Deck 2: Haptics Touch

Question 1

You go to the doctor and he/she must touch you in areas that really are considered intimate zones; a hairstylist touches your hair, head, and face area; a cashier touches your hand when returning your change to you. To what type/function of touch does this refer?

A) Social-Polite Touch.
B) Friendship-Warmth Touch.
C) Love-Intimacy Touch.
D) Sexual Arousal Touch.
E) None of the above.

Answer 1

E

Question 2

You go to a party when the school year starts in the fall. You hug your friends you haven't seen for the summer months, or you "high five." To what type/function of touch does this refer?

A) Social-Polite Touch.
B) Friendship-Warmth Touch.
C) Love-Intimacy Touch.
D) Sexual Arousal Touch.
E) None of the above.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

You go to a business interview, hoping to get that long-promised "job after graduation." You shake the hand of the interviewer. To what type/function of touch does this refer?

A) Social-Polite Touch.
B) Friendship-Warmth Touch.
C) Love-Intimacy Touch.
D) Sexual Arousal Touch.
E) None of the above.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

You touch your significant other on the face with a nice caress; you put your arm around his waist or her shoulders; you rub the inner side of his/her arm while holding hands. To what type/function of touch does this refer?

A) Social-Polite Touch.
B) Friendship-Warmth Touch.
C) Love-Intimacy Touch.
D) Sexual Arousal Touch.
E) None of the above.

Question 5

Because it helps in the early healthy development of life, it assists with learning speech as well as motor skills; it helps avoid marasmus. To what does this refer?

A) The aspects of why touch is important in the early life of human beings.
B) Touch violations.
C) The definition of functional-professional touch.
D) The reason why touch is sometimes referred to as "tactics."
E) None of the above.

Question 6

Location, duration, and intensity. To what do these 3 things refer?

A) Friendship-warmth touch norms.
B) The variables that are important when looking at touch violations.
C) The definition of Comfort Touch.
D) Effects of interpersonal attractiveness.
E) None of the above.

Question 7

Used to make people feel better. Most studies have been done with expectant mothers. Hugs and pats are more commonly used for this. To what do these refer?

A) Functional approach to touch.
B) Reasons to use field experiments when studying touch..
C) The definition of Comfort Touch.
D) Norm of reciprocity.
E) None of the above.

Question 8

It is the tactile sense.

A) The aspects of why touch is important in the early life of human beings.
B) Touch violation norms.
C) The definition of Comfort Touch.
D) The reason why touch is sometimes referred to as "tactics."
E) None of the above.

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT one of the factors of same-sex touch?

A) There are cultural influences.
B) Men fear same-sex touch more than women do.
C) When fathers and sons express affection, it will be dependent on how nonverbally affectionate the father is, not the son.
D) Interpersonal attractiveness affects this.
E) None of the above.

Question 10

You are more likely to receive touch when you are the persuadee, not the persuader, when you are receiving advice, not when giving it, when you are receiving orders, not giving them, and when you are receiving worry or concern messages. To what does this refer?

A) Substitutes for real touch.
B) The filters that influence how much touch we receive.
C) The factors influencing touch.
D) Contextual norms of receiving touch.
E) None of the above.

Question 11

Hairstylists, masseuses, manicurists, pets, cigarettes, even bottled drinks. What are these things?

A) Substitutes for real touch.
B) Norm of reciprocity in touch contexts.
C) Factors that influence touch.
D) Gender issues that affect touch norms.
E) None of the above.

Question 12

Culture, sex and gender, status, positive attitudes toward others, immediacy. What are these things?

A) Substitutes for real touch.
B) The filters that influence how much touch we receive.
C) Structural approach issues of touch usage.
D) Contextual communication issues.
E) None of the above.

Question 13

Type, degree of liking or disliking in a relationship, the situation at hand, the degree of perceived similarity between interactants, sex and gender differences in touch initiation, as well as other issues. To what do these refer?

A) Substitutes for real touch.
B) The filters that influence how much touch we receive.
C) The factors influencing touch.
D) Contextual norms of receiving touch.
E) None of the above.

Question 14

Tell the findings of animal studies as they apply to the study of human touch.

Question 15

Tell the differences between male and female responses to areas of their bodies that are touched.

Question 16

Tell the findings reported about same-sex touch.

Question 17

Tell the gender issues and touch norms that exist.

Question 18

Tell the factors that influence touch.

Question 19

Tell the times when we do not mind touch.

Question 20

Tell the times when we like touch.

Question 21

Tell the times when we do not want to be touched.

Question 22

Tell the times when touch is more likely to occur and by whom (meaning who touches more in that situation).

Question 23

Using an example, discuss how you have seen one of the functions of touch used, either in an advertisement or in a human encounter.

Question 24

Using an example, discuss a comfort touch you have noticed, either in an advertisement or in a human encounter.

Question 25

Using an example, discuss a gender touch difference you have noticed, either in an advertisement or in a human encounter.

Question 26

Using an example, discuss how you have seen a factor that influences touch used, either in an advertisement or in a human encounter.