Deck 2: The Roots of Nonverbal Behavior

Question 1

Harvey is a new father.If he wishes to be a particularly concerned parent and try to identify when his new baby is in pain,which common facial movement(s)should he not interpret as pain?

A)lowering of the brows
B)eyes wide open
C)vertical wrinkles at the side of the nose
D)an open mouth

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which of the following is not a function of the "eyebrow flash"?

A)an adaptor indicating anxiety
B)an expression of surprise
C)a way to let someone know he or she is being looked at
D)a "yes" to social contact

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Anecdotal observations of identical behaviors exhibited in identical twins,as collected in the University of Minnesota twin studies,prove these are inherited behaviors.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

In multicultural studies of judgments of emotion,which two emotions are the most difficult to discriminate?

A)fear and surprise
B)surprise and happiness
C)fear and sadness
D)hate and disgust

Question 5

Eibl-Eibesfeldt concluded that spontaneous expressions of sadness,crying,laughing,smiling,pouting,anger,surprise,and fear are significantly different in blind/deaf children.

Question 6

Ekman and Friesen outline several sources of our nonverbal behaviors.Which of the following is not one of the sources they outline?

A)inherited neurological programs
B)the need to survive and reproduce
C)experiences that vary with culture,class,families,or individuals
D)experiences common to all members of a species

Question 7

Normally developed newborn babies do not yet possess the facial muscle actions necessary to express the basic affect displays of adults.

Question 8

Which of the following is the only facial expression that is recognized almost unanimously in studies?

A)sadness
B)happiness
C)guilt
D)anger

Question 9

Kendler,Halberstadt,Butera,Myers,Bouchard,and Ekman (2008)coded the facial expressions of pairs of monozygotic twins and dizygotic twins watching emotion-inducing films.They found evidence of heritability of facial displays of emotion.

Question 10

According to scholars,nonverbal behavior is __________.

A)genetically based
B)learned
C)culturally taught
D)All of these factors apply to nonverbal behavior.

Question 11

Pitcairn and Eibl-Eibesfeldt's research showed remarkable similarities between humans and non-human primates greeting rituals regarding __________.

A)touching
B)posture
C)eye contact
D)facial expressions

Question 12

The term phylogeny,as applied to humans,means __________.

A)the study of non-human primates
B)the development of the human species across evolutionary time
C)human development throughout an individual's lifetime
D)the smallest unit of nonverbal behavior

Question 13

Many facial expressions have their origins in noncommunicative behaviors.

Question 14

It is difficult to design a research task that clearly shows if a behavior is learned or inherited.

Question 15

Greg has been blind and deaf since his birth.According to research,which of the following behaviors should we not expect Greg to perform?

A)spontaneous expression of laughing or crying
B)reaching out for contact with others
C)subtle changes in the onset and passing of his facial expressions
D)refusal gestures similar to those of sighted and hearing individuals

Question 16

Eve is trying to assign meaning to Frank's facial expressions.With which of the following characteristics should Eve not be concerned when assigning these meanings?

A)Frank's cultural background
B)Eve's own cultural background
C)the frequency with which Frank makes certain facial expressions
D)Eve should be concerned with all of these characteristics when assigning meaning to Frank's facial expressions.