Nonverbal Comms Questions

_____ Contact Cultures normally have lowered eye contact and have

a sizable distance between commuters.

• High

• Medium

• Low

• Mild

What kind of contact culture is the US?

• Low Contact

• High Contact

• A Mix of Both, leaning Low Contact

• A Mix of Both, leaning High Contact

The cultural expectations for when, how much, and with whom you show emotions are known as (a)   rules.

True or False?

In a study conducted, the book states that Venezuelan students tended to sit closer to others

in face-to-face discussions than the Asian students did.

• True!

• False!

When a study showed a graphic television show to students, the book states that ____ were

hiding their emotions more than ____ .

• Japanese students,

  American students

• Japanese Male students,

  Japanese Female students

• American Female students,

  American Male students

• American students,

  Japanese students

Six emotions were selected as the most recognized around the world; they were happiness, fear,

sadness, (a)   , surprise, and disgust.

Gestures that have a verbal translation among members of a group are called:

• Prosody

• Proxemics

• Signals

• Emblems

It is still common in low contact cultures for people to

stand close, hug, and talk loudly in a natural public setting.

• True!

• False!

The term used to describe voice patterns that share both verbal and nonverbal

vocalization characteristics is called _____.

• Kinesics

• Paralinguistics

• Backchanneling

• Proxemics

Costa Rica, Panama, and Columbia are all Latin American Countries that practice

different times of inter-connected _____.

• Low Contact Culture

• Low Emotional Expression

• High Contact Culture

• High Emotional Expression