CMN 122: Nonverbal Communication
Midterm #1 Test Questions Fully
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What is Communication? - Answer Involves all messages other than words or language,
including aspects of the voice, body, movement, facial expressions, space, time, smell, and the
environment
Behavior that has some sort of social meaning
Why does nonverbal communication play an important role in our interactions with others? -
Answer 60-65% of social meaning is derived from nonverbal behaviors, adults often rely
more on nonverbal cues than verbal cues; important for expressing emotions, forming
impressions and communicating relational messages & non verbal is more believable than
verbal messages
Which communication channels do people consider when interpreting messages? - Answer
kinesics, appearance & adornment, vocalics, contact codes, time & place codes
What is Kinesics - Answer messages sent by your body; gestures, posture, body movement,
body lean, facial expressions & eye behaviors (oculesics)
What is appearance & adornment? - Answer physical appearance and smell cues; size, shape
and color of your body, how you dress, wear your hair, and use cosmetics, smell and odors
What is Vocalics? - Answer sounds of the voice as well as silence; paralanguage: how you say
words rather than what you actually say; speaking rate, volume, voice qualities, pitch, accents,
pauses, and hesitations
What is contact codes? - Answer both spatial and tactile communication; how you use space
& territory & tactile refers to touch and physical contact (kissing, touching)
What is time and place codes? - Answer larger context in which communication occurs;
Chronemics is how you use and perceive time & environmental cues include architectural
design, color, noise, furniture arrangement, etc
What is successful communication? - Answer Successful communication occurs when a
person intentionally sends a message
What is miscommunication? - Answer occurs when a person intends to a sends particular
message but the receiver interprets the message incorrectly
, What is attempted communication? - Answer occurs when a person intends to send a
message but no one receives it
What is unattended behavior? - Answer occurs when a behavior goes unnoticed by receiver
What is source perspective? - Answer communication occurs when a person intends to send
a message and another person attends to that message (successful communication &
miscommunication)
What is accidental communication? - Answer occurs when a person attaches the right
meaning to another person's unintentional behavior
What is receiver perspective? - Answer the idea that a behavior is communication as long as
someone attaches meaning to it regardless of whether the behavior was displayed with or
without intent (successful communication, miscommunication, accidental communication,
misinterpretation)
What is message perspective? - Answer Specifies that nonverbal communication occurs when
people exchange messages that have common social meanings; sent with intent
What is process-oriented perspective? - Answer all forms of communication except
unattended behavior
What are the functions of nonverbal communication? - Answer creating first impressions,
sending relational messages, expressing emotions, enabling people to send mixed or deceptive
messages, and sending messages of power and persuasion
How can nonverbal communications function to create first impressions? - Answer Physical
appearance and kinesics are especially important for creating impressions
Evaluating their physical appearance and assessing how friendly and accessible they might be
How can nonverbal communications function to send relational messages ? - Answer Many
different positive relational messages are communicated nonverbally
Immediacy cues: people communicate immediacy through behaviors such as smiles, close
distances, touch, gaze, and forward lean
Mehrabian 1971, immediacy principle: predicts that people will approach individuals, situations
and objects they like and will avoid or move away from those they dislike
Nonimmediacy functions to create distance and cut off communication
Midterm #1 Test Questions Fully
Solved.
What is Communication? - Answer Involves all messages other than words or language,
including aspects of the voice, body, movement, facial expressions, space, time, smell, and the
environment
Behavior that has some sort of social meaning
Why does nonverbal communication play an important role in our interactions with others? -
Answer 60-65% of social meaning is derived from nonverbal behaviors, adults often rely
more on nonverbal cues than verbal cues; important for expressing emotions, forming
impressions and communicating relational messages & non verbal is more believable than
verbal messages
Which communication channels do people consider when interpreting messages? - Answer
kinesics, appearance & adornment, vocalics, contact codes, time & place codes
What is Kinesics - Answer messages sent by your body; gestures, posture, body movement,
body lean, facial expressions & eye behaviors (oculesics)
What is appearance & adornment? - Answer physical appearance and smell cues; size, shape
and color of your body, how you dress, wear your hair, and use cosmetics, smell and odors
What is Vocalics? - Answer sounds of the voice as well as silence; paralanguage: how you say
words rather than what you actually say; speaking rate, volume, voice qualities, pitch, accents,
pauses, and hesitations
What is contact codes? - Answer both spatial and tactile communication; how you use space
& territory & tactile refers to touch and physical contact (kissing, touching)
What is time and place codes? - Answer larger context in which communication occurs;
Chronemics is how you use and perceive time & environmental cues include architectural
design, color, noise, furniture arrangement, etc
What is successful communication? - Answer Successful communication occurs when a
person intentionally sends a message
What is miscommunication? - Answer occurs when a person intends to a sends particular
message but the receiver interprets the message incorrectly
, What is attempted communication? - Answer occurs when a person intends to send a
message but no one receives it
What is unattended behavior? - Answer occurs when a behavior goes unnoticed by receiver
What is source perspective? - Answer communication occurs when a person intends to send
a message and another person attends to that message (successful communication &
miscommunication)
What is accidental communication? - Answer occurs when a person attaches the right
meaning to another person's unintentional behavior
What is receiver perspective? - Answer the idea that a behavior is communication as long as
someone attaches meaning to it regardless of whether the behavior was displayed with or
without intent (successful communication, miscommunication, accidental communication,
misinterpretation)
What is message perspective? - Answer Specifies that nonverbal communication occurs when
people exchange messages that have common social meanings; sent with intent
What is process-oriented perspective? - Answer all forms of communication except
unattended behavior
What are the functions of nonverbal communication? - Answer creating first impressions,
sending relational messages, expressing emotions, enabling people to send mixed or deceptive
messages, and sending messages of power and persuasion
How can nonverbal communications function to create first impressions? - Answer Physical
appearance and kinesics are especially important for creating impressions
Evaluating their physical appearance and assessing how friendly and accessible they might be
How can nonverbal communications function to send relational messages ? - Answer Many
different positive relational messages are communicated nonverbally
Immediacy cues: people communicate immediacy through behaviors such as smiles, close
distances, touch, gaze, and forward lean
Mehrabian 1971, immediacy principle: predicts that people will approach individuals, situations
and objects they like and will avoid or move away from those they dislike
Nonimmediacy functions to create distance and cut off communication
