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Question 1:

In the context of non-verbal communication, what is an emblem?
a) A visual symbol that helps group members identify one another
b) A repeatable pattern of behaviours that communicate one meaning
c) A spoken word that acts like a pass code for admission to a group
d) A deliberate behaviour with a meaning shared by members of a culture

Question 2:

What is kinesics?
a) The study of posture, gesture, and body movement
b) The study of people’s use and structuring of time
c) The study of distance and position
d) The study of non-verbal communication

Question 3:

What is paralanguage?
a) The study of non-verbal communication
b) The expressive qualities of a spoken message, such as pitch and tone
c) The non-word verbalizations we make, such as um or er
d) The congruence of verbal and non-verbal messages

Question 4:

What does “haptics” refer to?
a) Movement and gesture
b) Personal space and distance
c) What we see and interpret
d) Touch and the effects of touch

Question 5:

What does “proxemics” refer to?
a) How people use space
b) How people communicate through touch
c) How people communicate through scent
d) How people manage time

Question 6:

Which of Hall’s distance zones gives the individual the largest personal space?
a) Intimate distance
b) Personal distance
c) Social distance
d) Public distance

Question 7:

What are affect blends?
a) Moments when words and gestures align
b) Experiences of receiving multiple sensory stimuli at the same time
c) Combinations of multiple emotions displayed at the same time
d) Feelings that conflict within the self

Question 8:

In general, people who have lower status in a given situation control less personal territory and have less privacy.
a) True
b) False

Question 9:

Social media represent an emerging arena for non-verbal communication.
a) True
b) False

Question 10:

It is usually easy to tell when a person is lying.
a) True
b) False

Higher Education

Understanding Human Communication, Third Edition: Chapter 4