Exam 9: Verbal and Nonverbal Communication

When it comes to nonverbal communication, individuals in collectivistic cultures tend to

Websites in ________________ cultures rely more on imagery, while websites in ________________ cultures rely more on text.

In general, ________ cultures prefer __________ communication and _________ cultures prefer _________ communication.

"You are never home!" is to ________ language as "You have been working a lot this week, and I miss you" is to ________ language.

One gender difference in communication involves the goal of communication. For men, it revolves around _________; for women, it revolves around

Individuals in ________ power distance cultures are ________ sensitive to the impact of their paralanguage on others.

Kimberly and Shannon are waitresses in the same restaurant. When Kimberly waits on her customers, she has made it a habit to lightly touch them on the arm or shoulder. Shannon never touches her customers when she works. According to Crusco and Wetzel (1984), what effect will these behaviors have on the waitresses' tips?

A third cultural difference in communication involves whether the goal of communication is task oriented or ________ oriented.

Websites with cues for navigation repeated in multiple places for easy reference are more likely to be found in ____________ cultures.

In Western culture, facing a person directly when speaking indicates

Within an I-statement, a(n) ________ description is a clear, specific, and factual description of a person's behavior.

Individuals communicating in ________ context cultures do not pay the close attention to contextual detail that their ________ context counterparts do.

Jason was often told by his mother to stand up straight. It wasn't until he studied human relations in college that he learned an erect posture signaled confidence and honesty in _________ cultures.

________ is a nonverbal behavior that has different meanings in different cultures.

Which of the following regions is considered a low contact culture?

Sometimes, the use of abstract language isn't intentional; rather, it stems from the assumption that others see things the same way we do. This is known as the

In conversation, men and women in Western culture use touch

According to your text, the culture with the highest context culture is

According to your text, the culture with the lowest context culture is

One type of abstract language, ____________, involves words or phrases that gain their meaning by comparison.