Communication: KEY TERMS Ch 5

Question 1

nonverbal communication

Answer 1

behaviors and characteristics that convey meaning without the use of words

Question 2

emoticons

Answer 2

textual representations of facial expressions

Question 3

nonverbal channels

Answer 3

the various behavioral forms that nonverbal communication takes

Question 4

deceptions (bedrägeri)

Answer 4

the act of leading others to believe something the speaker knows to be untrue

Question 5

immediacy behaviors (brådskande natur)

Answer 5

nonverbal signals of affection (tillgivenhet) and affiliation (tillhörighet)

Question 6

facial (insikts) displays

Answer 6

facial expressions that are an important source of information in nonverbal communication

Question 7

symmetry

Answer 7

the similarity between the left and right sides of a face or body

Question 8

proportionality

Answer 8

the relative sizes of facial (ansikts) or body features

Question 9

oculesics

Answer 9

the study of eye behavior

Question 10

kinesics

Answer 10

the study of movement

Question 11

gesticulation

Answer 11

the use of arm and hand movements to communicate

Question 12

emblems

Answer 12

gestures that have a direct verbal translation

Question 13

illustrators

Answer 13

gestures that go along with a verbal message to clarify it

Question 14

affect displays

Answer 14

gestures that communicate emotions

Question 15

regulators

Answer 15

gestures that control the flow of conversation

Question 16

adaptors

Answer 16

gestures used to satisfy a personal need

Question 17

haptics

Answer 17

the study of the sense of touch

Question 18

vocalics

Answer 18

characteristics of the voice that communicate meaning

Question 19

paralanguage

Answer 19

vocalic behaviors that communicate meaning along with verbal behavior

Question 20

olfactics

Answer 20

the study of the sense of smell

Question 21

proxemics

Answer 21

the study of the use of space

Question 22

intimate distance

Answer 22

the zone of space willingly occupied only with intimate friends, family members, and romantic partners

Question 23

personal distance

Answer 23

the zone of space occupied with close friends and relatives

Question 24

social distance

Answer 24

the zone of space occupied with casual (tillfälliga) acquaintances (bekanta)

Question 25

public distance

Answer 25

the zone of space maintained during a public presentation

Question 26

halo effect

Answer 26

a predisposition (fallenhet) to attribute positive qualities to physically attractive people

Question 27

chronemics

Answer 27

the use of time

Question 28

artifacts

Answer 28

objects and visual features that reflect a person’s identity and preferences