According to research, which type of communication conveys the most information in the messages we send?
nonverbal
What term describes a group of people who share common symbols, languages, values, and norms?
Society
Researchers identify symmetry and proportionality as primary contributors to facial
attractiveness
What term best describes the process of acquiring a culture?
Enculturation
What are two channels of nonverbal behavior that are particularly important in the communication of emotion?
Facial expressions and vocal behaviors
Groups of people who share values, customs and norms related to mutual interests or characteristics besides their national citizenship belong to which of the following group distinctions?
Co-culture
Your preference for believing nonverbal signals even when they conflict with spoken words is especially critical for detecting ________________, when someone is leading you to believe something that they know to be untrue.
deception
During the years of the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, many Muslim students have reported feeling excluded at the U.S. colleges and universities they attend. Their experience exemplifies how sometimes we mistreat people we perceive as part of ___________.
out-group
Rita's boyfriend can be moody after a particularly bad day at work. Before trying to speak to him, Rita has learned to observe him for a few moments, paying attention to his tone of voice, facial expressions, and willingness to kiss her hello. Rita is using multiple _____________________ to help her determine her boyfriend's mood.
nonverbal channels
Mary, who is deaf, is used to notifying her own deaf friends when she is leaving the room because she knows she cannot hear them if they call out to her, thus perhaps worrying them. When spending time with her new roommates, who are not deaf, Mary does not notice that they are becoming annoyed with her frequent announcements of her whereabouts. It would probably help the situation if her roommates remembered to be ______________ when learning to communicate with someone from another co-culture.
adaptable