Exam 6: The Nonverbal Dimension of Communication

How we dress can affect the image we have of ourselves.

____________________ is all aspects of communication other than words themselves.

Jeff is the owner of an Italian restaurant and makes deliberate choices about the dimness of the lighting,the softness of the music and the choice of colors on the wall. Jeff's choices reflect which nonverbal channel?

Chris just moved into a new apartment and spent the first day hanging pictures,putting out souvenirs of important times,and putting favorite objects on the bookshelves.Chris has relied on what form of nonverbal communication to personalize the new apartment?

____________________ is communication that is vocal but does not involve words themselves.

Arab men are more likely to kiss each other on both cheeks as a form of greeting rather than shake hands.

Even within a single culture,different social communities have distinct rules for nonverbal behavior.

Lara smiles and makes a funny face at her baby niece.Lara is engaging in ____ to communicate with the baby.

Touching and being touched is not essential to lead a healthy life.

Nonverbal behaviors are keen indicators of whether we feel positive or negative about others.

Raul came to the United States from Mexico three months ago and he is still having trouble understanding Americans' tendency to rush all the time.He is also surprised when his teachers are irritated if he joins class several minutes after class has started.Raul's confusion about Americans' pace of life is based on which aspect of nonverbal behavior?

We use paralanguage to perform gender.

Nonverbal communication is more continuous than verbal communication.

The study of physical touch is called ____________________.

The value a culture places on physical appearance is part of nonverbal communication.

Nonverbal behaviors related to body position and body motion are called ____________________.

People with high status and/or power tend to touch others and invade others' space more than do people with less power and/or status.

Bax lives in a culture where "time is money."  What nonverbal is expressed with this saying? 

Emojis are an example of how a nonverbal can complement a verbal.

Nonverbal communication is often more powerful than verbal language at communicating the ____________________ level of meaning.