Exam 5: Nonverbal Messages

A constricted, or smaller, pupil indicates attraction and interest.

Which of the following is an example of a regulator?

Kinesics is the study of communication through the eyes.

Kelsey is planning for her retirement and is goal-oriented. This is evidence that Kelsey has a _______ orientation.

When you smile while telling a humorous story you are using nonverbal communication to ________ your verbal message.

Pushing your hair out of your eyes while talking functions as an alter-adaptor.

Paralanguage is _______.

When decoding nonverbal messages, interpret your judgments and conclusions against a cultural context.

You're more likely to voice agreement than disagreement. This is known as _______.

Explain the six principles of nonverbal communication, giving examples of each.

In China, yellow signifies wealth and authority, and in the U.S. it signifies caution and cowardice. This is an example of _______.

Covering up your own joy in the presence of a friend who didn't receive such good news is called _______.

Erin and Brett hold hands and gaze into each other's eyes, often in public. This is most accurately an example of how nonverbal messages can _______.

When Marquis was trying to close the sale with a customer, he used direct eye contact, a confident stance, and open gestures. He was using nonverbal messages _______.

When you lean forward to ask a question you are using nonverbal communication to ________ the verbal message.

The study of how we organize, react to, and communicate messages through time is known as chronemics.

The silent treatment is an example of how silence can be used to _______.

What do you think your artifactual communication says about who you are? Describe three ways you use artifactual communication to communicate messages.

The four space zones are intimate, personal, social, and public.

________ is the study of spatial communication.