contrast the facial expression components of two of the most commonly discussed affect displays.

Question 44

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

Question 45

Identify three categories of gestures and explain what each category contributes to the communication of a message.