Moore Nonverbal Communication Exam
#2 questions & correct answers
Sommer's classroom environment conclusion - correct answer ✔✔1. Students and teachers who dislike
their learning environment will try to avoid it or change it
2. student participation decreases as the number of students in class increases. Length is longer in
smaller classes
3. Content of student participation in large classes is more likely to be devoted to questions of
clarification or requests to repeat an idea
4. Participation was more frequent within range of the instructor's eye gaze.
5. where students sit can alter their classroom participation, but this effect is less likely with low
participators.
Adams and Biddle's zone of participation - correct answer ✔✔zone of participation in the center of the
room. This center zone is most likely to occur when the instructor stands in the middle of the room
because it is highly dependent on the instructor's visual contact with the students. If the instructor
moved to the side and maintained visual contact with the students in front of him or her, the zone of
participation would no longer be in the center
Perceptions of our surroundings - six dimensions - correct answer ✔✔Formality
Warmth
Privacy
Familiarity
Constraint
Distance
Perceptions of Formality - correct answer ✔✔-Formal-informal continuum
-Based on everything from objects to people
-Increased formality = increased formal communication behaviors
, Perceptions of Warmth - correct answer ✔✔The "coziness factor" of a room, dependent upon lighting,
furniture, and the presence or absence of plants. McDonald's is not very warm, but this is intentionally
done so that they can have a high turnover rate.
Perceptions of Privacy - correct answer ✔✔-Enclosed environments suggest greater privacy
-Greater privacy means we're more relaxed and might share more personal messages and utilize closer
speaking distances
Perceptions of Familiarity - correct answer ✔✔-Expectancy Development
-Unfamiliar environments present us with rituals, rules, and norms that we aren't accustomed to,
inhibiting our behavior
Perceptions of Constraint - correct answer ✔✔-Based on how easily we can leave a situation
-Doesn't have to be physical space, could be psychological space
Perceptions of Distance - correct answer ✔✔Determined by proximity of other individuals, both
physically and psychologically. Since McDonalds tables are really small, if you were to have a large party
all sit at one table then there would be a low perceived distance
Mehrabian's emotional reactions - correct answer ✔✔arousal, pleasurable, dominant
Perceptions of Time - correct answer ✔✔Time dictates expectations about planning, scheduling, profit
streams, and what constitutes tardiness in arriving for work and meetings
Flashbulb memory - correct answer ✔✔a clear, sustained memory of an emotionally significant moment
or event
Zimbardo and Boyd's attitudes toward time - correct answer ✔✔believe in individual differences in
people's attitudes toward time, something which can influence their decisions and judgments
Changing Season Impacts - correct answer ✔✔1. Suicide rates and admissions to public mental hospitals
rise
#2 questions & correct answers
Sommer's classroom environment conclusion - correct answer ✔✔1. Students and teachers who dislike
their learning environment will try to avoid it or change it
2. student participation decreases as the number of students in class increases. Length is longer in
smaller classes
3. Content of student participation in large classes is more likely to be devoted to questions of
clarification or requests to repeat an idea
4. Participation was more frequent within range of the instructor's eye gaze.
5. where students sit can alter their classroom participation, but this effect is less likely with low
participators.
Adams and Biddle's zone of participation - correct answer ✔✔zone of participation in the center of the
room. This center zone is most likely to occur when the instructor stands in the middle of the room
because it is highly dependent on the instructor's visual contact with the students. If the instructor
moved to the side and maintained visual contact with the students in front of him or her, the zone of
participation would no longer be in the center
Perceptions of our surroundings - six dimensions - correct answer ✔✔Formality
Warmth
Privacy
Familiarity
Constraint
Distance
Perceptions of Formality - correct answer ✔✔-Formal-informal continuum
-Based on everything from objects to people
-Increased formality = increased formal communication behaviors
, Perceptions of Warmth - correct answer ✔✔The "coziness factor" of a room, dependent upon lighting,
furniture, and the presence or absence of plants. McDonald's is not very warm, but this is intentionally
done so that they can have a high turnover rate.
Perceptions of Privacy - correct answer ✔✔-Enclosed environments suggest greater privacy
-Greater privacy means we're more relaxed and might share more personal messages and utilize closer
speaking distances
Perceptions of Familiarity - correct answer ✔✔-Expectancy Development
-Unfamiliar environments present us with rituals, rules, and norms that we aren't accustomed to,
inhibiting our behavior
Perceptions of Constraint - correct answer ✔✔-Based on how easily we can leave a situation
-Doesn't have to be physical space, could be psychological space
Perceptions of Distance - correct answer ✔✔Determined by proximity of other individuals, both
physically and psychologically. Since McDonalds tables are really small, if you were to have a large party
all sit at one table then there would be a low perceived distance
Mehrabian's emotional reactions - correct answer ✔✔arousal, pleasurable, dominant
Perceptions of Time - correct answer ✔✔Time dictates expectations about planning, scheduling, profit
streams, and what constitutes tardiness in arriving for work and meetings
Flashbulb memory - correct answer ✔✔a clear, sustained memory of an emotionally significant moment
or event
Zimbardo and Boyd's attitudes toward time - correct answer ✔✔believe in individual differences in
people's attitudes toward time, something which can influence their decisions and judgments
Changing Season Impacts - correct answer ✔✔1. Suicide rates and admissions to public mental hospitals
rise
