Deck 4: Nonverbal Communication

Question 1

The amount of time we give to our loved ones reflects not only the value we place on relational bonds, but the ___________ values as well.

A) government's
B) culture's
C) family's
D) sibling's
E) code's

Answer 1

B

Question 2

___________ space is most likely to be employed between two roommates engaged in casual conversation.

A) Personal
B) Social
C) Public
D) Outer
E) Inside

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Of all the different types of nonverbal communication, ______ is arguably the most honest.

A) proxemics
B) chronemics
C) body language
D) artifacts
E) oculesics

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Why do most scholars categorize oculesics as a separate nonverbal code rather than simply categorize it as a form of facial expression?

A) Because they believe oculesics has much less influence on meaning making.
B) Because they believe eyes have little to do with nonverbal communication.
C) Because they believe that the eyes, on their own, have significant power to communicate.
D) Because they believe that the eyes and face have different meaning in different cultural settings.
E) Because oculesics also involve a kenesics component.

Question 5

__________ is how we structure a message by using nonverbal communication to repeat, complement, contradict, substitute for, and regulate what we say.

A) Kinesics
B) Intentionality
C) Augmentation
D) Representation
E) Framing

Question 6

You are a diligent student and want your professor to know this, so during each class, as you participate in every discussion, asking a lot of questions, you sit in the front row. You are employing which form of nonverbal communication to complement your message?

A) Silence
B) Haptics
C) Proxemics
D) Oculesics
E) Markers

Question 7

You're roommate just got his dream job at an accounting firm in Memphis. You want to let him know how happy you are for him, so you shake his hand and offer him congratulations with an additional pat on the back. You are employing which form of nonverbal communication to complement your message?

A) Silence
B) Haptics
C) Proxemics
D) Oculesics
E) Markers

Question 8

Your girlfriend has been on vacation for three weeks and never bothered to contact you-not even a postcard. So upon her return you explain how frustrated you are with her and then avoid taking her phone calls for two weeks. You are employing which form of nonverbal communication to complement your message?

A) Proxemics
B) Chronemics
C) Vocalics
D) Silence
E) Utterances

Question 9

At a party, someone tells you a very funny joke. You laugh hysterically while at the same time reassuring him that it's "one of the funniest jokes you've ever heard." You are employing which form of nonverbal communication complement your message?

A) Vocalics
B) Chronemics
C) Proxemics
D) Oculesics
E) Markers

Question 10

Emblems, adaptors, illustrators, affect displays, and regulators are all forms of __________.

A) oculesics
B) markers
C) artifacts
D) gesticulations
E) proxemics

Question 11

Shaking your head "no" is an example of what type of gesticulation?

A) Illustrators
B) Emblems
C) Affect displays
D) Adaptors
E) Markers

Question 12

As you deliver your presentation in class, you try hard to connect with your audience members by making eye contact with each student in the room. You are employing which form of nonverbal communication to complement your message?

A) Vocalics
B) Facial expressions
C) Proxemics
D) Oculesics
E) Haptics

Question 13

You tell your grandmother her pickled cow's tongue taste great, but you wrinkle your nose, turn down the corners of your mouth, and frown. You are employing which form of nonverbal communication to frame your message?

A) Vocalics
B) Facial expressions
C) Proxemics
D) Oculesics
E) Haptics

Question 14

You tell your grandmother her pickled cow's tongue taste great, but you wrinkle your nose, turn down the corners of your mouth, and frown. You want the nonverbal code to ___________ your spoken message.

A) complement
B) contradict
C) substitute for
D) regulate
E) represent

Question 15

While all your roommates are laboring over their textbooks in preparation for tomorrow's exam, you conspicuously pull your e-reader from your backpack. You are employing which form of nonverbal communication to complement your message?

A) Environmental factors
B) Facial expressions
C) Artifacts
D) Gesticulations
E) Kenesics

Question 16

You want to plan a holiday evening of caroling with friends, and decide to do it on Friday rather than Saturday because the forecast is for snow. As you begin to sing "Silver Bells," flakes begin to gently fall, setting the stage for a perfect holiday celebration. You employed which form of nonverbal communication to complement your message?

A) Environmental factors
B) Facial expressions
C) Artifacts
D) Silence
E) Markers

Question 17

Many nonverbal codes have universal meaning; among those that do not is ____________.

A) laughing
B) crying
C) smiling
D) kissing
E) breathing

Question 18

When a relative at a family gathering asks you a ridiculous question you remain silent, later explaining that you simply refused to dignify the question with a response. You wanted the nonverbal code to ___________ your unspoken message.

A) complement
B) contradict
C) substitute for
D) regulate
E) represent

Question 19

Gestures that can be translated into words, for example, nodding "yes," are ___________.

A) affect displays
B) regulators
C) emblems
D) adaptors
E) markers

Question 20

Gestures to help the flow of speech, for example, raising your hand in class are _______.

A) affect displays
B) regulators
C) emblems
D) adaptors
E) markers

Question 21

Emotional gestures, such as pacing when you are nervous, are _______.

A) affect displays
B) regulators
C) emblems
D) adaptors
E) markers

Question 22

Unlike verbal communication, nonverbal communication is ________.

A) continuous
B) influenced by rules
C) symbolic
D) culturally influenced
E) routine

Question 23

One of your friends angrily spits out, "I didn't even want to go out tonight," after being stood up by another one of your friends. Her spoken words are ________ by her vocalics.

A) complemented
B) contradicted
C) regulated
D) negated
E) represented

Question 24

You're in the rotunda of your state capitol and your long-time boyfriend finally accepts your proposal of marriage. You embrace. In which distance zone do you two find yourselves?

A) Intimate space
B) Personal space
C) Public space
D) Social space
E) Romantic space

Question 25

Working on a school project while listening to music and talking to your brother is an example of using time ________.

A) inefficiently
B) monochronically
C) polychronically
D) gesticulatorily
E) tandemly

Question 26

Both children and adults who are denied ________ are more likely to suffer from depression and feelings of isolation.

A) eye contact
B) touch
C) gesticulations
D) oculesics
E) facial expressions

Question 27

In American culture, people are typically ____________ to/with silence in a social situation.

A) uncomfortable
B) comfortable
C) indifferent
D) immune
E) accustomed

Question 28

According to Albert Mehrabian, what percent of communication is nonverbal?

A) 45%
B) 93%
C) 62%
D) 87%
E) 55%

Question 29

What distance range best defines personal space?

A) 0-18 inches
B) 3-5 feet
C) 0-100 feet
D) 18 inches-4 feet
E) More than 4 feet

Question 30

Nonverbal codes are continuous, rather than discrete like numbers, and flow along a range or continuum. In other words, they are ___________.

A) analogic
B) digital
C) iconic
D) universal
E) flow-like

Question 31

Nonverbal codes objectively represent the thing being represented. In other words, they are ___________.

A) analogic
B) digital
C) iconic
D) universal
E) flowlike

Question 32

Which of the following is an example of haptics?

A) Nodding "Hello" to someone
B) A high-five
C) Giggling at your friend's tickle
D) Grunting in approval
E) Smiling at a baby

Question 33

One similarity between verbal and nonverbal communication is that __________.

A) both are symbolic
B) both are iconic
C) both are not influenced by rules
D) both tend to be culture-free
E) both are rarely misunderstood

Question 34

What is kinesics?

A) The study of pupil dilation
B) The study of tone of voice
C) The study of body movement
D) The study of time
E) The study of the use of attire

Question 35

Expectancy Violation Theory argues that when social expectations are violated, attention to nonverbal communication is ___________.

A) diminished
B) heightened
C) obscured
D) delayed
E) misunderstood

Question 36

First impressions are typically based on ___________.

A) intelligence
B) demeanor
C) appearance
D) rumor
E) the first few spoken words

Question 37

Nonverbal communication is typically __________ than verbal communication.

A) less believable
B) less funny
C) more funny
D) less visible
E) more honest

Question 38

The type of nonverbal code that consists of body movement, gestures, or posture is ________.

A) proxemics
B) kinesics
C) haptics
D) vocalics
E) markers

Question 39

__________ is a commonly recognized way that nonverbal communication frames verbal communication?

A) Articulation
B) Pronunciation
C) Insulting
D) Representation
E) Substitution

Question 40

The phrase "time is money" speaks to which nonverbal coding system?

A) Proxemics
B) Kinesics
C) Chronemics
D) Vocalics
E) Markers

Question 41

The nonverbal act of looking downwards and avoiding eye contact may well be a sign of _________.

A) stress
B) uncertainty
C) guilt
D) disbelief
E) affection

Question 42

Which of the following is an example of a cultural rule that shapes our nonverbal communication?

A) Metaphor
B) Syntactic ambiguity
C) Distance when speaking
D) Conventional greetings
E) Raising the flag

Question 43

Which distance zone is measured at more than 12 feet apart?

A) Intimate space
B) Personal space
C) Social space
D) Angry space
E) Public space

Question 44

According to Ray Birdwhistell, it is estimated that humans can transmit through bodily movement more than _______ physical signals useful in meaning making.

A) 100
B) 300,000
C) 700,000
D) 1 million
E) 1.6 million

Question 45

Smiles, frowns, crinkled foreheads, puckered lips, and raised eyebrows are all examples of _________.

A) facial expressions
B) facial symbols
C) relatedness factors
D) reenforcers
E) markers

Question 46

___________ is/are using nonverbal cues to indicate closeness.

A) Haptics
B) Touch and eye contact
C) Nonverbal immediacy
D) Silence and environmental factors
E) Markers

Question 47

Both verbal and nonverbal communication is composed of _______ symbols to which we give meaning, and we, in turn, behave according to those meanings.

A) universal
B) subtle
C) static
D) arbitrary
E) objective

Question 48

Gestures that emphasize verbal meaning, for example using your hand to demonstrate how tall your pile of textbooks will be this semester, are ___________.

A) illustrators
B) regulators
C) emblems
D) adaptors
E) markers

Question 49

HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Mehrabian" \t "_blank" Albert Mehrabian's research on nonverbal communication includes his assertion that 55 percent of communicated meaning comes from_______.

A) eye movements
B) tone of voice
C) body movements
D) smiles and other movements of the mouth
E) facial expressions

Question 50

_______ is the idea that when social expectations are violated, attention to nonverbal communication is heightened, with either positive or negative effects.

A) Nonverbal Coding Systems
B) Politeness Theory
C) Rudeness Theory
D) Expectancy Violation Theory
E) Symbolic Interaction

Question 51

Why does nonverbal communication, unlike verbal communication, never end? What does this have to do with the idea that you cannot not communicate?

Question 52

What are the four different distance zones typically recognized by American culture? What does each zone imply? Give one example for each.

Question 53

Why is paralanguage considered nonverbal communication rather than verbal communication? Give at least 3 examples of paralanguage and examples of how they are used to make meaning.

Question 54

What are gesticulations and what form of nonverbal code do they best represent? Name and give examples of the five types of gesticulations.

Question 55

Why are nonverbal messages considered more honest than verbal messages? Of all the nonverbal codes, which is arguably the most honest? Why? Give an example.

Question 56

Nonverbal communication, like all communication, is integral to meaning making and identity. How might nonverbal communication differ from verbal communication in this regard? How might it be similar? Offer examples where appropriate.

Question 57

Artifacts can be a powerful form of nonverbal communication, allowing us to shape our own identities. How do artifacts help us achieve this communicative goal? What are some artifacts you surround yourself with and what do they say about you?

Question 58

Why is physical appearance a particularly important nonverbal code in identity formation and maintenance? When can it be harmful and when can it be useful, and do you wish that your culture placed less importance on it? Use examples to support your arguments.

Question 59

Of the several types of nonverbal communication coding systems you've studied, which one had you never thought about as a form of communication? Why was that? Explain why you now understand it as a form of nonverbal communication. Or if you still do not consider it to be a form of nonverbal communication; justify your reasoning.

Question 60

What is the relationship between nonverbal immediacy and expectancy violation theory? Are errors in nonverbal immediacy always detrimental to the relationship of the communicators? Why or why not?