1
Q
- A person’s body is less likely to lie than his or her words.
A
TRUE (not sure)
2
Q
- Denotative meaning has to do with the dictionary definition of the word.
A
TRUE
3
Q
- According to some historians, the kiss on the lips was first practiced by Roman men who wanted to test if their wives had been drinking wine in their absence.
A
TRUE
4
Q
- According to the text, men sway their bodies when they walk just as much as women do.
A
TRUE (women have a more dramatic waist to hip ratio so you can see the sway more but both sway equally; men only appear to sway less because they have a stockier build)
5
Q
- One cultural group was noted to kiss both the lips and the chin at the same time.
A
FALSE
6
Q
- In non-verbal communication, a symbol and a sign are essentially the same thing.
A
FALSE
7
Q
- Across 37 cultures women rated attractiveness needs lower than the men did.
A
TRUE
8
Q
- According to Stacks, Moore, and Hickman, women more openly displayed negative emotions than men did.
A
FALSE
9
Q
- According to Birdwhistell’s six principles, kinesic communication varies between black Americans and white Americans. (in the book talks about other author that says that black people walks different but birdwhistell doesnt say anything about it)
A
TRUE
10
Q
- According to dialectics theory
a) relationships are kept together by opposing tensions
b) relationships are challenged by opposing tensions
c) we seek to resolve opposing tensions in relationships
d) opposing tensions can tear relationships apart
A
a) relationships are kept together by opposing tensions
11
Q
- In the recent chapter on proxemics, the two studies cited were related to what animals?
a) deer and
b) rats and birds
c) rats and
d) rats and deer
A
d) rats and deer
12
Q
- Finish this phrase: “One of the key architectural concepts mentioned in the class on proxemics is shelter and __________ .”
a) usefulness
b) perspective
c) solidity
d) commodity
A
b) perspective
13
Q
- In all types of communication, there are two major components. We decode and we ____________.
a) pre-code
b) code
c) assimilate
d) encode
A
d) encode
14
Q
14. The three body types discussed in the text are endomorph, mesomorph and a) midimorph b) paramorph c) ectomorph d) polymorph
A
c) ectomorph
15
Q
- List the first four of Goffman’s eight territories of the self
A
personal space stall
use space turn
16
Q
- List the last four of Goffman’s eight territories of the self:
A
sheath possession territory
information preserve conversation preserve
17
Q
- In class, the ideal shape for the living room was suggested as:
a) square
b) circle
c) rectangle
d) octagon
A
a) square
18
Q
- According to Bachelard, “The home is a container for ____________.”
a) dreams
b) finding safety
c) living in
d) nurturing the soul.
A
a) dreams
19
Q
- Artifacts are
a) remnants of childhood behaviours
b) anything added to the body
c) non-verbals passed on by our ancestors
d) culturally determined clothing trends
A
b) anything added to the body
20
Q
- The endomorph was seen as
a) dominant, cheerful, competitive
b) detached, tense, anxious
c) dependent, calm, relaxed
d) awkward cool, suspicious
A
c) dependent, calm, relaxed
21
Q
- “Immediacy” refers to
a) how quickly a person responds with a non-verbal gesture
b) one being open, approachable
c) one being in the moment and authentic
d) one’s pace in matching non-verbals to another’s
A
c) one being in the moment and authentic
22
Q
- “Self-synchrony” refers to how one
a) regulates one’s non-verbal actions
b) matches ones gestures to one’s words
c) matches one’s gestures to those of another
d) tries to use an array of non-verbal behaviours
A
a) regulates one’s non-verbal actions
23
Q
- “Interactional synchrony” occurs where
a) one matches ones movements to those of another
b) one matches one’s words to one’s behaviours
c) a child mimics the actions of one’s parents
d) one learns the lyrics of all Police songs.
A
a) one matches ones movements to those of another
24
Q
- An example of an “emblem” is
a) middle finger
b) a stammer/stutter
c) a pause
d) pacing
A
a) middle finger
25
25. An example of an "adaptor" is
a) fidgeting
b) an action that coincides with a word
c) a person that mirrors another's actions
d) a mirroring technique
a) fidgeting
26
26. Females apparently are __________ than males at understanding non-verbal messages.
a) better
b) just as good as
c) worse
a) better
27
27. 1.5 to 4 feet is called ____________ space.
a) social-consultative
b) casual-personal
c) social-personal
d) social-intimate
b) casual-personal
28
28. "Tenure" has to do with
a) a person holding a territory permanently
b) how long a person has held the territory
c) how strongly a person conveys their intention of holding the territory
d) one's right to hold that territory
b) how long a person has held the territory
29
29. When it comes to others entering your territory, there are violations of territory, invasions and
a) diversions
b) pollution
c) contamination
d) negation
c) contamination
| not too sure
30
30. An example of a "marker" is
a) a water bottle on your desk in class
b) a nervous tick that distinguishes a person
c) Donald Trump's hand's up, palms out
d) the person who puts a stamp on your hand at the door
a) a water bottle on your desk in class
31
31. Chronemics is defined as
a) the use of pace and pauses in verbals
b) the use of time in the use of non-verbals
c) smell
d) the study of physiological reactions to space
b) the use of time in the use of non-verbals
32
32. The "surrogate mother" experiment, by Harlow (1958) was done with
a) mice
b) monkeys
c) rats
d) people
b) monkeys
33
33. According to Anderson's 2005 comparison of different religious groups, those who refrain from touch are more likely to be ___________ than Jewish
a) Protestant
b) Muslim
c) Catholic
d) Rastafarian
a) Protestant
34
34. Facial expression is ___________ with the level of touch.
a) often confused
b) synchronistic
c) often off kilter
d) anachronistic
b) synchronistic
35
35. In the "matching hypothesis" we
a) match another's movement to our own
b) try to date people who a similar to ourselves
c) hang out with people similar to ourselves
d) date people who look like our parents
b) try to date people who a similar to ourselves
36
36. "Manscaping" is when
a) a male alters his appearance
b) a male scans the "territory" to assess challengers
c) a woman shifts her posture to attract a male
d) a man positions himself close to an exit
a) a male alters his appearance
37
37. Height signifies power and prestige: average is
a) 5 ft 6 for women; 6 ft for men
b) 5 ft 5 for women; 6 ft for men
c) 5 ft. 4 for women; 5 ft. 9 for men
d) 5 ft 8 for both sexes
c) 5 ft. 4 for women; 5 ft. 9 for men
38
38. "Affect blends" are
a) thinking two conflicting ideas at once
b) conveying two emotions at the same time
c) trying to change two things at once
d) experiencing two emotions at the same time
b) conveying two emotions at the same time
39
39. "Conjugate Lateral Eye Movements" means
a) whether we look left or right when thinking shows which side is our dominant brain side
b) being nervous. It suggests that we have intentions that we are not stating in words.
c) we have difficultly matching our eye movements to our body messages
d) we have difficulty with eye contact
a) whether we look left or right when thinking shows which side is our dominant brain side
40
40) The study of touch is also known as
a) haptics
b) synaptics
c) olfactics
d) tactilics
a) haptics
41
41. According to the text, the first sense we learn is
a) touch
b) hearing
c) sight
d) smell
a) touch
42
42. Adler and Towne (1975) suggested that records from 19th and 20th century orphanages point to mortality rates of nearly _________ because of a lack of touch.
a) 90%
b) 100%
c) 80%
d) 75%
b) 100%
43
44. Touch, even a slight touch, among the elderly was noted to reduce
a) postural sway
b) asthma
c) dementia
d) nervous ticks
a) postural sway
44
45. In Heslin, Nguyen and Nguyen's 1983 study, they showed that women felt that touch from a stranger would be the greatest invasion of privacy, while for men it was touch from
a) a same-sex individual
b) a parental figure
c) a male peer
d) a person in authority
a) a same-sex individual
45
47. Studies have found that up to age _____ sex is not an important factor in distancing norms (territoriality concerns).
a) 5
b) 7
c) 12
d) 14
b) 7
46
48. Related to territoriality, the "conversation preserve" is
a) how much information we are willing to share in a conversation
b) the personal space we maintain when having a public conversation
c) a public space set apart for conversation
d) the visual details we remember of a conversation
c) a public space set apart for conversation
47
49. The seven basic emotions displayed by the face were categorized by
a) Calhoun
b) Knapp
c) Ekman
d) Birdwhistell
c) Ekman
48
50. Less physically attractive defendants have been found to receive lighter sentences.
FALSE (p:190)
49
51. The text suggests that firm generalizations can be made regarding racial differences and personal space expectations.
FALSE
50
52. Children at 2-3 months look at an attractive face longer than at an unattractive one.
TRUE
51
53. In discussing differences in sex and gender the text suggested that, to build relationships men find a common enemy and women offer time.
FALSE (its the opposite)
52
54. According to Geiselman, Haight, and Kimata (1984) women do not necessarily appear more attractive when they are with attractive peers.
FALSE
53
55. The value we place on attractiveness is related to whether or not we are seeking a long-term relationship.
TRUE (p : 187)
54
56. A study by Fogot (1991) found that attractive children aged 12 to 30 months were slightly easier to work with.
FALSE
55
57. Women sought stability, ambition, humour more than attractiveness.
TRUE
56
58. Pupils expand when one is thinking up a lie.
FALSE
57
59. In therapeutic touch, the practitioner does not actually place his/her hands on the patient.
TRUE
58
60. According to the text, African Americans were less likely to affirm touching between parents and children, than were other racial groups.
TRUE
59
61. We remember smells just as long as we remember something we've seen.
FALSE (longer)
60
62. Even the attainment of reading ability can be affected by having been touched or not.
TRUE
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