Non-Verbal Communication

Question 0

Verbal communication

Answer 0

Conveying messages using words or vocal sounds

Question 1

Communication

Answer 1

Passing information from one person to another

Question 2

Paralinguistic

Answer 2

Vocal features that accompany speech

Question 3

Tone of voice

Answer 3

The way words are spoken to convey emotion

Question 4

Emphasis

Answer 4

Giving prominence to some words more than others

Question 5

Intonation

Answer 5

Inflection in the voice when speaking

Question 6

Non-verbal communication

Answer 6

Conveying messages that do not require the use of words or vocal sounds

Question 7

Eye contact

Answer 7

When two people in conversation are looking at each other’s eyes at the same time

Question 8

Pupil dilation

Answer 8

When the pupils in the eyes expand to look large

Question 9

Practical implications

Answer 9

Suggestions in the real world beyond the research study, based upon what psychologists have discovered

Question 10

Body language

Answer 10

A general term to describe aspects of nonverbal communication

Question 11

Posture

Answer 11

The positioning of the body, often regarded as nonverbal communication

Question 12

Postural echo

Answer 12

Mirroring another person’s body position

Question 13

Confederate

Answer 13

An actor or stooge who appears to be a genuine participant in the experiment but is actually working for the experimenter

Question 14

Closed posture

Answer 14

Positioning the arms so that they are folded across the body and/or crossing the legs

Question 15

Open posture

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Positioning the arms so that they are not folded across the body and not crossing the legs

Question 16

Gesture

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A form of non-verbal communication in which information is conveyed by either deliberate or unconscious movement of parts of the body

Question 17

Touch

Answer 17

A form of nonverbal communication in which information is conveyed by physical contact between two people

Question 18

Personal space

Answer 18

The distance we keep between ourselves and other people in our everyday lives

Question 19

Sex differences

Answer 19

Differences due to to being either male or female; these could affect personal space between individuals

Question 20

Individual differences

Answer 20

Factors that make one person not the same as another person, such as age or personality

Question 21

Cultural norms

Answer 21

The range of behaviours that members of particular social group or society can be expected to show

Question 22

Status

Answer 22

A persons rank or position within society