Problemset
Title
Introductory
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Practice Test
Question 1
Nonverbal communication has ________________, meaning that it
predates language in the evolution of human communication.
Hint:
Type:
Multiple Choice
Feedback for The Importance of Nonverbal Communication, p. 5
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universal language character
Incorrect
ontogenetic primacy
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phylogenetic primacy
Correct
omnipresence
Incorrect
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Question 2
Research shows that when verbal messages contradict nonverbal ones,
adults usually rely on _____________ to judge another''s attitudes and
feelings.
Type:
Multiple Choice Hint:
Feedback for The Importance of Nonverbal Communication, p. 3
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Question 3
Type:
Multiple Choice
Answer
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nonverbal behavior
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verbal messages
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intuition
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experience
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_______________ is anything people use to gain predictability about their
environment and to guide their behavior.
Hint:
Feedback for The Importance of Nonverbal Communication, p. 12
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Question 4
Type:
Multiple Choice
Question 5
Type:
Multiple Choice
Answer
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Communication
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Behavior
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Stimuli
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Information
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A message begins as sender cognition that is transformed into signals, or
_____________, which are then recognized, interpreted and evaluated.
Hint:
Feedback for The Importance of Nonverbal Communication, p. 12
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encoded
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decoded
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extrapolated
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processed
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Which of the following can take place without others witnessing it,
responding to it, or understanding it?
Hint:
Feedback for The Importance of Nonverbal Communication, p. 13
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information
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intent
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behavior
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communication
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Question 6
An individual with a ____________ orientation believes that
communication includes only those messages that the sender intends to
send.
Type:
Multiple Choice Hint:
Feedback for The Importance of Nonverbal Communication, p. 13
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volitional
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source
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receiver
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conscious
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Question 7
The postulates that "one cannot not communicate" and "all nonverbal
behavior is communicative" are held by individuals holding which type of
orientation?
Type:
Multiple Choice Hint:
Feedback for The Importance of Nonverbal Communication, p. 15
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source
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intent
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receiver
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conscious
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Question 8
In the 1970s, psychologists Wiener, Devoe, Rubinow and Geller made
distinction between nonverbal communication and nonverbal behavior
which formed the basis of the _______________.
Type:
Multiple Choice Hint:
Feedback for The Importance of Nonverbal Communication, p. 16
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Question 9
Answer
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message orientation
Correct
source orientation
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signs and symbols
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sign, action and object language.
Incorrect
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The ________________ of nonverbal behavior holds that many nonverbal
cues and constellations of cues have meanings that transcend context.
Hint:
Type:
Feedback for The Importance of Nonverbal Communication, p. 16
Multiple Choice
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Question 10
Type:
Multiple Choice
Question 11
Type:
Multiple Choice
Question 12
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symbols and signs
Incorrect
social meaning model
Correct
volitional model
Incorrect
encoding and decoding
Incorrect
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In the _____________ perspective, communication is viewed as only
including those behaviors that form a socially shared coding system.
Hint:
Feedback for The Importance of Nonverbal Communication, p. 16
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individualist
Incorrect
message orientation
Correct
source orientation
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sender-receiver
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_______________ are natural and intrinsic representations of what they
signify, such as smoke representing fire.
Hint:
Feedback for The Importance of Nonverbal Communication, p. 17
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Symbols
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Codes
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Signs
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Signals
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The cleric's white collar that signifies a religious occupation and the "give
me five" hand slap used as a congratulatory gesture are examples of
___________.
Type:
Multiple Choice Hint:
Feedback for The Importance of Nonverbal Communication, p. 17
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Question 13
Type:
Multiple Choice
Answer
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symbols
Correct
signs
Incorrect
icons
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referents
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In 1991, Buck made an important distinction between ___________ that
are either biologically shared or socially shared.
Hint:
Feedback for The Importance of Nonverbal Communication, p. 18
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ritualistic behaviors
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nonverbal cues
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signal systems
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nonverbal codes
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Question 14
_________ include spontaneous emotional expressions and species-wide
displays, such as ""threat stares,"" that are naturally occurring behaviors
the individual doesn''t need to learn to produce or understand.
Type:
Multiple Choice Hint:
Feedback for The Importance of Nonverbal Communication, p. 18
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Rituals
Correct
Symbols
Incorrect
Codes
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Haptics
Incorrect
Question 15
One of the earliest approaches for classifying nonverbal codes grouped
nonverbal cues into three categories: sign language, action language and
_______________.
Type:
Multiple Choice Hint:
Feedback for Nonverbal Codes, p. 19
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Question 16
Type:
Multiple Choice
Answer
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contact codes
Incorrect
object language
Correct
verbal language
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physical appearance
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Feedback
_____________ refers to the use of touch as a communication system,
whereas __________ refers to using space and distance to communicate.
Hint:
Feedback for Nonverbal Codes, p. 19
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Haptics; proxemics
Correct
Proxemics; haptics
Incorrect
Kinesies; proxemics
Incorrect
Kinesies; chronemics
Incorrect
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Question 17
Berger used the term ___________to show that many of the individual
differences between people really don't make a difference as far as
communication goes.
Type:
Multiple Choice Hint:
Feedback for Individual Differences, Emotional Intelligence, and
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Nonverbal Skills, p. 24
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randomization
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insignificant variability
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naturalization
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irrelevant variety
Correct
Question 18
The nonverbal skill of _____________ entails the capacity to encode and
express oneself in ways that can be received and decoded correctly by
others.
Type:
Multiple Choice Hint:
Feedback for Individual Differences, Emotional Intelligence, and
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Nonverbal Skills, p. 25
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nonverbal sensitivity
Incorrect
nonverbal expressivity
Correct
emotional decoding
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emotional intelligence
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Question 19
Individuals who are extroverted, expressive, high in self-esteem,
nondogmatic and physically attractive tend to be better at
_______________.
Type:
Multiple Choice Hint:
Feedback for Individual Differences, Emotional Intelligence, and
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Nonverbal Skills, p. 26
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Question 20
Type:
Multiple Choice
Answer
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nonverbal decoding
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nonverbal encoding
Correct
physical communication
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verbal communication
Incorrect
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Among gender lines, ____________ are better decoders of nonverbal cues,
and this decoding superiority is greatest for __________________.
Hint:
Feedback for Individual Differences, Emotional Intelligence, and
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Nonverbal Skills, p. 27
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women; deceptive messages
Incorrect
men; deceptive messages
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women; facial expressions
Correct
men; facial expressions
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