Chapter 5

Question 1

Chronemics

Answer 1

Study of our use of time

Question 2

Clothing

Answer 2

Can be a nonverbal communication message

Question 3

Communication apprehension

Answer 3

Fear or anxiety associated with either real or anticipated communication with another person or persons

Question 4

Feng shui

Answer 4

Chinese art of manipulating the physical environment, such as homes and offices, to establish harmony with nature to achieve happiness, prosperity, and health

Question 5

Ghutrah

Answer 5

Cloth worn by men in Saudi Arabia and some other Arabian countries to cover the head

Question 6

Gregorian

Answer 6

Calendar based on the cycles of the sun

Question 7

Haptics

Answer 7

Study of the use of touch to communicate

Question 8

Hijrah

Answer 8

Calendar based on the cycles of the moon

Question 9

Iqual

Answer 9

Also known as agal, the double ring of black rope or cord used to hold the ghutrah worn by men in Saudi Arabia and some other Arabian countries

Question 10

Kinesics

Answer 10

Gestures, body movements, facial expressions, eye contact

Question 11

Nonverbal communication

Answer 11

Actions and attributes with a socially shared meaning intentionally sent and received

Question 12

Olfactics

Answer 12

Communication by smells

Question 13

Paralanguage

Answer 13

Nonverbal elements of the voice, including intensity, pitch, laughter, and so forth

Question 14

Physical appearance

Answer 14

Personal appearance, clothing, grooming, and other factors that can be a nonverbal communication message

Question 15

Proxemics

Answer 15

Use of fixed space, territoriality, and personal space

Question 16

Silence

Answer 16

Absence of verbal communication that can communicate messages nonverbally

Question 17

Territoriality

Answer 17

Refers to how space can be used to communicate messages

Question 18

Thawb

Answer 18

Loosefitting, ankle-length, usually white shirt worn by men in Saudi Arabia and some other Arab countries

Question 19

Wai

Answer 19

Nonverbal gesture used in Thailand to communicate greeting, farewell, respect, and appreciation

Question 20

Burgoon argues that much nonverbal communication does have consistent across cultures and, as such, forms a vocabulary of nonverbal symbols.

Answer 20

False

Question 21

The study of our use of time is called:

Answer 21

Chronemics

Question 22

The wai gesture reveals other aspects of Thai culture such as respect your parents and elders.

Answer 22

True

Question 23

Nonverbal communication can be broadly defined to refer to elements of the environment, such as the color of the walls in the room, that communicate by virtue of people’s use of them

Answer 23

True

Question 24

The thawb one example of how meaning is conveyed by:

Answer 24

Clothing

Question 25

Edward Hall identified personal distance in North America as:

Answer 25

18 inches to 4 feet

Question 26

Haptics refers to the study of communication via smell

Answer 26

True

Question 27

Kinesics refers to the study of the use of personal space

Answer 27

False

Question 28

Messages sent without words are called nonverbal communication

Answer 28

True

Question 29

Burgoon argues that some nonverbal communication is so ambiguous that it’s interpretation is mediated by context.

Answer 29

True