5.4: Test Bank
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Multiple-Choice
1. Nonverbal communication is communication through means other than language.
*a. True
b. False
2. In Japan, for example, it is common to bow when greeting someone, with the nature of the bow (how deep and how long) being determined by the nature of the occasion and social connection of the persons involved. Greetings and departures are examples of this kind of nonverbal communication?
a. Facial Expressions
b. Eye Contact
*c. Gestures
d. Posture
3. The following image is an example of a(n):
a. Facial Expression
b. Vocalic
*c. Gesture
d. Artifact
4. People in all cultures have the ability to smile and value and interpret smiles the same way.
a. True
*b. False
5. While weeping in public in Japan is considered inappropriate, in Middle Eastern or Latin American cultures it is normal to express one's emotions openly and visibly. This is an example of:
a. National linguistic variations
b. Emotional overtones
c. Disruptive facial analysis
*d. Cultural display rules
6. Which of the following demonstrates a variation in posture:
a. Humans can maintain eye contact when speaking but avert their gaze when listening, they can have a steady gaze or dart from side-to-side.
*b. Humans can stand up straight or slouch, lean forward or backward, round or slump our shoulders.
c. Humans can smile, frown, raise our eyebrows or scrunch our noses.
d. Humans can bow, shake hands, kiss on the cheek, hug, touch forehands, rub noses, or press their hands together.
7. Which of the following is not an example of kinesics?
a. Posture
b. Eye Contact
*c. Paralanguage
d. Facial expressions
8. In the United States, high-status communicators typically use relaxed postures, but in Japan, the opposite is true.
*a. True
b. False
9. Rate, pitch, tone, volume, intensity, pausing, and even silence are all examples of:
*a. Paralanguage
b. Backchanneling
c. Proxemics
d. Haptics
10. For the US, intimate space is _______, which is reserved for highly personal relationships.
a. 12 feet of longer
b. 4 to 12 feet
c. 1.5 to 4 feet
*d. 9 to 18 inches
11. Always accept things with your right hand. The left hand is used to Wash the posterior and is therefore regarded as unclean. This is a ______ rule in Thailand.
a. Proxemics
*b. Haptics
c. Kinesics
d. Vocalics
12. The United States is considered a _______ culture.
a. Contact
b. Dual Contact
*c. Noncontact
d. Contactless
13. This image of tattoos is an example of what kind of nonverbal communication?
a. Haptics
*b. Artifacts
c. Olfactics
D. Gestures
14. Music is a "universal language" in that it is understood without the need for language.
*a. True
b. False
15. The study of smell in humans is called:
a. Proxemics
b. Haptics
c. Kinesics
*d. Olfactics
16. “Time is money” is a common saying across ______ oriented cultures.
a. Chronemic
b. Polychronic
c. Haptic
*d. Monochronic
17. Going unnoticed by others especially in a crowd achieves which type of privacy?
a. Solitude
b. Intimacy
*c. Anonymity
d. Reserve
18. Which of the following is an example of an artifact?
*a. Clothing
b. Smiling
c. Waving
d. Winking
19. ________ cultures endorse displays of emotion that reinforce hierarchical relations (i.e., status reminders), such as showing anger toward a low-status person or appeasing a high-status person (e.g., smiling).
a. Low power distance
*b. High power distance
c. High context
d. Low context
20. In English sounds such as "uh-huh" or "hmm," or words and phrases like "yes" or "go on," function as?
a. Turn-taking cues
b. Vocalic influx
c. Proxemics
*d. Backchanneling
Type: E
Short-Answer
1. If there is a discrepancy between someone’s verbal and nonverbal communication we are more inclined to believe the nonverbal. Explain why.
2. How do we communicate nonverbally through our environment?
3. Explain how car and driving behavior varies from one culture to another?
4. What are nonverbal expectations? How can they be violated? What are the potential implications of nonverbal expectancy violations?