FINALS MCQ Flashcards
1
Q
- A person’s body is less likely to lie than his or her words.
A
TRUE
2
Q
- Denotative meaning has to do with the dictionary definition of the word.
A
TRUE
3
Q
- According to Stacks, Moore, and Hickman, women more openly displayed negative emotions than men did.
A
FALSE
4
Q
- According to the text, men sway their bodies when they walk just as much as women do.
A
TRUE
5
Q
- One cultural group was noted to kiss both the lips and the chin at the same time.
A
FALSE
6
Q
- In non-verbal communication, a symbol and a sign are essentially the same thing.
A
FALSE
7
Q
- In class, the ideal shape for the living room was suggested as:
a) square
b) circle
c) rectangle
d) octagon
A
a) square
8
Q
- According to Bachelard, “The home is a container for ____________.”
a) dreams
b) finding safety
c) living in
d) nurturing the soul.
A
a) dreams
9
Q
- According to Birdwhistell’s six principles, kinesic communication varies between black Americans and white Americans.
A
NOT SURE
10
Q
- “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
11
Q
- 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
12
Q
- 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
13
Q
- Facial expression is ___________ with the level of touch.
a) often confused
b) synchronistic
c) often off kilter
d) anachronistic
A
b) synchronistic
14
Q
14. The three body types discussed in the text are endomorph, mesomorph and a) midimorph b) paramorph c) ectomorph d) polymorph
A
c) ectomorph
15
Q
- List the first four of Goffman’s eight territories of the self
_____________ _____________
_____________ _____________
A
personal space stall
use space turn
16
Q
- List the last four of Goffman’s eight territories of the self:
_____________ _____________
_____________ _____________
A
sheath possession territory
information preserve conversation preserve