chapter 5 - nonverbal mess. lecs

Question 1

all the messages we send in ways that transcend spoker or written words

Answer 1

nonverbal communication

Question 2

cues we send with our body, voice, space, time, and appearance to communicate

Answer 2

noverbal messages

Question 3

characteristics of nonverbal comms

Answer 3

1. is inevitable
2. is the primary conveyer of emotions
3. is multi-channeled
4. is ambiguous

Question 4

we cannot not communicate (characteristic - nonverbal)

Answer 4

is inevitable

Question 5

we interpret how others feel based almost entirely on their nonverbal message (characteristic - nonverbal)

Answer 5

is the primary conveyer of emotions

Question 6

we perceive meaning from a combination of nonverbal behaviors (characteristic - nonverbal)

Answer 6

is multi - channeled

Question 7

very few nonverbal messages mean the same to everyone (characteristic - nonverbal)

Answer 7

is ambiguous

Question 8

what and how body motions commynicate

Answer 8

kinesics

Question 9

movements of our hands, arms, and fingers to communciate

Answer 9

gestures

Question 10

gestrues that substitute entirely for a word or words

Answer 10

emblems

Question 11

gestures that clarify the verbal message

Answer 11

illustrators

Question 12

unconcious responses to physcial or psychological needs

Answer 12

adaprtors

Question 13

hwo and how much we look at others when communication

Answer 13

eye contact (oculesics)

Question 14

using facial muscles to communicate emotions

Answer 14

facial expressions

Question 15

how we position and move our body

Answer 15

posture

Question 16

how we position our body in relation to other people

Answer 16

body orientation

Question 17

changing body position

Answer 17

body movement

Question 18

what and how touch communicates

Answer 18

haptics

Question 19

two people face each other

Answer 19

direct body orientation

Question 20

when two people sit or stand beside each other

Answer 20

indirect body orientation

Question 21

automatic and subcnonscious touch

Answer 21

spontaneous touch

Question 22

scripted touch

Answer 22

ritualized touch

Question 23

unemotial task touch

Answer 23

task-related touch

Question 24

the voiced part of a spoken message that goes beyond the actual words

Answer 24

paralanguage (vocalics)

Question 25

highness or lowness of voice

Answer 25

ptich

Question 26

loudness or softness of vocal tone

Answer 26

volume

Question 27

the speed at which a person speaks

Answer 27

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Question 28

the sound of a person’s voice that distinguishes it from others

Answer 28

qualitythe

Question 29

variety and infliection in one’s voice

Answer 29

intronation

Question 30

extraneous sounds or words that interrupt fluent speech

Answer 30

vocalized pauses

Question 31

how space and distance communciate

Answer 31

proxemics

Question 32

the distance we try to maintatin when interacting with others

Answer 32

personal spaceth

Question 33

the physcial space over which we claim owenership

Answer 33

territorial space

Question 34

objects we use to mark our territory

Answer 34

artifacts

Question 35

the are over which our voice can be comfortably heard

Answer 35

acoustic space

Question 36

how we look to others

Answer 36

physical appearnce