Chapter 4 Vocabulary

Question 1

The study of touch

Answer 1

Haptics

Question 2

A system that classifies people according to their body

Answer 2

Somatotyping

Question 3

The study of how people use space and distance to communicate

Answer 3

Proxemics

Question 4

Individuals tend to be more reserved when it comes to touch

Answer 4

Noncontact Culture

Question 5

Gestures we use to release tension

Answer 5

Adapters

Question 6

Study of the use of voice to express self

Answer 6

Vocalics

Question 7

Meanings in specific communication and cultural context that substitute for words

Answer 7

Emblems

Question 8

Gestures used to control the turn-taking in conversations

Answer 8

Regulators

Question 9

Hiding an expression connected to a felt emotion and replacing it with an expression more appropriate to the situation

Answer 9

Masking

Question 10

The study of ways in which time is used to structure interactions

Answer 10

Chronemics

Question 11

The study of body movement, including both posture and gestures

Answer 11

Kinesics

Question 12

The formation of an impression, a perception, or a view of the other

Answer 12

Impression Management