chapter 6

Question 1

Kinesics

Answer 1

known as the study of communication through body movement, identifies five types, emblems, illustrators, affect displays, regulators, and adaptors

Question 2

proxemics

Answer 2

this is the idea of spatial communication, theories about space and territoriality come about

Question 3

Clothing

Answer 3

It is a way for some to strategically hide “problem areas”and accentuate “assets”

Question 4

Emblems

Answer 4

these are substitutes for words; they are body movements that have rather specific verbal translations, such as the nonverbal sign for “OK”

Question 5

Regulators

Answer 5

monitor, maintain, or control the speaker of another, an example of this is facial expressions and hand gestures indicating “keep going” “slow down”

Question 6

Social Distance

Answer 6

this distance ranges from 4 feet to 12 feet, you lose the visual detail you had the personal distance, business transactions have a more formal tone than theyh do when conducted in the close phase, in this phase eye contact is essential, otherwise communication is lost. the voice is generally louder at this level, this distance enables you to avoid constant interaction with those with whom you work without seeming rude

Question 7

Public Distances

Answer 7

ranges from 12 feet to more than 25 feet, at this distance you are able to take defensive action if you should feel threatened, although you lose the fine details of the face and the eyes, you can still see what is happening

Question 8

Personal Space

Answer 8

this is the distance that allows you to stay protected and untouched by others. This rangers from 18 inches to about 4 feet, you can be touched by extended your arms into the individual’s personal bubble

Question 9

Intimate Distance

Answer 9

this is the distance ranging from within the close phase of actual touching to the far phase of 6 to 18 inches, the persence of the other person is unmistakable, you experience the sound, smell and breath of the other person. The close phase is used for love making and wrestleing, for comforting and protecting. The faw phase allows people to touch each other by extending

Question 10

Manipulators

Answer 10

Movements in which one part if the body grooms, massages,rubs, holds, fidgets with,pinches, picks, or otherwise manipulates another part

Question 11

Paralanguage

Answer 11

Nonlinguistic means of vocal expression, for example, rate, pitch,and tone

Question 12

Disfluencies

Answer 12

Nonlinguistic verbalizations, for example, um,er,uh

Question 13

Territory

Answer 13

A stationary area claimed by a person or animal

Question 14

Nonverbal communication

Answer 14

Messages expressed through nonlinguistic meaning

Question 15

Haptic

Answer 15

The study of touch in human communication

Question 16

Chronemics

Answer 16

The study of how people use and structure time

Question 17

Oculestics

Answer 17

this is the study of the messages communicated by the eyes, which vary depending on the duration, direction, and quality of the eye behavior