Eye Contact

According to the text, the eyes are _______________ important nonverbal message givers.

• the most

• one of the most

• the least

How many major functions of eye contact does Mark Knapp describe?

• three

• four

• five

Who looks at whom more during an interaction?

• The speaker looks more at the listener.

• The listener looks more at the speaker.

• The listener and speaker both look at each other about the same amount.

One of the functions of eye contact, as seen in the example of when an instructor may look at a student, is _______________.

• to show disapproval

• to show it is the listener's turn to speak

• to show that your are pleased with someone

If you see someone whom you would like to get to know better, and this person makes eye contact with you but breaks it quickly, this is _______________.

• a sign that the person is probably very shy but wold like to get to know you

• a sign that the person is flirting with you

• a sign that the person is probably not interested in getting to know you

We tend to make more eye contact than normal with someone when _______________.

• we are physically a little distant from them

• we do not particularly like them

• we are standing very close to them

One reason for avoiding eye contact is so that _______________.

• people will not be able to see what we are thinking

• we will be able to listen better to someone's private conversation

• we may give someone the sense that we are respecting their privacy

We may close our eyes to _______________.

• block some unpleasant sensation

• be even more aware of a pleasant sensation

• both a and b

If a photograph of a woman is changed to make her pupils look larger, men will tend to judge the woman as _______________.

• being more attractive

• having a colder personality

• appearing more selfish

What happens to the pupils of the eyes when someone is emotionally aroused?

• they become smaller

• they become larger

• they appear to become larger but, in fact, they stay the same size