Exam 2: Nonverbal Communication Features

In Jesse's text message to her friend Olivia, she writes "Day off tomorrow. Can you join me at yoga?" At the end of the message, she adds an emoji of a figure in a meditation pose. The verbal part of Jesse's message is ______ and the emoji sign off is ______.

What nonverbal perceptual abilities differentiate an individual who possesses a high degree of social intelligence from individuals who do not possess the same degree of social intelligence?

Because nonverbal abilities are innate, scholars have observed that learning difficulties associated with poor nonverbal skills are generally easier to remediate than those associated with verbal skills.

Once a sender's message is decoded, it is sent through a channel to the receiver, who then begins the process of trying to interpret meaning from a communication act or behavior.

Manual started taking yoga classes because his girlfriend kept asking him to go with her. He enjoys it but finds many of the poses a challenge. No matter how attentively he watches the instructor, he is not able to ______ what he is supposed to do.

The attention stage of message processing involves a listener's attempt to understand the verbal or nonverbal messages, rather than just hear or see them.

Analog and digital are two terms used to clarify the distinction between Nonverbal and verbal behaviors. What is the primary distinction between the two?

Empathic comprehension is a form of active comprehension in which one party seeks to critique the message in order to determine the truth of the verbal and nonverbal messages.

When you're thinking of the right words to say or making sure that your facial expression matches your emotion, you're exhibiting ______ behavior.

Across the world, people understand some common nonverbal messages regardless of their background.

When a receiver is attempting to interpret nonverbal behaviors to decode a sender's message, what effect do those nonverbal behaviors have on the sender's meaning?

Social intelligence enables adults to ______.

The ambiguous nature of nonverbal messages increases our accountability for the verbal content that was substituted for the nonverbal message.

Identify and compare factors that might determine whether a sender's nonverbal behaviors positively reinforce the meaning of their message or send a negative or confusing message.

When Kyle's English professor handed his essay, he saw lots of red writing and a big D across the top. Without thinking, Kyle blurted out, "That s_cks!" When he thought about it later, Kyle wished that he'd spent more time ______ his message.

In any given situation, human beings tend to only give attention to a small subset of verbal and nonverbal messages.

People tend to trust nonverbal messages over the verbal messages that may accompany them.

Sunita wanted to purchase a used car that was within her budget. At the dealership, the salesperson tried to convince her to take out a loan and purchase a new car. Sunita listened carefully, asked good questions, and detected verbal and nonverbal signs of deception. As a result of ______ comprehension, Sunita stuck with her original plan and decided to go to another dealership.

What are the three main forms of active listening identified by Stewart and Huston and how do they differ?

Sarcasm works effectively because the sender's nonverbal messages ______ the sender's verbal messages.