COM 250 EXAM 1 - CH 1, 2, 3 QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
include all communication that is analogic, nonlinguistic and typically governed by the
right brain hemisphere - Answers - nonverbal messages
NVC is an ________ code; verbal communication is a _________ code - Answers -
analogic; digital
analogical code - Answers - nonverbal communication
digital code - Answers - verbal communication
NVC is ___________; verbal communication is a _________ based on arbitrary
meaning - Answers - nonlinguistic; language
nonlinguistic - Answers - nonverbal communication
language based on arbitrary meaning - Answers - verbal communication
NVC is biological, and verbal is.... - Answers - cultural
biological - Answers - nonverbal communication
cultural - Answers - verbal communication
NVC displays ______ ______ similarities that verbal does not - Answers - cross-cultural
NV codes are _______ and verbal codes are __________ - Answers - iconic; notational
iconic - Answers - nonverbal codes
notational - Answers - verbal codes
directly resemble the object they represent - Answers - iconic
NVC is continuous, and verbal is.... - Answers - discontinuous
continuous - Answers - nonverbal communication
discontinuous - Answers - verbal communication
NVC is ______ _______; verbal is single channeled - Answers - multi-channeled
, NVC is inherently _________; verbal communication requires repetition for redundancy
- Answers - redundant
NV messages are ________; verbal systems are ______ - Answers - spontaneous,
symbolic
messages are spontaneous - Answers - nonverbal communication
messages are symbolic - Answers - verbal communication
_________ communication is not symbolic because the referent is not arbitrary or
socially determined - Answers - Spontaneous
the two levels of meaning - Answers - functional (content) and relational
NVC speaks more to the ________ where as the verbal plays more to the ______ -
Answers - relational, functional
speaks more to the relational - Answers - nonverbal communication
speaks more to the functional - Answers - verbal communication
___________ ____________is important because of its role in the total communication
system, the tremendous quantity of informational cues it gives in any particular situation
and its use in fundamental areas of our daily life - Answers - nonverbal communication
three primary sources of nonverbal behavior - Answers - 1. inherited neurological
problems
2. experiences common to all members of the species
3. experience that varies with culture, class family or individual
they are the primary source of information in initial interactions - Answers - the body and
its codes: physical appearance
we use every clue that provides information on a certain person - Answers - uncertainty
reduction theory
three body shapes - Answers - 1. endomorph
2. mesomorph
3. ectomorph
body type that is rounded, soft and heavy - Answers - endomorph
body type that is angular, muscular, athletic - Answers - mesomorph
VERIFIED ANSWERS
include all communication that is analogic, nonlinguistic and typically governed by the
right brain hemisphere - Answers - nonverbal messages
NVC is an ________ code; verbal communication is a _________ code - Answers -
analogic; digital
analogical code - Answers - nonverbal communication
digital code - Answers - verbal communication
NVC is ___________; verbal communication is a _________ based on arbitrary
meaning - Answers - nonlinguistic; language
nonlinguistic - Answers - nonverbal communication
language based on arbitrary meaning - Answers - verbal communication
NVC is biological, and verbal is.... - Answers - cultural
biological - Answers - nonverbal communication
cultural - Answers - verbal communication
NVC displays ______ ______ similarities that verbal does not - Answers - cross-cultural
NV codes are _______ and verbal codes are __________ - Answers - iconic; notational
iconic - Answers - nonverbal codes
notational - Answers - verbal codes
directly resemble the object they represent - Answers - iconic
NVC is continuous, and verbal is.... - Answers - discontinuous
continuous - Answers - nonverbal communication
discontinuous - Answers - verbal communication
NVC is ______ _______; verbal is single channeled - Answers - multi-channeled
, NVC is inherently _________; verbal communication requires repetition for redundancy
- Answers - redundant
NV messages are ________; verbal systems are ______ - Answers - spontaneous,
symbolic
messages are spontaneous - Answers - nonverbal communication
messages are symbolic - Answers - verbal communication
_________ communication is not symbolic because the referent is not arbitrary or
socially determined - Answers - Spontaneous
the two levels of meaning - Answers - functional (content) and relational
NVC speaks more to the ________ where as the verbal plays more to the ______ -
Answers - relational, functional
speaks more to the relational - Answers - nonverbal communication
speaks more to the functional - Answers - verbal communication
___________ ____________is important because of its role in the total communication
system, the tremendous quantity of informational cues it gives in any particular situation
and its use in fundamental areas of our daily life - Answers - nonverbal communication
three primary sources of nonverbal behavior - Answers - 1. inherited neurological
problems
2. experiences common to all members of the species
3. experience that varies with culture, class family or individual
they are the primary source of information in initial interactions - Answers - the body and
its codes: physical appearance
we use every clue that provides information on a certain person - Answers - uncertainty
reduction theory
three body shapes - Answers - 1. endomorph
2. mesomorph
3. ectomorph
body type that is rounded, soft and heavy - Answers - endomorph
body type that is angular, muscular, athletic - Answers - mesomorph
