COMMUNICATIONS EXAM 2 | COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNICATIONS
STUDY GUIDE, PRACTICE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2026/2027
The accepting function can be summarized in which of the following ways? - ANS ✔✔A non-verbal
message that highlights the verbal message by emphasizing or enhancing a certain point
Which of the functions of nonverbal communications is illustrated by frowning while saying that you are
happy for a friend? - ANS ✔✔Conflicting
Pointing instead of telling a person how to find something is an example of which function of non-verbal
communication? - ANS ✔✔Substituting
Rachael doesn't want to be interrupted while she's speaking so she avoids looking at others until she has
said all she wants to say. Then she looks at the person who wants to respond. Rachael has used
nonverbal behavior to ? - ANS ✔✔Regulate Interaction
Rupert has just moved into a new apartment and spent the first day hanging pictures, putting out
souvenirs of important times, and placing favorite objects on the bookshelves. Rupert is relying on what
form of nonverbal communication to personalize the new apartment? - ANS ✔✔Artifacts
Caitlin is angry with her boyfriend, so she refuses to sit near him in the car or to let him get really close
to her while they are walking. What form of communication is Caitlin using to convince her anger? - ANS
✔✔Proxemics
Caitlin tells her boyfriend, " It's not what you said, its how you said it." Caitlin is upset with her
boyfriends use of - ANS ✔✔Paralanguage
Research shows that babies in dysfunctional families are touched less often and less affectionately than
babies in healthy families. This research is focusing on what type of nonverbal behavior? - ANS
✔✔Haptics
A boss taking several days to reply to an employees email can be linked to what type of non-verbal
communication? - ANS ✔✔Chronemics
The study of space and how people use it is known as - ANS ✔✔Proxemics
Joaquin came to the united states from Latin America three months ago and he is still having trouble
understanding Americans tendency to rush all the time. Joaquin's confusion about American pace of life
is based on which aspect of nonverbal behavior? - ANS ✔✔Chronemics
Which of the following is not a paralanguage behavior? - ANS ✔✔Refusing to Speak
Gestures that are used to control the turn-taking in conversations are known as - ANS ✔✔Regulators
According to Edward E. Halls zones of space, which zone occupies the area within zero to 18 inches ? -
ANS ✔✔Intimate
STUDY GUIDE, PRACTICE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2026/2027
The accepting function can be summarized in which of the following ways? - ANS ✔✔A non-verbal
message that highlights the verbal message by emphasizing or enhancing a certain point
Which of the functions of nonverbal communications is illustrated by frowning while saying that you are
happy for a friend? - ANS ✔✔Conflicting
Pointing instead of telling a person how to find something is an example of which function of non-verbal
communication? - ANS ✔✔Substituting
Rachael doesn't want to be interrupted while she's speaking so she avoids looking at others until she has
said all she wants to say. Then she looks at the person who wants to respond. Rachael has used
nonverbal behavior to ? - ANS ✔✔Regulate Interaction
Rupert has just moved into a new apartment and spent the first day hanging pictures, putting out
souvenirs of important times, and placing favorite objects on the bookshelves. Rupert is relying on what
form of nonverbal communication to personalize the new apartment? - ANS ✔✔Artifacts
Caitlin is angry with her boyfriend, so she refuses to sit near him in the car or to let him get really close
to her while they are walking. What form of communication is Caitlin using to convince her anger? - ANS
✔✔Proxemics
Caitlin tells her boyfriend, " It's not what you said, its how you said it." Caitlin is upset with her
boyfriends use of - ANS ✔✔Paralanguage
Research shows that babies in dysfunctional families are touched less often and less affectionately than
babies in healthy families. This research is focusing on what type of nonverbal behavior? - ANS
✔✔Haptics
A boss taking several days to reply to an employees email can be linked to what type of non-verbal
communication? - ANS ✔✔Chronemics
The study of space and how people use it is known as - ANS ✔✔Proxemics
Joaquin came to the united states from Latin America three months ago and he is still having trouble
understanding Americans tendency to rush all the time. Joaquin's confusion about American pace of life
is based on which aspect of nonverbal behavior? - ANS ✔✔Chronemics
Which of the following is not a paralanguage behavior? - ANS ✔✔Refusing to Speak
Gestures that are used to control the turn-taking in conversations are known as - ANS ✔✔Regulators
According to Edward E. Halls zones of space, which zone occupies the area within zero to 18 inches ? -
ANS ✔✔Intimate
