Question 1

Discuss how you might express emotions online. Provide at least three relevant examples in your explanation.

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Question 2

Identify and describe at least three ways nonverbal communication can help you achieve your communication goals.

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Question 3

Demonstrate your understanding of vocal expressiveness by explaining the three important vocal characteristics and providing relevant examples of each of them.

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Question 4

According to researchers, many liars give themselves away by displaying leakage cues. What is a leakage clue? Identify and describe three types of nonverbal cues that can help you to detect a lie.

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Question 5

Based on the information about tattoos in the Communication & Culture section of the chapter, discuss what tattoos have come to mean and the messages they send to others.

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Question 6

Explain how gestures can emphasize or stress parts of a message, reveal discomfort with a situation, or convey a message without the use of words.

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Question 7

Identify and explain each of Hall's four spatial zones of interaction.

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Question 8

In your opinion, how do nonverbal factors such as attractiveness, clothing, accessories, and hair affect the ways in which teenagers and young adults communicate with their friends and family members? Give examples to support your claims.

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Question 9

Discuss the importance of touch as a form of nonverbal communication. In what ways does touch have positive and negative effects on our interactions with family members, friends, and work colleagues?

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Question 10

One study found that good-looking people tend to make more money and get promoted more often than those with average looks. Using information about how your physical appearance generates meaning, discuss whether or not you agree with the findings of the study.

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Question 11

Define and explain the characteristics of a mixed message. How do mixed messages affect communication?

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Question 12

Describe and provide an example of hand gestures classified as emblems, illustrators, and adaptors.

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Question 13

In what ways is nonverbal communication more convincing than verbal communication? Do we really trust "our eyes more than our ears" as the ancient philosopher Herodotus asserts?

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Question 14

Most nonverbal behaviors repeat, contradict, complement, accent, regulate, or substitute for verbal messages. Define and explain three of these nonverbal functions. Provide two examples to demonstrate your understanding of each function.

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Question 15

Your textbook identifies masking, neutralization, intensification, and deintensification as common techniques for adapting facial expressions. Describe each technique and provide examples to demonstrate your understanding of how we use these techniques in our daily lives.

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Question 16

Define and explain Expectancy Violation Theory. Provide two examples to demonstrate your understanding of how this theory applies to everyday communication.

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Question 17

Your textbook states that "compared to verbal communication, nonverbal communication is less structured, learned informally, highly contextual, continuous, and more convincing." Explain the meaning of three of these five nonverbal communication characteristics. Provide an example to demonstrate your understanding of these five characteristics.

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Question 18

Researchers have arrived at several conclusions about eye contact and its effects on the way we communicate. For example, deception can rarely be detected by looking solely at another person's eye behavior. Identify two other conclusions about eye behavior and describe its effects on the way we communicate.

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Question 19

Define and explain the communication concept of immediacy. List some of the characteristics of immediacy. How does immediacy affect a person's likeability and learning?

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Quiz 6: Nonverbal Communication