Deck 5: Engaging in Nonverbal Communication

Question 1

Elements of settings that affect how we feel, think and act are __________.

A) artifacts
B) proxemics
C)environmental factors
D) paralanguage
E) physical appearance

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Nathan just moved into a new apartment and spent the first day hanging pictures, putting out souvenirs of important times, and placing favorite objects on the bookshelves. Nathan has relied on what form of nonverbal communication to personalize the new apartment?

A) paralanguage
B)artifacts
C) kinesics
D) proxemics
E) appearance

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Nonverbal communication is estimated to account for what percentage of the total meaning of communication?

A) Less than 12%
B) 16-39%
C) 41-53%
D)65-93%
E) 100%

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Caitlin is angry with her boyfriend, so she refuses to sit near him in the car or to let him get really close to her while they are walking. To communicate her anger, Caitlin is relying on __________.

A) artifacts
B) chronemics
C)proxemics
D) paralanguage
E) silence

Question 5

All of the following can be used to express power, except __________.

A) moving into someone's space
B) silence
C) touching someone
D) gestures
E)all of these can be used to express power

Question 6

Rachel doesn't want to be interrupted while she's speaking so she avoids looking at others until she has said all she wants to say. Then she looks at the person who wants to respond. Rachel has used nonverbal behavior to __________.

A) establish relational level meanings
B) establish content level meanings
C)regulate interaction
D) define her cultural standpoint
E) demonstrate warmth

Question 7

Research has shown that babies in dysfunctional families are touched less often and less affectionately than babies in healthy families. This type of nonverbal behavior is referred to as __________.

A) kinesics
B)haptics
C) olfactics
D) proxemics
E) artifacts

Question 8

How we perceive and use time to define identities and interaction is referred to as __________.

A)chronemics
B) artifacts
C) proxemics
D) paralanguage
E) kinesics

Question 9

The study of our perception of odor and scents is known as __________.

A) artifacts
B) proxemics
C) haptics
D)olfactics
E) kinesics

Question 10

The study of space and how people use it is known as __________.

A) kinesics
B) olfactics
C) haptics
D)proxemics
E) artifacts

Question 11

Vocal communication that is not actual words is known as __________.

A) chronemics
B) artifacts
C) proxemics
D)paralanguage
E) kinesics
TRUE/FALSE

Question 12

Smiles, friendly touches, shaking hands are all signs of __________ in Western societies.

A)liking
B) power
C) interaction
D) negotiations
E) awareness

Question 13

The term referring to body position and motions is __________.

A)kinesics
B) olfactics
C) haptics
D) proxemics
E) artifacts

Question 14

Joaquin came to the United States from Mexico three months ago and he is still having trouble understanding Americans' tendency to rush all the time. He is also surprised when his teachers are irritated if he joins class a while after class has started. Joaquin's confusion about American pace of life is based on which aspect of nonverbal behavior?

A)chronemics
B) proxemics
C) kinesics
D) artifacts
E) none of the above

Question 15

Assuming an attentive posture, holding eye contact, and nodding to show you understand what another person is saying are nonverbal behaviors that convey which dimension of relational level meanings?

A)responsiveness
B) liking
C) status
D) power
E) control

Question 16

Nonverbal physiological characteristics belong to a category called

A) artifacts
B) proxemics
C) kinesics
D) paralanguage
E)physical appearance

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT true about nonverbal communication?

A) it helps establish relationship-level meanings
B) it is not always clear
C) it interacts with verbal communication
D) it reflect cultural values
E)it does not vary over time

Question 18

Nonverbal communication involving touch is called __________.

A)haptics
B) Gestures
C) Phatics
D) Kinesics
E) Dianetics

Question 19

Which of the following is not a paralanguage behavior?

A) raising volume when speaking
B) pausing between words to emphasize certain words
C)refusing to speak
D) lowering pitch
E) lowering volume when speaking

Question 20

During an argument, when Lisa tells her husband Scott, "It's not what you said, it's how you said it," Lisa is upset with Scott's use of __________.

A) artifacts
B) chronemics
C) proxemics
D) kinesics
E)paralanguage

Question 21

Nonverbal behaviors and what they are interpreted to mean vary from __________ to __________.

Question 22

It is best to interpret another's nonverbal messages confidently.

Question 23

Body odors produced by pheromones may affect sexual attraction.

Question 24

Nonverbal communication reflects cultural values.

Question 25

People with high status and/or power tend to touch others and invade others' space more than do people with less power and/or status.

Question 26

The position and motion of the body is known as proxemics.

Question 27

Vocal communication that does not use words is __________.

Question 28

Nonverbal behaviors related to our perception of odor and scents are called __________.

Question 29

Artifacts can be a part of proxemics, when they help us define our personal space.

Question 30

I/You language can be used to describe both verbal and nonverbal communication.

Question 31

Most nonverbal communication is instinctual; it is part of our genetic makeup.

Question 32

__________ is lack of communicated sound.

Question 33

Nonverbal communication involving physical touch is called __________.

Question 34

Unlike verbal communication, nonverbal communication is not ambiguous.

Question 35

Personal objects that announce identity and personalize spaces are called __________.

Question 36

Nonverbal communication is all aspects of communication other than words themselves.

Question 37

The absence of communicated sound is a type of nonverbal communication.

Question 38

Elements of surroundings that affect us and how we communicate are called __________.

Question 39

How we perceive and use time is called __________.

Question 40

How we use space is referred to as __________.

Question 41

Discuss the five ways that nonverbal behavior can interact with verbal communication. Give an example of each type of interaction.

Question 42

__________ refers to body position and body motions.

Question 43

A friend learns you are taking a course in interpersonal communication and remarks, "Wow, I'll bet you know all about how to read nonverbals. Tell me the rules." Write out your response to your friend. Be sure to address the assumption behind your friend's statement as well as what you might tell the friend about "rules."

Question 44

A restaurant owner comes to you for advice. She has just realized that, although there are always customers waiting at lunch and dinnertime, diners are taking so long to eat that she is losing money. She wants to know if there is anything she can do to make diners eat more quickly so that she can make a larger profit. Based on your knowledge of how various nonverbal behaviors affect us, what would you tell the restaurant owner?