WorksheetsNonverbal Messages
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which of the following is considered a popular myth about nonverbal communication?
Nonverbal communication conveys more meaning than verbal communication.
Studying nonverbal communication can increase your effectiveness in various interpersonal situations.
Nonverbal messages help you make a more effective self-presentation.
Nonverbal messages can be used to improve your understanding of people.
Nonverbal communication can be used to emphasize a verbal message. This function is known as:
Repeating
Substituting
Controlling
Accenting
Which type of nonverbal message is defined as communication through body movements?
Oculesics
Haptics
Kinesics
Proxemics
The study of nonverbal communication through eye messages is called:
Kinesics
Haptics
Oculesics
Chronemics
Which of the following is an example of an "emblem"?
Waving your hand to say "hello."
Moving your hands to show the size of a fish you caught.
Tapping your fingers on a table when you are bored.
Nodding your head to encourage a speaker to continue.
The "Duchenne smile" is described as a:
Conscious and deliberate smile.
Smile that appears aggressive.
Genuine and unconscious smile.
Smile that is culturally inappropriate.
In the context of spatial communication, what is a "secondary territory"?
An area that is exclusively your own, like your home.
An area that is open to all people, like a park.
An area that you have occupied and are associated with, like a regular classroom seat.
A space used for intimate relationships.
Which of the following is a potential drawback of dressing casually at work?
It can lead to a more formal exchange of ideas.
It can create distance between workers and customers.
It can discourage creativity.
It can be seen as more professional.
What is a "monochronic time orientation"?
Scheduling and doing multiple things at the same time.
Placing a greater value on the past for guidance in the present.
Scheduling one thing at a time and treating time schedules seriously.
Viewing time in a flexible and informal manner.
Which of the following is a strategy for improving your nonverbal decoding skills?
Avoiding eye contact with the speaker.
Avoiding extremes in your nonverbal communication.
Resisting the temptation to draw immediate conclusions from nonverbal behaviors.
Keeping your nonverbal messages consistent with your verbal messages.
