Vocabulary
What does emphasize mean?
to give importance or to stress something
What is more likely to be believed: verbal or nonverbal?
Nonverbal
Give an example of substituting nonverbal communication for verbal communication.
Answers may vary - shaking head yes or no
Nonverbal communication is tied to _______________.
a. constructs
b. integration
c. culture
d. multiple channels
c. culture
Which of the following statements is not true?
a. Nonverbal communication is tied to culture.
b. Nonverbal communication is not governed by rules.
c. Nonverbal communication is ambiguous.
d. Nonverbal communication relies on multiple channels.
b. Nonverbal communication is not governed by rules.
What does complement mean?
to add meaning
To join two or more objects to make a larger whole is to _____________ them.
a. regulate
b. compliment
c. integrate
d. correlate
c. integrate
All of the following are typically examples of negative body language except:
a. Tilting the head
b. Pinching bridge of nose, eyes closed
c. Patting/fondling hair
d. Biting nails
a. Tilting the head
Which of the following statements is not true?
a. Nonverbal communication is subject to interpretation.
b. Nonverbal communication can be turned off.
c. Nonverbal communication is less finite and rigid than language.
d. Nonverbal communication can be interpreted differently by different people and in different situations.
b. Nonverbal communication can be turned off.
Emotional savvy gives you the ability to do all of the following, except:
a. Accurately read the emotional cues others send.
b. Respond with nonverbal cues that reflect emotional understanding and care.
c. Confuse and confound others with words that contradict your true feelings.
d. Know if the relationship is meeting your emotional needs.
c. Confuse and confound others with words that contradict your true feelings.
What does contradict mean?
to demonstrate that something is not true or that the opposite is true
Show an example of nonverbal messages repeating verbal messages.
Answers may vary - when verbal and nonverbal match
Answers may vary - add significance to what we say
What does tied to culture mean?
There are different norms of when to use
What does governed by rules mean?
We have rules for when to use and how much is appropriate
What does regulate mean?
to control and bring to a desired point or level
Language is more _____________ and _____________ than nonverbal communication.
a. ambiguous; regulated
b. continuous; governed
c. integrated; emphasized
d. finite; rigid
d. finite; rigid
Verbal and nonverbal communication can be integrated in order to do all of the following, except:
a. Formulate
b. Repeat
c. Regulate
d. Substitute
a. Formulate
What does it mean that nonverbal communication is ambiguous?
It is subject to interpretations; we have to know the situation to understand the nonverbal communication
What does it mean that nonverbal communication is continuous?
We can never entirely turn off nonverbal communication
What does ambiguous mean?
to have more than one possible meaning or interpretation
Show an example of complementing verbal communication
Answers will vary - Nonverbal needs to add meaning to the verbal communication
Show an example of regulating verbal communication
answers may vary - answer must show that the nonverbal communication controls the flow of verbal communication
What does it mean that nonverbal communication is non-linguistic?
Nonverbal communication does not follow the same rules as language
What does it mean that nonverbal communication relies on multiple channels?
Channels: visual, sensory, smell, etc.
They are done simultaneously