Deck 3: Identities, Perceptions, and Communication

Question 1

Explain how NVC serves as a relational regulator.

Answer 1

NVC helps to regulate engagement, politeness, coordination of action, enjoyment of the interaction, and relational attraction (which determines whether or not we will begin a relationship).

Question 2

NVC often happens without our control and knowledge; when this betrays our internal feelings, it is called:

A)Adage
B)Leakage
C)Prestige
D)Vantage

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Give an example of a form of nonverbal communication that is influenced by culture.

Answer 3

Examples might include eye contact, ways of addressing others, use of space, touch, time, dialect/accent, and gestures.

Question 4

If you can decode NVC successfully, you do not need to be concerned about encoding it.

Question 5

Examples of static NVC would include:

A)Eye contact
B)Eye color
C)Pupil dilation
D)Blinking rate

Question 6

NVC can sometimes contradict verbal communication within the same message.

Question 7

NVC can do which of the following in relation to verbal communication?:

A)Repeat or reinforce
B)Fail to substitute
C)Remove all ambiguity
D)Remain impersonal

Question 8

NVC does not have an effect on the flow (the starting and stopping) of communication.

Question 9

You cannot have interactions without nonverbal communication (NVC).

Question 10

Similarities between verbal and nonverbal communication include:

A)Both are impersonal
B)Both are precise and non-ambiguous
C)Both are free from rules
D)Both are influenced by culture

Question 11

NVC is different from verbal communication because it is:

A)Continuous
B)Under our control
C)Guided by rules
D)Connected to culture

Question 12

NVC and verbal communication are both influenced by culture.

Question 13

NVC is rarely ambiguous or difficult to interpret.

Question 14

Examples of dynamic NVC would not be likely to include:

A)Facial expressions
B)Gestures
C)Eye contact
D)Eye color

Question 15

NVC can help to begin, to regulate, or to terminate communicative interactions.

Question 16

Explain the difference between static and dynamic nonverbal communication (NVC).

Question 17

Discuss the connection between relationships and use of personal space.

Question 18

Identify at least three of the kinds of topics that make up the study of nonverbal communication (NVC).

Question 19

NVC can convey emotional information in a conversation by revealing:

A)Your attitudes about the other person
B)Your attitudes about the weather
C)Your attitudes about your job
D)Your attitudes about others not involved in the conversation

Question 20

Nonverbal communication (NVC) is always intentional.

Question 21

The study of vocalics in NVC includes:

A)Observing tone of voice in a conversation
B)Observing how people claim space and territory
C)Observing how people stand or gesture
D)Observing eye blinks in a conversation

Question 22

We are more likely to require more personal space in a communication interaction if:

A)We know the other person extremely well
B)We come from an Arabic cultural background
C)We come from a Hispanic cultural background
D)We do not know the other person at all

Question 23

The study of chronemics in NVC includes:

A)Observing eye blinks in a conversation
B)Observing vocal variety in a conversation
C)Observing how people claim space and territory
D)Observing how people time the 'flow' of conversation

Question 24

To improve your NVC as a speaker, you should affirm the listener, which refers specifically to:

A)Encoding approval and liking while you are talking
B)Being consistent in your verbal and NVC
C)Being clear and less ambiguous in your NVC
D)Matching your NVC to the meaning of your words

Question 25

If you like to sit in the same seat in class every day and get upset if someone takes your spot, you are experiencing:

A)Primary territoriality
B)Secondary territoriality
C)Public territoriality
D)Tertiary territoriality

Question 26

Effective decoding of others' NVC involves:

A)Disguising your emotions and feelings
B)Paying more attention to the other person
C)Revealing your emotions and feelings accurately
D)Paying less attention to the other person

Question 27

Effective encoding of your NVC involves:

A)Disguising your emotions and feelings
B)Paying more attention to the other person
C)Revealing your emotions and feelings accurately
D)Paying less attention to the other person

Question 28

The study of haptics in NVC includes:

A)Observing vocal variety in a conversation
B)Observing how people time the 'flow' of conversation
C)Observing how people casually touch each other
D)Observing eye blinks in a conversation

Question 29

Illustrators are the kinds of nonverbal gestures that:

A)Signal a feeling not expressed in words to clarify meaning
B)Are emblematic
C)Signal something said in words to help visualize meaning
D)Are more ambiguous

Question 30

To improve your NVC as a listener, you should attend to the speaker, which refers specifically to:

A)Decoding the undercurrents of the speaker's message
B)Coordinating your reactions with the speaker's cues
C)Terminating the conversation when you are uncomfortable to avoid bonding with the speaker
D)Pay attention to the NVC cues the speaker gives and whether or not the speaker is understanding your NVC

Question 31

Sustained eye contact for a longer period of time, or gaze, is:

A)Always threatening
B)Sometimes threatening
C)Always positive
D)Always misinterpreted

Question 32

The study of proxemics in NVC would include:

A)Observing eye blinks in a conversation
B)Observing numbers of um's and you know's in a conversation
C)Observing how people claim space and territory
D)Observing how people gesture

Question 33

The study of kinesics in NVC would include:

A)Observing vocal variety in a conversation
B)Observing numbers of um's and you know's in a conversation
C)Observing how people claim space and territory
D)Observing how people stand or gesture