CMN 122 FINAL (UC DAVIS, BRUNNER) | 2026 UPDATE | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTION
channel approach - (ANSWER)looking at one channel without considering what other channels are doing
at the same time
functional approach - (ANSWER)multiple behaviors work together to communicate a single function
relational framing theory - (ANSWER)all social behavior has two different functions
(dominance/control and affiliation/intimacy)
functions of nonverbals - (ANSWER)conveying information
conversation regulation
intimacy
social control
impression management
affect management (emotions)
service-task (required for task accomplishment)
ekman's neurocultural "theory" of emotion - (ANSWER)facial expressions displayed are the same for all
people, but within social settings, people will use display rules to override operation of universal facial
expressions
components of ekman's neurocultural "theory" of emotion: elicitors - (ANSWER)environmental factors
that produce an emotional state
components of ekman's neurocultural "theory" of emotion: facial affect program - (ANSWER)brain
triggers facial muscles when we're experiencing emotions
components of ekman's neurocultural "theory" of emotion: display rules - (ANSWER)the various ways
we control/display a particular emotion
,CMN 122 FINAL (UC DAVIS, BRUNNER) | 2026 UPDATE | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTION
components of ekman's neurocultural "theory" of emotion: behavioral consequences -
(ANSWER)behaviors we do to signify we're feeling a particular emotion
types of display rules: intensify - (ANSWER)show emotion stronger than we're actually experiencing
types of display rules: attenuate/deintensification - (ANSWER)show less emotion than we're actually
experiencing
types of display rules: neutralize/inhibition - (ANSWER)showing no emotion when experiencing emotion
(ex: poker face)
types of display rules: masking - (ANSWER)show emotion that is different than the one being felt on the
inside
types of display rules: simulation - (ANSWER)showing emotion but inside you feel nothing
blind athletes expressed... - (ANSWER)the same as sighted athletes
facial feedback hypothesis - (ANSWER)emotional expressions can cause the emotional experiences they
signify
personality differences in emotional encoding - (ANSWER)internalizer has low expressivity (high arousal)
externalizer has high expressivity (low arousal)
touch is MOST used with which emotions? - (ANSWER)love and sympathy
touch is LEAST used with which emotions? - (ANSWER)guilt, shame, anger, disgust, fear, embarrassment
facial expressions are LEAST used with which emotions? - (ANSWER)shame, sympathy
, CMN 122 FINAL (UC DAVIS, BRUNNER) | 2026 UPDATE | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTION
the body is LEAST used with which emotions? - (ANSWER)love, sympathy
the body is MOST used with which emotion? - (ANSWER)shame
intimacy - (ANSWER)to be totally emotionally transparent with someone who is doing the same towards
you
self-reports of love are correlated with... - (ANSWER)more affirmative head nods
more duchenne smiles
more forward lean (towards partner)
more hand gestures
mutual eye gaze increases OR decreases feelings of intimacy? - (ANSWER)increases
in positive friendly interactions, what type of gesture do people use more? - (ANSWER)object focused
gestures (ex: illustrators)
posture and intimacy - (ANSWER)more forward lean
direct shoulder/body orientation
greater postural mimicry
mehrabian's formula - (ANSWER)liking judgements (like/not like): .07 verbal + .38 vocal + .55 facial info
93% attributed to nonverbal behavior
decoding of nonverbal behavior and intimacy - (ANSWER)people are more positively rated with these
traits:
COMPLETE SOLUTION
channel approach - (ANSWER)looking at one channel without considering what other channels are doing
at the same time
functional approach - (ANSWER)multiple behaviors work together to communicate a single function
relational framing theory - (ANSWER)all social behavior has two different functions
(dominance/control and affiliation/intimacy)
functions of nonverbals - (ANSWER)conveying information
conversation regulation
intimacy
social control
impression management
affect management (emotions)
service-task (required for task accomplishment)
ekman's neurocultural "theory" of emotion - (ANSWER)facial expressions displayed are the same for all
people, but within social settings, people will use display rules to override operation of universal facial
expressions
components of ekman's neurocultural "theory" of emotion: elicitors - (ANSWER)environmental factors
that produce an emotional state
components of ekman's neurocultural "theory" of emotion: facial affect program - (ANSWER)brain
triggers facial muscles when we're experiencing emotions
components of ekman's neurocultural "theory" of emotion: display rules - (ANSWER)the various ways
we control/display a particular emotion
,CMN 122 FINAL (UC DAVIS, BRUNNER) | 2026 UPDATE | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTION
components of ekman's neurocultural "theory" of emotion: behavioral consequences -
(ANSWER)behaviors we do to signify we're feeling a particular emotion
types of display rules: intensify - (ANSWER)show emotion stronger than we're actually experiencing
types of display rules: attenuate/deintensification - (ANSWER)show less emotion than we're actually
experiencing
types of display rules: neutralize/inhibition - (ANSWER)showing no emotion when experiencing emotion
(ex: poker face)
types of display rules: masking - (ANSWER)show emotion that is different than the one being felt on the
inside
types of display rules: simulation - (ANSWER)showing emotion but inside you feel nothing
blind athletes expressed... - (ANSWER)the same as sighted athletes
facial feedback hypothesis - (ANSWER)emotional expressions can cause the emotional experiences they
signify
personality differences in emotional encoding - (ANSWER)internalizer has low expressivity (high arousal)
externalizer has high expressivity (low arousal)
touch is MOST used with which emotions? - (ANSWER)love and sympathy
touch is LEAST used with which emotions? - (ANSWER)guilt, shame, anger, disgust, fear, embarrassment
facial expressions are LEAST used with which emotions? - (ANSWER)shame, sympathy
, CMN 122 FINAL (UC DAVIS, BRUNNER) | 2026 UPDATE | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTION
the body is LEAST used with which emotions? - (ANSWER)love, sympathy
the body is MOST used with which emotion? - (ANSWER)shame
intimacy - (ANSWER)to be totally emotionally transparent with someone who is doing the same towards
you
self-reports of love are correlated with... - (ANSWER)more affirmative head nods
more duchenne smiles
more forward lean (towards partner)
more hand gestures
mutual eye gaze increases OR decreases feelings of intimacy? - (ANSWER)increases
in positive friendly interactions, what type of gesture do people use more? - (ANSWER)object focused
gestures (ex: illustrators)
posture and intimacy - (ANSWER)more forward lean
direct shoulder/body orientation
greater postural mimicry
mehrabian's formula - (ANSWER)liking judgements (like/not like): .07 verbal + .38 vocal + .55 facial info
93% attributed to nonverbal behavior
decoding of nonverbal behavior and intimacy - (ANSWER)people are more positively rated with these
traits:
