FINALS MCQ Flashcards

1
Q
  1. A person’s body is less likely to lie than his or her words.
A

TRUE

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  1. Denotative meaning has to do with the dictionary definition of the word.
A

TRUE

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  1. According to Stacks, Moore, and Hickman, women more openly displayed negative emotions than men did.
A

FALSE

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4
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  1. According to the text, men sway their bodies when they walk just as much as women do.
A

TRUE

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5
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  1. One cultural group was noted to kiss both the lips and the chin at the same time.
A

FALSE

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6
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  1. In non-verbal communication, a symbol and a sign are essentially the same thing.
A

FALSE

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7
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  1. In class, the ideal shape for the living room was suggested as:
    a) square
    b) circle
    c) rectangle
    d) octagon
A

a) square

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8
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  1. According to Bachelard, “The home is a container for ____________.”
    a) dreams
    b) finding safety
    c) living in
    d) nurturing the soul.
A

a) dreams

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9
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  1. According to Birdwhistell’s six principles, kinesic communication varies between black Americans and white Americans.
A

NOT SURE

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10
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  1. “Tenure” has to do with
    a) a person holding a territory permanently
    b) how long a person has held the territory
    c) how strongly a person conveys their intention of holding the territory
    d) one’s right to hold that territory
A

b) how long a person has held the territory

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11
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  1. In the recent chapter on proxemics, the two studies cited were related to what animals?
    a) deer and
    b) rats and birds
    c) rats and
    d) rats and deer
A

d) rats and deer

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12
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  1. According to Anderson’s 2005 comparison of different religious groups, those who refrain from touch are more likely to be ___________ than Jewish
    a) Protestant
    b) Muslim
    c) Catholic
    d) Rastafarian
A

a) Protestant

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13
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  1. Facial expression is ___________ with the level of touch.
    a) often confused
    b) synchronistic
    c) often off kilter
    d) anachronistic
A

b) synchronistic

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14
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14. The three body types discussed in the text are 
endomorph, mesomorph and 
a) midimorph
b) paramorph
c) ectomorph
d) polymorph
A

c) ectomorph

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15
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  1. List the first four of Goffman’s eight territories of the self
    _____________ _____________

_____________ _____________

A

personal space stall

use space turn

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16
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  1. List the last four of Goffman’s eight territories of the self:
    _____________ _____________

_____________ _____________

A

sheath possession territory

information preserve conversation preserve

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17
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40) The study of touch is also known as
a) haptics
b) synaptics
c) olfactics
d) tactilics

A

a) haptics

18
Q
  1. According to the text, the first sense we learn is
    a) touch
    b) hearing
    c) sight
    d) smell
A

a) touch

19
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  1. Children 14 months to 2 years are said to receive _________ than younger children (babies)
    a) less touch
    b) more touch
    c) the same amount of touch
A

a) less touch

20
Q
  1. The endomorph was seen as
    a) dominant, cheerful, competitive
    b) detached, tense, anxious
    c) dependent, calm, relaxed
    d) awkward cool, suspicious
A

c) dependent, calm, relaxed

21
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  1. “Immediacy” refers to
    a) how quickly a person responds with a non-verbal gesture
    b) one being open, approachable
    c) one being in the moment and authentic
    d) one’s pace in matching non-verbals to another’s
A

c) one being in the moment and authentic

22
Q
  1. “Self-synchrony” refers to how one
    a) regulates one’s non-verbal actions
    b) matches ones gestures to one’s words
    c) matches one’s gestures to those of another
    d) tries to use an array of non-verbal behaviours
A

a) regulates one’s non-verbal actions

23
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  1. “Interactional synchrony” occurs where
    a) one matches ones movements to those of another
    b) one matches one’s words to one’s behaviours
    c) a child mimics the actions of one’s parents
    d) one learns the lyrics of all Police songs.
A

a) one matches ones movements to those of another

24
Q
  1. An example of an “emblem” is
    a) middle finger
    b) a stammer/stutter
    c) a pause
    d) pacing
A

a) middle finger

25
Q
  1. An example of an “adaptor” is
    a) fidgeting
    b) an action that coincides with a word
    c) a person that mirrors another’s actions
    d) a mirroring technique
A

a) fidgeting

26
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  1. Females apparently are __________ than males at understanding non-verbal messages.
    a) better
    b) just as good as
    c) worse
A

NOT SURE

27
Q
  1. 1.5 to 4 feet is called ____________ space.
    a) social-consultative
    b) casual-personal
    c) social-personal
    d) social-intimate
A

b) casual-personal

28
Q
  1. According to Geiselman, Haight, and Kimata (1984) women do not necessarily appear more attractive when they are with attractive peers.
A

FALSE

29
Q
  1. When it comes to others entering your territory, there are violations of territory, invasions and
    a) diversions
    b) pollution
    c) contamination
    d) negation
A

CONTAMINATION (NOT TOO SURE)

30
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  1. An example of a “marker” is
    a) a water bottle on your desk in class
    b) a nervous tick that distinguishes a person
    c) Donald Trump’s hand’s up, palms out
    d) the person who puts a stamp on your hand at the door
A

a) a water bottle on your desk in class

31
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  1. Pupils expand when one is thinking up a lie.
A

FALSE

32
Q
  1. The “surrogate mother” experiment, by Harlow (1958) was done with
    a) mice
    b) monkeys
    c) rats
    d) people
A

b) monkeys

33
Q
  1. According to the text, African Americans were less likely to affirm touching between parents and children, than were other racial groups.
A

TRUE

34
Q
  1. We remember smells just as long as we remember something we’ve seen.
A

FALSE (longer)

35
Q
  1. Even the attainment of reading ability can be affected by having been touched or not.
A

TRUE

36
Q
  1. “Manscaping” is when
    a) a male alters his appearance
    b) a male scans the “territory” to assess challengers
    c) a woman shifts her posture to attract a male
    d) a man positions himself close to an exit
A

a) a male alters his appearance

37
Q
  1. Height signifies power and prestige: average is
    a) 5 ft 6 for women; 6 ft for men
    b) 5 ft 5 for women; 6 ft for men
    c) 5 ft. 4 for women; 5 ft. 9 for men
    d) 5 ft 8 for both sexes
A

c) 5 ft. 4 for women; 5 ft. 9 for men

38
Q
  1. Adler and Towne (1975) suggested that records from 19th and 20th century orphanages point to mortality rates of nearly _________ because of a lack of touch.
    a) 90%
    b) 100%
    c) 80%
    d) 75%
A

b) 100%

39
Q
  1. Studies have found that up to age _____ sex is not an important factor in distancing norms (territoriality concerns).
    a) 5
    b) 7
    c) 12
    d) 14
A

b) 7

40
Q
  1. Less physically attractive defendants have been found to receive lighter sentences.
A

FALSE

41
Q
  1. The value we place on attractiveness is related to whether or not we are seeking a long-term relationship.
A

TRUE