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Chapter Quiz

Chapter Quiz


This activity contains 10 questions.

	Which of the following is not one of the assumptions that help us decide if nonverbal behavior is communicative or not?   A social group has a recognized, agreed-upon interpretation of the behavior. A social group sporadically uses a behavior to communicate A social group regularly uses the behavior to communicate. A social group typically interprets a behavior as intentional.

	Match each nonverbal gesture with its definition. Using the pull-down menus, match each item in the left column to the corresponding item in the right column. gestures that clarify verbal messages gestures that control conversation gestures that manage emotions gestures with a specific verbal meaning 2.1 emblems A B C D 2.2 illustrators A B C D 2.3 regulators A B C D 2.4 adaptors A B C D

	To accurately interpret nonverbal behaviors we have to examine each behavior in isolation.    True  False

	When Julie scratches her arm she always signals an intentional message.    True  False

	When your nonverbal and verbal messages are , you can be more confident that they are real.

	Which of the following nonverbal behaviors does not have the potential to communicate nonverbally?   yawning scratching waving none of the above

	Match each nonverbal function with the reason for its use. Using the pull-down menus, match each item in the left column to the corresponding item in the right column. to signal impersonal relationship involvement to clarify verbal messages to manage turn-taking to exercise influence over people to convey attraction and closeness 7.1 regulating interaction A B C D E 7.2 communicating information A B C D E 7.3 expressing and managing intimacy A B C D E 7.4 social control A B C D E 7.5 service-task A B C D E

	Nonverbal cues are multichanneled—they can be transmitted through channels simultaneously.    True  False

	touching increases in hierarchical settings.

	Which area of nonverbal communication focuses on the study of nonverbal, oral behaviors?   paralanguage kinesics haptics proxemics

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