midterm 1 Test Questions Well
Answered.
Nonverbal communication - Answer all the messages other than words that people exchange
in interactive contexts
what counts as communication - Answer 1. sender intends to send a message
2. receiver pays attention to and interprets the message
3. receiver's interpretation is accurate
successful communication - Answer person intentionally sends a message
miscommunication - Answer person intends too send a particular message but it is
interpreted incorrectly
attempted communication - Answer person intends to send a message but no one receives it
accidental communication - Answer person attached right meaning to another's
unintentional behavior
misinterpretation - Answer attaches wrong meaning to an unintended behavior
unattended behavior - Answer behavior goes unnoticed
NVC Codes - Answer Kinesics, appearance and adornment, vocalics, proxemics, haptics,
chronemics, environmental cues
Kinesics - Answer messages sent by your body and face
-includes oculesics
oculesics - Answer eye behavior
appearance and adornment - Answer physical appearance and olfactic (smell) cues used to
adorn yourself
, vocalics - Answer sounds of the voice and silence (paralanguage)
contact codes - Answer spatial and tactile communication
proxemics - Answer how you use space and territory
territoriality - Answer fixed or movable spaces like homes, cars, public spaces people occupy
haptics - Answer touch and physical contact
chronemics - Answer how you use and perceive time
environmental cues - Answer area that sets the stage for communication
Nonverbal messages are essential in accomplishing: - Answer 1. creating impressions and
making judgments
2. sending relational messages
-defining a relationship
immediacy cues - Answer behaviors that show interest
immediacy principle - Answer people will approach individuals, situations, and objects they
like and avoid those they dislike
emotional blends - Answer more than 1 basic emotion is experienced simultaneously
why do we control our emotions? - Answer to manage our interactions
strategic cues - Answer hide the fact that you are deceiving
nonstrategic cues - Answer behaviors that deceivers can't control
what channels are the leakiest? - Answer voice (vocalics) and lower body (part of kinesics)
what factors effect how nonverbal communication should be viewed? - Answer cultural,
relational context, situation