Deck 12: Using Nonverbal Behavior in Daily Interaction

Question 1

Which theory maintains that increases and decreases in involvement by one person which violate the other person's expectations will lead to cognitive activation in the other?

A)discrepancy arousal
B)immediacy
C)equilibrium
D)compensatory

Answer 1

A

Question 2

It is not uncommon for men to read sexual intent into the friendly behavior of women.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Why does the typical human being have such a great need to express self-identity?

A)We need self-validation.
B)It helps us know how to act with each other.
C)It reinforces our belief our environment is a predictable place.
D)All of these are correct reasons.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Which is the least likely way we find out we have been lied to?

A)The liar confesses to us.
B)We interpret it from reading the lie in the liar's nonverbal behavior.
C)We are told by others.
D)We find physical evidence of the lie.

Question 5

Research supports the conjecture that women read nonverbal cues better than men because they are lower in dominance status.

Question 6

Carmen is definitely warming up to that new guy she has been introduced to at the party.What behavior will not send him that nonverbal message?

A)sitting directly across from him
B)smiling a lot
C)playing with the ends of her hair
D)raising her eyebrows

Question 7

Which of the following statements about intimates and nonverbal signals is true?

A)Intimates use fewer facial and vocal blends with each other than do nonintimates.
B)Intimates often become overconfident in their ability to decode each other's signals.
C)The spatial territories between intimates become more highly defined and rigidly guarded.
D)Intimates are generally less efficient when communicating than nonintimates are.

Question 8

The study of distance and space in human transactions.

A)attenuation
B)prosodics
C)congruency
D)proxemics

Question 9

Which of the following statements about nonverbal behaviors and gender is true?

A)Females generally have less skill in sending and receiving nonverbal cues than males.
B)Females have less expressive faces and use fewer expressive gestures than males.
C)Females keep greater distances from others than males.
D)Females look at others more than males.

Question 10

The greater the consequences perceived by the liar,the lesser the possibility that others will be able to detect the lie using nonverbal signals.

Question 11

Arrangement of arms,legs,and torsos which prevent others from entering a conversation are known as positional cues.

Question 12

Immediacy behaviors indicate greater closeness and liking.

Question 13

Cindy and Denise are talking.Cindy is taking a turn,and wants to hold onto the floor after the end of her current speaking turn.Which of the following is not likely to be a behavior she will perform if she wants to maintain her turn?

A)increase the volume of her voice
B)give Denise a light touch or a pat
C)continue gesturing after the end of her turn
D)decrease her speaking rate

Question 14

Hands are active with a hand shake,salute or fist bump at this part of the interaction process.

A)turn-requesting
B)turn-maintaining
C)greeting
D)turn-yielding

Question 15

Place and colleagues (2009)found that viewers of speed dating videos were better able to detect men's romantic interest in women than women's romantic interest in men.

Question 16

Kelly and Larry are in a romantic relationship.Given that,which of the following statements about lying can we assume will be false about Kelly and Larry?

A)Getting away with lying will be difficult for Kelly and Larry at the beginning of their relationship.
B)If Kelly is suspicious about Larry's behaviors,she will be better able to detect if he is lying.
C)As their relationship progresses,Kelly and Larry will probably detect fewer lies,because they will monitor each other's behaviors less stringently.
D)If Kelly catches Larry in a lie,she may be unwilling to confront him,to preserve the intimacy of the relationship.