Chapter 6

When people get excited or aroused, this often happens to their voice: increased articulation decreased loudness reduced inflection increased pitch

The study of touch behavior is known as: haptics oculesics proxemics manosics

When nonverbal cues conflict with verbal cues, people tend to believe the verbal statements. T/F

Voices that have low amounts of inflection are said to be monotone. T/F

Of all the senses, smell is most strongly tied to memory. T/F

Which of the following vocal behaviors is an aspect of nonverbal communication? tone of voice rate of speech loudness all of these

Arousal is an increase in energy. T/F

The distinct properties that comprise your voice are known collectively as: vocalics vocal cues paralinguistic cues paravocalic devices

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

Children who are regularly touched develop stronger immune systems than those who are not. T/F

Which of the following items was not identified in your textbook as a demographic characteristic? age ethnic background sexual orientation socioeconomic status

Effectively interpreting nonverbal communication includes all of the following except: sensitivity to others' nonverbal messages trying to decipher the correct meaning of nonverbal behavior looking past cultural differences to understand the meaning asking for clarification when necessary

These are textual representations of facial expressions, often used in e-mail messages: textspressions emoticons e-smiles faceprints

Which of the following claims about facial expressions of emotion is not true? Extroverts tend to be better at interpreting nonverbal expressions of emotion than introverts. Women are generally better at understanding facial displays of emotion. Happiness is the easiest facial expression to decode. Facial expressions are easily altered to conceal true emotional states.

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. This impression is based on which set of cues? demographic sociocultural socioeconomic psychographic

Most Hispanic, southern European, and Middle Eastern cultures are classified as low-contact cultures. T/F

According to Edward T. Hall, this range of this type of distance is approximately 1½ to 4 feet: intimate distance personal distance social distance public distance

The face is used nonverbally to communicate all of the following except: identity emotion attractiveness Each of these is communicated facially.

Which of the following emotional states was not identified by Paul Ekman as having a universal facial expression? happiness disgust jealousy surprise

The pupil of the eye contracts when we look at someone we find attractive. T/F

While talking to a friend at a party, you notice that your romantic partner has just arrived. Eager to greet your partner, you take a small step away from your friend and turn your head and shoulders slightly. This gesture: is culturally insensitive, especially to members of high contact cultures is a form of leave-taking behavior known as left-positioning is likely to indicate to your friend that your partner is more important than he or she is each of these is correct

Research shows that olfactory cues play a role in mate selection. In this regard, which of the following statements is true? Men prefer women who smell like themselves. Women with more attractive faces smell better to men. Men's facial attractiveness is unrelated to how they smell. All of the above statements are false.

Our use of time can send powerful messages about value and power. T/F

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? speaking softly and slowly to calmly reassure individuals that you're trustworthy matching someone else's nonverbal behavior to indicate similarity lightly touching someone on the arm so they'll agree to your request making sure that you've maximized the attractiveness of your appearance

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

This type of gesture has a direct verbal translation: illustrator regulator emblem adaptor

Contemporary research suggests that approximately this percentage of meaning is transmitted nonverbally: 30-35% 45-50% 65-70% 90-95%

The face communicates more information than any other nonverbal channel. T/F

The study of how people use movement is called what? haptics kinesics oculesics proxemics

Which of the following nonverbal cues is not commonly associated with deception? displaying an artificial smile to convey happiness a decrease in kinesic behaviors a decrease in the pitch and tone of the voice all of these are associated with deception