Chapter 6: Humanities - Communication

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All of the following are characteristics of nonverbal communication except
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nonverbal communication is specifc
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Which of the following are nonverbal signals that indicate a speaker has finished talking and is ready to yield to a listener?
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A drop in vocal pitch or loudness
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The voice communicates through
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All of the above
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Culturally understood substitutes for verbal expressions are known as
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emblems
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Which distance is being used when a child sits on your lap?
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Intimate
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Proxemics is the study of how communication is
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affected by the use, organization, and perception of space and distance
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Which of the following is not a social function of nonverbal communication?
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All of the above
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Evidence suggests that
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All of the above
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Research shows that clothing can convey the following nonverbal elements
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All of the above
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Social rules may discourage us from performing some manipulators in public, but people still do so without noticing. Which of the following is not a manipulator?
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yelling at a friend
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Nonverbal communication is best defined as messages expressed by non-linguistic means
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true
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Listeners pay more attention to the content of words than to paralanguage when asked to determine a speakers attitude
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False
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Proxemics is the term social scientists use to describe the study of how people communicate through bodily movements
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False
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While it's possible to avoid verbal communication, it's impossible to stop sending nonverbal messages
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True
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Paralanguage is a scientific term given to speech that includes slang peculiar to specific group
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False
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Emblems are culturally understood substitutes for verbal expressions
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True
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Someone studying oculesics would watch people's gestures as they interact with others
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False
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All fidgeting indicates uneasiness
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False
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Students see professors who have well decorated office as more credible than those who have less attractive work areas
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True
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Chronemics is the study of how people use color
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False