Communicating Nonverbally MCQs
Communicating Nonverbally MCQs
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1: Items we wear that are part of our physical appearance and that have the potential to communicate, such as clothing, religious symbols, military medals, body piercings, and tattoos is called body artifacts
A. ● True
B. ● False
2: The extent to which we turn our legs, shoulders, and head toward or away from a communicator is called
A. ● Chronemics
B. ● Body orientations
C. ● Fix orientations
D. ● None of above
3: The study of a person’s perception and use of time is called
A. ● Gestures
B. ● Chronemics
C. ● Orientation
D. ● Expectancy
4: Gestures that acknowledge another’s feedback in a conversation is called
A. ● Delivery gestures
B. ● Citing gestures
C. ● Receive gestures
D. ● Self gestures
5: Gestures that signal shared understanding between communicators in a conversation.
A. ● Delivery gestures
B. ● Citing gestures
C. ● Receive gestures
D. ● Self gestures
6: A theory stating that we expect other people to maintain a certain distance from us in their conversations with us is called
A. ● Expectancy Violations Theory (EVT)
B. ● Expectancy valueTheory (EVT)
C. ● Expect Violations Theory (EVT)
D. ● Expectancy Violations Term (EVT)
7: The study of how we communicate through touch is called
A. ● Hectic
B. ● Haptics
C. ● Hyper
D. ● Feelings
8: The distance that extends about 18 inches around each of us that is normally reserved for people with whom we are close, such as close friends, romantic partners, and family members is called intimate distance
A. ● True
B. ● False
9: The study of a person’s body movement and its effect on the communication process is called
A. ● Kinetic
B. ● Kinesics
C. ● Chronemics
D. ● None of these
10: The incompatibility that occurs when our nonverbal messages are not congruent with our verbal messages is called
A. ● Mixed message
B. ● Simple message
C. ● Non mixed message
D. ● Difficult message
11: All behaviors— other than spoken words—that communicate messages and that have shared meaning between people is called
A. ● Nonverbal communication
B. ● verbal communication
C. ● Written communication
D. ● None of these
12: In paralanguage we study a person’s employment of voice. Also called vocalics. Nonverbal behaviors that include pitch, rate, volume, inflection, tempo, and pronunciation as well as the use of vocal distractors and silence.
A. ● True
B. ● False
13: Ranging from 18 inches to 4 feet, the space most people use during conversations is called
A. ● Physical distance
B. ● Personal distance
C. ● Personal space
D. ● All of these
14: The distance we put between ourselves and others is called
A. ● Physical distance
B. ● Personal distance
C. ● Personal space
D. ● All of these
15: Aspects of physical appearance, such as body size, skin color, hair color and style, facial hair, and facial features is called physical characteristics
A. ● True
B. ● False
16: The setting in which our behavior takes place is called
A. ● Chemical environment
B. ● Physical environment
C. ● Noise environment
D. ● None of above
17: The study of how people use, manipulate, and identify their personal space is called
A. ● Proxemics
B. ● Territory
C. ● Nature
D. ● None of these
18: The space of 12 feet or more that is closely associated with a speaker and audience is called
A. ● Life distance
B. ● Public distance
C. ● Social distance
D. ● None of these
19: Seeking Gestures that request agreement or clarification from a sender during a conversation.
A. ● True
B. ● False
20: Ranging from 4 to 12 feet, the spatial zone usually reserved for professional or formal interpersonal encounters is called
A. ● Life distance
B. ● Public distance
C. ● Social distance
D. ● None of these
21: Items or objects that humans use to mark their territories, such as a newspaper set on a table in a coffee shop is a territorial markers
A. ● True
B. ● False
22: The sense of ownership of space that remains fixed is called
A. ● Culture
B. ● Religion
C. ● Territoriality
D. ● None of these
23: Gestures that indicate another person can speak or that are used to request to speak in a conversation is called
A. ● Off Gestures
B. ● Turn Gestures
C. ● On Gestures
D. ● None of these
24: Nonverbal behaviors such as crying, laughing, groaning, muttering, whispering, and whining is called
A. ● Verbal characterizers
B. ● Vocal characterizers
C. ● Physical character
D. ● None of these
25: The “ums” and “ers” used in conversation is called
A. ● Vocal distractors
B. ● Visible distractors
C. ● Verbal distractors
D. ● None of these
26: Nonverbal behaviors such as pitch, rate, volume, inflection, tempo, and pronunciation is called
A. ● Vocal qualities
B. ● Verbal qualities
C. ● Written qualities
D. ● None of these
27: Nonverbal messages are intangible and abstract, which makes them more ______ when compared to verbal messages.
A. Ambiguous
B. Concrete
C. Direct
D. Normative
28: A nonverbal message that is not congruent with an accompanying verbal message is called ______.
A. Paralanguage
B. A mixed message
C. A seeking gesture
D. An expectation violation
29: When adults encounter mixed messages they tend to trust ______.
A. The verbal
B. The nonverbal
C. The chronemics
D. The relationship
30: Leaning forward when we want to speak is an example of (a) ______.
A. Haptics
B. Kinesics
C. Channel
D. Regulator
31: When regulating nonverbal communication online, one thing that you could use to mean that “I wanted to say one more thing” is a(n) ______.
A. Heart
B. Ellipses
C. Emoji
D. Emoticon
32: ______ is generally a result of how tense or relaxed we are.
A. Haptics
B. Chronemics
C. Posture
D. Proxemics
33: People generally seek out others who are similar to themselves in ______.
A. Proximity
B. Attractiveness
C. Intelligence
D. Independence
34: We use ______ gestures when we want another to speak or when we want to speak.
A. Seeking
B. Turn
C. Citing
D. Delivery
35: Which of these refers to not what we say, but how we say it?
A. Haptics
B. Paralanguage
C. Mixed messages
D. Vocal characterizers
36: Touch and personal space are referred to as ______.
A. Kinesics
B. Chronemics
C. Proxemics
D. Contact codes
37: ______ is the invisible bubble that you carry with you as you encounter others that informs how you feel about others.
A. Personal space
B. Intimate distance
C. Territory
D. Proxemics
38: ______ includes three concepts: duration, punctuality, and activity.
A. Chronemics
B. Informal time
C. Technical time
D. Formal time
39: Students in China do not look directly at their teachers, but in the U.S. students are expected to do so as a sign of respect. This illustrates the relationship between ______.
A. Proxemics and culture
B. Eye contact and culture
C. Haptics and culture
D. Kinesics and culture
40: Whether it is primping or holding hands, ______ differs among different cultures.
A. Proxemics
B. Vocalics
C. Haptics
D. Chronemics
41: Digital natives are particularly challenged when it comes to ______.
A. Cultural communication
B. Message-making
C. Nonverbal literacy
D. Use of personal space
42: Which skill suggests that you ask questions to clarify what ambiguous nonverbal communication means?
A. Monitor your own nonverbal behavior
B. Ask others for their impressions
C. Avoid nonverbal distractions
D. Be tentative when interpreting nonverbal communication
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