Which of the following statements about nonverbal communication is not correct?

1. According to Edward T. Hall, the distance at which most mainstream North American business is conducted is called

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   • Which of the following statements is not true about non
   • Which of the following statements about non
   • Which of the following is not a correct example of Nonverbal communication?
   • Which of the following is not characteristic of Nonverbal communication?
   a. intimate.
   b. personal.
   c. social.
   d. public.
   

2. Which of these statements almost always requires verbal communication and would be difficult to express nonverbally?

   a. "I'm tired and bored."
   b. "The party is exciting to me, and I'm enjoying it."
   c. "The recent budget fiasco could have been prevented by better statistical analysis."
   d. "I'm in love with you and want to be near you."
   

3. According to research cited in the text,

   a. physical attractiveness has social and economic advantages.
   b. preschoolers seemed to like unattractive children more than attractive ones.
   c. teachers rated unattractive students as more intelligent and friendly than attractive ones.
   d. the longer we know someone, the more important that person’s clothing is to our impressions of them.
   

4. Which function of communication is illustrated when a person rolls his or her eyes while making a negative comment about another?

   a. substituting
   b. accenting
   c. regulating
   d. contradicting
   

5. Kinesics

   a. includes gestures.
   b. includes eye contact.
   c. includes facial expressions.
   d. includes all of the above.
   

6. Which of these is a chronemic message that indicates status?

   a. Bosses dress more formally than employees.
   b. A person conducting an interview is usually conveying a less rigid posture than the person being interviewed.
   c. Students sit far apart at library tables to indicate their wish to study, not converse.
   d. Employees are rarely late for appointments with their supervisors, although supervisors may be late without penalties.
   

7. Which of these factors should be considered when one is trying to make sense out of ambiguous nonverbal behavior?

   a. context
   b. history of the relationship
   c. the other's mood
   d. All of these are correct.
   

8. Marking your spot at a library or restaurant table by leaving a sweater and backpack illustrates a type of

   a. territoriality.
   b. chronemics.
   c. paralanguage.
   d. emblem use.
   

9. Which is NOT a principle of nonverbal communication?

   a. Communication occurs even when language is not used.
   b. It is possible not to communicate nonverbally.
   c. Nonverbal communication is ambiguous.
   d. Nonverbal communication is culture bound.
   

10. Which is true?

    a. Environments influence the kind of communication that takes place there.
    b. A particular environment can communicate the type of relationship desired.
    c. Environments can be designed to increase or decrease interaction.
    d. All of these are correct.
    

11. One difference between verbal and nonverbal communication is that verbal communication is

    a. more multidimensional.
    b. usually continuous.
    c. more ambiguous.
    d. usually deliberate.
    

12. Smiling a lot to convince people you are friendly, nodding to appear interested, and dressing to look professional are all types of nonverbal behavior that could be used for

    a. identity management.
    b. defining the relationship.
    c. expressing attitudes and feelings.
    d. All of these are correct.
    

13. With regard to touch, which is true?

    a. Babies have never died from lack of touch.
    b. Touch is related to physical functioning but not mental functioning.
    c. Touch seems to decrease people's compliance with requests.
    d. Touch can communicate various messages ranging from aggression to affection.
    

14. Paralanguage refers to

    a. the words spoken.
    b. the various meanings in different languages.
    c. the vocal messages of pitch, rate, and loudness.
    d. languages passed on from parent to child.
    

15. An emblem

    a. has only one commonly accepted cultural meaning–it is the same in all cultures.
    b. can be used to convey very different meanings, depending on the culture.
    c. rarely holds communication value or is given meaning by anyone.
    d. is considered a complementing gesture.
    

Which of the following statements is not true about non

Which of the following statements about non

Which of the following is not a correct example of Nonverbal communication?

Which of the following is not characteristic of Nonverbal communication?