Question 1

Drawing on the valence factor of Expectancy Violation Theory, compare the impact on an individual in an interaction with a proxemic violator who offers rewards in contrast to the impact on an individual in an interaction with a proxemic violator who offers punishment.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary and should reflect an understanding that interactions with a proxemic violator who offers rewards will likely be overlooked or even welcome in contrast to interactions with a proxemic violator who offers punishment will likely trigger comparatively more intense arousal reactions and be experienced as more threatening.

Question 2

As compared to our intimate zone, our personal/casual zone ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   is comprised of less available space
B)   prohibits close interpersonal interactions
C)   welcomes relatively many more individuals
D)   is reserved for only our closest relationships C

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of a social/consultative zone interaction?

Accepted Answer

A)   Juanita and her boyfriend enjoy spending their Tuesday evenings at dance lessons learning how to Salsa.
B)   Recently promoted to a management position, Martin visits an upscale men's shop to have a tailor measure him for his first custom-made suit.
C)   Angela works behind the front desk of her local library, where she enjoys greeting community members and checking out their choice of books.
D)   At their favorite restaurant, Bobby and Joan always ask for a booth because they enjoy sitting together side-by-side. C

Question 4

According to Expectancy Violation Theory, we form perceptions about another person who has violated our expectations about interpersonal distance based on valence when we consider ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   the intention of that violator and their ability to make amends
B)   how often the other person commits the violation
C)   the ability of that violator to offer us either rewards or punishment
D)   the context within which the violations takes place

Question 5

The public zone ranges anywhere above 6 feet and is where we are most comfortable keeping unknown others with no professional obligations

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In an effort to seem more similar to a desirable person or to make it clear that we are indeed different from another person, we often make changes in our ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   distance from that person
B)   association habits
C)   nonverbal behaviors
D)   verbal behaviors

Question 7

The classification of the space ranging from 0-18 in. is known as the ______ zone.

Accepted Answer

A)   intimate
B)   personal/casual
C)   social/consultative
D)   public

Question 8

Proxemics is the nonverbal code that involves the use of personal space and interpersonal distance. Each person acquires a slightly different understanding of their own personal space based upon their ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   comfort zone
B)   own culture
C)   conflict style
D)   peripheral vision

Question 9

______ is the term used to describe the situation that emerges when an individual is more likely to be attracted to things that they see frequently relative to those things that are rarely or never seen.

Accepted Answer

A)   Mere exposure effect
B)   More exposure effect
C)   Mere exposure impact
D)   More exposure impact

Question 10

At home Samantha has her own bedroom, but when she attends college she has to share a tiny dorm room with her new college roommate. Samantha's subsequent difficulty sleeping and concentrating may be attributed to a fight or flight reaction due to her perception of a proxemic violation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The personal/casual zone ranges from ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   5-10 in.
B)   18 in. to about 4 ft.
C)   4-ft.
D)   26 in. to about 8 ft.

Question 12

One of the reasons that we select to have a relationship with another person because of perceptions of similarity is an attempt to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   reduce uncertainty
B)   increase uncertainty
C)   avoid certainty
D)   expose certainty

Question 13

Identify and describe, using an example that includes nonverbal behaviors, the characteristics of each of Edward T. Hall's four zones of interaction distance.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify and describe, using an example that...

Question 14

We tend to develop relationships with individuals who we perceive to be unusual or unique ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   when the situation requires that we interact with them
B)   when the other person possesses higher status that offers us rewards
C)   only after we determine that we have base level of similarity
D)   only when we determine that they are equally attracted to us

Question 15

The biological and emotional responses to proxemics violations that one person is experiencing are immediately observable to other people in his or her environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

While the agreed to amount distance considered "good manners" varies by culture, there is a near-universal understanding that exhibiting "good manners" requires some amount of distance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

When we desire a relationship with a person who complements us, we are generally seeking traits or behaviors that we perceive they possess and we're lacking in.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Our initial perceptions of similarity with another person are almost always proven to be reliable over time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

During social/consultative zone interactions we are generally comfortable keeping others "at arm's length," in contrast to public zone interactions where we are generally ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   comfortable keeping others more than an arm's length away, which is 4 feet.
B)   comfortable maintaining a distance of 4 feet from uniformed public employees
C)   uncomfortable with unknown others being closer than 8 feet
D)   uncomfortable with uniformed public employees being closer than 6 feet

Question 20

Because its relatively close proximity requires a degree of trust, people in our social/consultative zone are typically people we feel comfortable with or even people that we know quite well.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 5: Proxemics: Engaging Personal Space and Interpersonal Distance

Drawing on the valence factor of Expectancy Violation Theory, compare the impact on an individual in an interaction with a proxemic violator who offers rewards in contrast to the impact on an individual in an interaction with a proxemic violator who offers punishment.

As compared to our intimate zone, our personal/casual zone ______.

Which of the following is an example of a social/consultative zone interaction?

According to Expectancy Violation Theory, we form perceptions about another person who has violated our expectations about interpersonal distance based on valence when we consider ______.

The public zone ranges anywhere above 6 feet and is where we are most comfortable keeping unknown others with no professional obligations

In an effort to seem more similar to a desirable person or to make it clear that we are indeed different from another person, we often make changes in our ______.

The classification of the space ranging from 0-18 in. is known as the ______ zone.

Proxemics is the nonverbal code that involves the use of personal space and interpersonal distance. Each person acquires a slightly different understanding of their own personal space based upon their ______.

______ is the term used to describe the situation that emerges when an individual is more likely to be attracted to things that they see frequently relative to those things that are rarely or never seen.

At home Samantha has her own bedroom, but when she attends college she has to share a tiny dorm room with her new college roommate. Samantha's subsequent difficulty sleeping and concentrating may be attributed to a fight or flight reaction due to her perception of a proxemic violation.

The personal/casual zone ranges from ______.

One of the reasons that we select to have a relationship with another person because of perceptions of similarity is an attempt to ______.

Identify and describe, using an example that includes nonverbal behaviors, the characteristics of each of Edward T. Hall's four zones of interaction distance.

We tend to develop relationships with individuals who we perceive to be unusual or unique ______.

The biological and emotional responses to proxemics violations that one person is experiencing are immediately observable to other people in his or her environment.

While the agreed to amount distance considered "good manners" varies by culture, there is a near-universal understanding that exhibiting "good manners" requires some amount of distance.

When we desire a relationship with a person who complements us, we are generally seeking traits or behaviors that we perceive they possess and we're lacking in.

Our initial perceptions of similarity with another person are almost always proven to be reliable over time.

During social/consultative zone interactions we are generally comfortable keeping others "at arm's length," in contrast to public zone interactions where we are generally ______.

Because its relatively close proximity requires a degree of trust, people in our social/consultative zone are typically people we feel comfortable with or even people that we know quite well.