CMN 10V EXAMINATION TEST
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALREADY
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How is nonverbal communication defined: - Answer-nonverbal communication is
expressed through nonlinguistic means, it is the action or attributes of humans,
including their appearance, use of objects, sound, time, smell, and space that have
socially shared significance and stimulate meaning in others.
What are the 5 functions of nonverbal communication? - Answer-1. Contradicting:
nonverbal cues can contradict or negate verbal messages. When this happens what is
said and what is done are at odds. The words say one thing, the nonverbal cues do
another.
2. Emphasizing: nonverbal cues can emphasize or underscore a verbal message. For
example, when you raise your voice or lower your voice so you can deliberately stress a
series of words, you are using your nonverbal cues to accentuate your words.
3. Regulating: using nonverbal cues we establish the rules of order or "turn taking"
during talk. With eye contact, gestures, and voice we can control who should speak next
and thus direct the flow of verbal exchanges.
4. Contemplating: with your keys and coat in your hand you announce "I have to leave
now" as you walk to your car.
5. Substituting: nonverbal cues can substitute for or take the place of spoken words.
When we don't know what to say to express our sorrow at the death of a friend or a
relative, an embrace often suffices. The nonverbal cues function as symbols of the
verbal messages because they are widely understood. Like shrugging your shoulders
when you don't know something
What are the 7 types of nonverbal cues? - Answer-1. Kinesics: is the study of human
body motion. It includes things like facial expression, eye movement, gestures, posture,
and walking speed.
2. Paralinguistic: how words are spoken, variations in the voice. Pitch which is the
highness or lowness of the voice. Volume, the power of your voice. Rate, is the third
vocal cue affecting the communication of meaning. Most speak at an average of 150
word per minute. Articulation and pronunciation affect message intelligibility as well as
perceptions of credibility.
3. Proxemics: how space and distance are used in communication, space and distance
also reveals how we feel about ourselves and what we think of others. Intimate
distance: contact to 18inches, personal distance: 18inches to 4 feet, social consultative
distance: 4 to 12 feet, and public distance: 12 feet to the limit of sight.
4. Haptics: different types of touching, is usually involved in our closest relationships.
While always part of our communication, touch also plays a role in helping us develop
, closer relationships and is a key ingredient in the establishment and maintenance of
many of our personal relationships.
5. Clothing and artifacts: appearance, style
6. Olfactics: smell and the recall of good and bad memories go hand in hand. When
something bad happens, our sense of smell sharpens, as if going on high alert to warn
us of impeding danger.
7. Chronemics: is the study of how we use time to communicate. Come of us are
preoccupied with time, while others regularly waste it. We also structure time in an effort
to ensure we accomplish needed tasks. Status affords us greater power to control both
our time and others time. Our culture influences how we use and think about time.
Review the 5 types of bodily cues so that you know what they are . . . but you will not be
asked specifically about them on Examination 1. - Answer--Emblems: deliberate body
movements that can translate into speech. Ex: thumbs up, wave hello
-Illustrators: body cues that support or reinforce speech. Ex: using your hands to
demonstrate the size of something
-Regulator: intentional cues to influence turn taking. Ex: head nods, breaking eye
contact, raise in volume of our voice.
-Affect displays: unintentional movements of the body that reflect emotional states of
being. Ex: slumping body, confident body
-Adaptors: unintentional movements that are frequently interpreted as signs of
nervousness. Ex: nose scratches, hair twirling
What is the purpose of the paper (on the first page of the article): Profanity article -
Answer-this paper looks at profanity as a source of communication power and control
and, in this context, considers the implications of usage differences between the sexes.
Note in the literature review from the 2nd to 4th pages of the paper that there have been
various studies associated with the use of language by the different sexes. There won't
be specific questions about them. - Answer-1. Otto Jespersen: Wrote that women's
language differs from that of men in the selection of vocabulary and formation of
sentence structure. Men swear more, use more slang, and use puns more. Women in
contrast avoid rough language, use greater euphemisms, and generally have more
limited vocabularies. Men construct sentences with more imbedded clauses, and
women construct sentences as "a string of pearls"
2. Opinions of scholars based on logic and reason: Jespersen claimed that women of
his day did not swear as much as men did nor did they use much slang. Lakoff argues
that relative forcefulness of these expletives may be a function of "how strong one
allows oneself to feel about something, so that strength of an emotion conveyed in a
sentence corresponds to the strength of the particle.
3. Empirical research based on subject's perception of male and female language
stereotypes: found that subjects of both sexes who were asked to identify cartoon
captions as male or female speaker, characterized women's speech according to the
stereotypes of "stupid, vague, emotional, confused, and wordy" Male speech on the
other hand, was identified to be logical, concise, businesslike, and in control.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALREADY
GRADED A+
How is nonverbal communication defined: - Answer-nonverbal communication is
expressed through nonlinguistic means, it is the action or attributes of humans,
including their appearance, use of objects, sound, time, smell, and space that have
socially shared significance and stimulate meaning in others.
What are the 5 functions of nonverbal communication? - Answer-1. Contradicting:
nonverbal cues can contradict or negate verbal messages. When this happens what is
said and what is done are at odds. The words say one thing, the nonverbal cues do
another.
2. Emphasizing: nonverbal cues can emphasize or underscore a verbal message. For
example, when you raise your voice or lower your voice so you can deliberately stress a
series of words, you are using your nonverbal cues to accentuate your words.
3. Regulating: using nonverbal cues we establish the rules of order or "turn taking"
during talk. With eye contact, gestures, and voice we can control who should speak next
and thus direct the flow of verbal exchanges.
4. Contemplating: with your keys and coat in your hand you announce "I have to leave
now" as you walk to your car.
5. Substituting: nonverbal cues can substitute for or take the place of spoken words.
When we don't know what to say to express our sorrow at the death of a friend or a
relative, an embrace often suffices. The nonverbal cues function as symbols of the
verbal messages because they are widely understood. Like shrugging your shoulders
when you don't know something
What are the 7 types of nonverbal cues? - Answer-1. Kinesics: is the study of human
body motion. It includes things like facial expression, eye movement, gestures, posture,
and walking speed.
2. Paralinguistic: how words are spoken, variations in the voice. Pitch which is the
highness or lowness of the voice. Volume, the power of your voice. Rate, is the third
vocal cue affecting the communication of meaning. Most speak at an average of 150
word per minute. Articulation and pronunciation affect message intelligibility as well as
perceptions of credibility.
3. Proxemics: how space and distance are used in communication, space and distance
also reveals how we feel about ourselves and what we think of others. Intimate
distance: contact to 18inches, personal distance: 18inches to 4 feet, social consultative
distance: 4 to 12 feet, and public distance: 12 feet to the limit of sight.
4. Haptics: different types of touching, is usually involved in our closest relationships.
While always part of our communication, touch also plays a role in helping us develop
, closer relationships and is a key ingredient in the establishment and maintenance of
many of our personal relationships.
5. Clothing and artifacts: appearance, style
6. Olfactics: smell and the recall of good and bad memories go hand in hand. When
something bad happens, our sense of smell sharpens, as if going on high alert to warn
us of impeding danger.
7. Chronemics: is the study of how we use time to communicate. Come of us are
preoccupied with time, while others regularly waste it. We also structure time in an effort
to ensure we accomplish needed tasks. Status affords us greater power to control both
our time and others time. Our culture influences how we use and think about time.
Review the 5 types of bodily cues so that you know what they are . . . but you will not be
asked specifically about them on Examination 1. - Answer--Emblems: deliberate body
movements that can translate into speech. Ex: thumbs up, wave hello
-Illustrators: body cues that support or reinforce speech. Ex: using your hands to
demonstrate the size of something
-Regulator: intentional cues to influence turn taking. Ex: head nods, breaking eye
contact, raise in volume of our voice.
-Affect displays: unintentional movements of the body that reflect emotional states of
being. Ex: slumping body, confident body
-Adaptors: unintentional movements that are frequently interpreted as signs of
nervousness. Ex: nose scratches, hair twirling
What is the purpose of the paper (on the first page of the article): Profanity article -
Answer-this paper looks at profanity as a source of communication power and control
and, in this context, considers the implications of usage differences between the sexes.
Note in the literature review from the 2nd to 4th pages of the paper that there have been
various studies associated with the use of language by the different sexes. There won't
be specific questions about them. - Answer-1. Otto Jespersen: Wrote that women's
language differs from that of men in the selection of vocabulary and formation of
sentence structure. Men swear more, use more slang, and use puns more. Women in
contrast avoid rough language, use greater euphemisms, and generally have more
limited vocabularies. Men construct sentences with more imbedded clauses, and
women construct sentences as "a string of pearls"
2. Opinions of scholars based on logic and reason: Jespersen claimed that women of
his day did not swear as much as men did nor did they use much slang. Lakoff argues
that relative forcefulness of these expletives may be a function of "how strong one
allows oneself to feel about something, so that strength of an emotion conveyed in a
sentence corresponds to the strength of the particle.
3. Empirical research based on subject's perception of male and female language
stereotypes: found that subjects of both sexes who were asked to identify cartoon
captions as male or female speaker, characterized women's speech according to the
stereotypes of "stupid, vague, emotional, confused, and wordy" Male speech on the
other hand, was identified to be logical, concise, businesslike, and in control.
