Ch. 6- Nonverbal Communication, Vocab Ch.6, Quiz 6, COMM Ch. 6 Quiz

Contemporary research suggests that approximately this percentage of meaning is transmitted nonverbally:

Why do people tend to believe nonverbal messages even when they contradict verbal messages?

Which of the following emotional states was NOT identified by Paul Ekman as having a universal facial expression?

Rick's manager, Susan, called him into her office one afternoon to discuss his annual evaluation. As soon as Rick sat down, Susan said, "Rick, your performance is unacceptable and I'm going to have to let you go." After a moment of silence, Susan grinned and winked at Rick and he knew she was joking. Susan used nonverbal communication to:

This aspect of facial attractiveness refers to the relative size of facial features, such as the nose or ears:

Which of the following claims about facial expressions of emotion is not true?

This type of gesture has a direct verbal translation:

Vocalic behaviors that go along with verbal behaviors to convey meaning are known as:

When people get excited or aroused, this usually happens to their voice:

When Rachel saw her neighbor Harold in the hallway, he quickly flagged her down and began to speak with her. Throughout their conversation, Harold maintained steady eye contact, spoke very quickly, laughed frequently, and stood closer to Rachel than he usually would. Harold's nonverbal cues indicate that:

When you see someone dressed in very tight, dark clothing with spiky hair and eyeliner, you infer that this person is into emo punk rock. Your impression is based on which set of cues?

Your textbook identifies several ways that speakers can use nonverbal communication to increase the persuasiveness of their statements. Which of the following nonverbal behaviors is not in line with these prescriptions?

Which of the following nonverbal cues is commonly associated with deception, according to research?

Adaptor

Affect display

Artifact

Chronemics

Emblem

Facial display

Gesticulation

Haptics

Illustrator

Immediacy behavior

Kinesics

Oculesics

Olfactics

Proportionality

Proxemics

Symmetry

Turn-taking signal

Vocalics

During a phone conversation, you are able to infer something about the speaker's mood and personality by listening to his or her vocal cues. That fact illustrates which of the following claims about nonverbal communication? a. nonverbal comm is usually believed over verbal comm b. nonverbal comm is present in most forms of interpersonal comm c. nonverbal comm conveys more meaning than verbal comm d. nonverbal comm metacommunicates

Which of the following vocal behaviors is a dimension of nonverbal communication? a. tone of voice b. rate of speech c. loudness d. all of these

Contemporary research suggests that approximately this percentage of meaning is transmitted nonverbally a. 30-35% b. 45-50% c. 65-70% d. 90-95%

Why do people tend to believe nonverbal messages over verbal messages even when they contradict verbal messages? a. nonverbal behaviors are completely involuntary and reflect people's true states b. people will only attempt to control their nonverbal behavior when they are lying c. it is harder for most people to control their nonverbal comm than their verbal comm d. all of these are true

Which of the following pairs of nonverbal channels is particularly useful in communicating emotion? a. facial expression and vocal behaviors b. eye contact and hand gesturing c. body movement and eye contact d. vocal behaviors and body movement

Which of the following emotional states was NOT identified by Paul Ekman as having a universal facial expression? a. happiness b. disgust c. jealousy d. surprise

This aspect of facial attractiveness refers to the relative size of facial features, such as the nose or ears: a. symmetry b. rhinoplasty c. proportionality d. asymmetry

The study of how people use movement is called what? a. haptics b. kinesics c. oculesics d. proxemics

This type of gesture has a direct verbal translation: a. illustrator b. regulator c. emblem d. adaptor

The study of touch behavior is known as a. haptics b. oculesics c. proxemis d. kinesics

Vocalic behaviors that go along with verbal behaviors to convey meaning are known as: a. fundamental frequency b. enunciation c. para-language d. paravocalic devices

When people get excited or aroused, this usually happens to their voice: a. increased articulation b. decreased loudness c. reduced inflection d. elevated pitch

According to Edward T. Hall, this range of this type of distance is approx 1 1/2 to 4 feet: a. intimate distance b. personal distance c. social distance d. public distance

The tendency to assume that attractive people have other positive qualities is called what? a. positive prototyping b. character assumption c. principle of facial primacy d. halo effect

When Rachel saw her neighbor Harold in the hallway, he quickly flagged her down and began to speak with her. Throughout their conversation, Harold maintained steady eye contact, spoke very quickly, laughed frequently, and stood closer to Rachel than he usually would. Harold's nonverbal cues indicate that: a. he was nervous or uncomfortable b. he was engaging in deception c. he was excited d. he was content

When you see someone dressed in very tight, dark clothing with spiky hair and eyeliner, you infer that this person is into emo punk rock. Your impression is based on which set of cues? a. demographic b. sociocultural c. socioeconomic d. psychographic

Your textbook identifies several ways that speakers can use nonverbal comm to increase the persuasiveness of their statements. Which of the following nonverbal behaviors is not in line with these prescriptions? a. speaking softly, slowly, and calmly b. matching someone else's nonverbal behavior c. casually touching someone on the arm d. maintaining eye contact with someone while speaking

Which of the following nonverbal cues is not commonly associated with deception, according to reasearch? a. decreased smiling b. increased kinesic behavior c. increased vocal pitch d. decreased pupil dilation

These are textual representations of facial expressions, often used in e-mil messages a. textspressions b. emoticons c. e-smiles d. faceprints

During a phone conversation, you are still able to infer something about the speaker's mood and personality by listening to their vocal cues as they speak. This example illustrates which of the following claims about nonverbal communication?

Alber Mehrabian claimed that approximately _______% of messages are transmitted nonverbally. But contemporary research says _______%.

The study of touch behavior is known as:

Which of the following pairs of nonverbal channels is particularly useful in communicating emotion?

Which of the following claims about facial expressions of emotion is not true?