COMM 102 Ch 6 Quiz

21 August 2022
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The tendency to assume that attractive people have other positive qualities is called what? principle of facial primacy positive prototyping character assumption halo effect
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halo effect
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Which of the following emotional states was NOT identified by Paul Ekman as having a universal facial expression? surprise happiness jealousy disgust
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jealousy
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The study of touch behavior is known as: oculesics haptics kinesics proxemics
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haptics
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Which of the following vocal behaviors is a dimension of nonverbal communication? rate of speech tone of voice all of these loudness
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all of these
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These are textual representations of facial expressions, often used in e-mail messages: textspressions e-smiles faceprints emoticons
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emoticons
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This type of gesture has a direct verbal translation: illustrator adaptor regulator emblem
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emblem
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Contemporary research suggests that approximately this percentage of meaning is transmitted nonverbally: 30-35% 90-95% 45-50% 65-70%
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65-70%
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Most Hispanic, southern European, and Middle Eastern cultures are classified as low-contact cultures. True False
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False
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Our use of time can send powerful messages about value and power. True False
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True
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According to Edward T. Hall, this range of this type of distance is approximately 1Β½ to 4 feet: public distance intimate distance personal distance social distance
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personal distance
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When people get excited or aroused, this usually happens to their voice: elevated pitch reduced inflection decreased loudness increased articulation
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elevated pitch
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Why do people tend to believe nonverbal messages even when they contradict verbal messages? Nonverbal behaviors are completely involuntary and reflect people's true states. People will only attempt to control their nonverbal behavior when they are lying. It is harder for most people to control their nonverbal communication than their verbal communication. All of these are true.
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It is harder for most people to control their nonverbal communication than their verbal communication.
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The face communicates more information than any other nonverbal channel. True False
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True
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The study of how people use movement is called what? oculesics kinesics haptics proxemics
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kinesics
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According to the text, the face is used primarily to communicate all of the following except: attractiveness intellect emotion identity
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intellect