SPCH 1311 Exam 2 questions with
correct answers
nonverbal communication (NVC) - correct answer ✔✔"messages expressed through nonlinguistic
means."
- this rules out sign language
- this rules out writing
nonverbal communication (NVC) cultural influences - correct answer ✔✔"cultures have different
nonverbal languages as well as verbal ones."
- you learn nonverbal communication from those around you, it differs from culture to culture
nonverbal communication (NVC) gender influences - correct answer ✔✔- women are more nonverbally
expressive than men
- women are better at recognizing others nonverbal behavior
nonverbal communication (NVC) substituting - correct answer ✔✔"the term EMBLEMS are used to
describe deliberate nonverbal behaviors that have meaning known to everyone in that culture."
- Americans know that a head nod means "yes' and a head shake means "no"
nonverbal communication (NVC) contradicting - correct answer ✔✔"simultaneously expressing diffrent
and evne contradictory messages in verbal and nonverbal behaviors."
- someone that is yelling and has a red/angry face but is saying "I'm not mad"
, - people will always believe the NVC that is being presented in contradicting situations
nonverbal communication (NVC) body movements - correct answer ✔✔"KINESICS, is the study of body
movements, gestures and posture."
- posture is a rich channel for conveying NVC
"MANIPULATORS, movements in which one part of the body is manipulating another part of the body."
- scratching, rubbing, fidgeting, pinching
nonverbal communication (NVC) face and eyes - correct answer ✔✔"PARALANGUAGE, describing
nonverbal, vocal messages."
- this is a fantastic communication book
(not just any book, but this book in particular)
facial and eye expressions are the most noticed part of the body and have powerful impacts
nonverbal communication (NVC) appearance - correct answer ✔✔"how we appear can be just as
revealing as how we sound and move"
- physical attractiveness, people are attracted to people who they find attractive
- artifactual attractiveness, clothing, clothing can convey economic status, educational level, social status,
etc
nonverbal communication (NVC) Haptic - correct answer ✔✔"HAPTIC, the study of touch in human
behavior"
correct answers
nonverbal communication (NVC) - correct answer ✔✔"messages expressed through nonlinguistic
means."
- this rules out sign language
- this rules out writing
nonverbal communication (NVC) cultural influences - correct answer ✔✔"cultures have different
nonverbal languages as well as verbal ones."
- you learn nonverbal communication from those around you, it differs from culture to culture
nonverbal communication (NVC) gender influences - correct answer ✔✔- women are more nonverbally
expressive than men
- women are better at recognizing others nonverbal behavior
nonverbal communication (NVC) substituting - correct answer ✔✔"the term EMBLEMS are used to
describe deliberate nonverbal behaviors that have meaning known to everyone in that culture."
- Americans know that a head nod means "yes' and a head shake means "no"
nonverbal communication (NVC) contradicting - correct answer ✔✔"simultaneously expressing diffrent
and evne contradictory messages in verbal and nonverbal behaviors."
- someone that is yelling and has a red/angry face but is saying "I'm not mad"
, - people will always believe the NVC that is being presented in contradicting situations
nonverbal communication (NVC) body movements - correct answer ✔✔"KINESICS, is the study of body
movements, gestures and posture."
- posture is a rich channel for conveying NVC
"MANIPULATORS, movements in which one part of the body is manipulating another part of the body."
- scratching, rubbing, fidgeting, pinching
nonverbal communication (NVC) face and eyes - correct answer ✔✔"PARALANGUAGE, describing
nonverbal, vocal messages."
- this is a fantastic communication book
(not just any book, but this book in particular)
facial and eye expressions are the most noticed part of the body and have powerful impacts
nonverbal communication (NVC) appearance - correct answer ✔✔"how we appear can be just as
revealing as how we sound and move"
- physical attractiveness, people are attracted to people who they find attractive
- artifactual attractiveness, clothing, clothing can convey economic status, educational level, social status,
etc
nonverbal communication (NVC) Haptic - correct answer ✔✔"HAPTIC, the study of touch in human
behavior"
