Psych 11/26

Question 1

Speech for males

Answer 1

• speak at greater lengths

- interrupt females more often

Question 2

Tag questions

Answer 2

• Questions At the end of sentences

- shows uncertainty and control to another person

Question 3

Touch (at work-male)

- touch systems

Answer 3

• males touch females first

- lessened later d/t sexual harassment

Question 4

Body movement with authoritative people

M vs F

Answer 4

Females =
- more reactive to authoritative people
- more self touching
Ex: touch hair, arms, etc

Males =
- more straight forward head positions

Question 5

Eye contact

M vs F

Answer 5

Male =
- gaze more often

Women =
- show patterns of non return = look away

Question 6

Look speak/look listen ratio

Who has higher?

Answer 6

Power = higher LS/LL ratio

Less power = low LS/LL ratio

*Men have higher LS/LL

Question 7

Facial expressions r/t smiling

M vs F

Answer 7

Women=

• smile more
• better effective liars
  
  • d/t socialization process of having feelings they don’t really feel

Men=
- less likely to show teeth when smiling

Question 8

Nonverbal behavior

ex: touch and eye contact

Answer 8

• have dual func
  
  • express intimacy/dominance depending if used reciprocally (intimacy) or nonreciprocally (dominance)

ex: touch = intimate behavior
- both touch= intimate exchange
- can’t touch you, but you can’t touch me = power

ex: eye contact
- gaze at you, but can’t gaze at me = power
- gaze at e/o = intimacy

Question 9

Equals and nonequals

Answer 9

Equal power:
- mirror match what other is doing nonverbally

Nonequal power=

• dominate e/o
• don’t reciprovate nonverbally what other is doing
• pull away to avoid it

Question 10

Tannen Theory

a. Rapport talk
b. report talk

Answer 10

a. Rapport talk
convo is: 
-intimacy
- interdependence 
- reciprocity

b. report talk
convo is:
- independence
- demonstrate skill
- nonreciprocity

ex: women interrupt to help convo, but men see it as trying to overtake convo

Question 11

Reciprocal Action Patterns

Answer 11

• reflex behavior

ex: man puts his hand on another man’s shoulder = slumps down even though it’s nonaggressive

Question 12

Reciprocal Action Patterns Types:

1. convo rituals

Answer 12

• back channel = “mmhmm”

- turn taking = looking into eyes and cue to talk

Question 13

Reciprocal Action Patterns Types:

2. greeting rituals:

a. sighting phase
b. distance
c. approach
d. close salutation

Answer 13

a. sighting phase
- see e/o

b. distance salutation
- acknowledge and reciprocated

c. approach
- important people = come more than halfway to see you
- less important= YOU go more thab halfway
- a little negotiation occurs

d. close salutation

Question 14

Reciprocal Action Patterns Types:

2b. Farewell

Answer 14

• suttle negotiation to disengage by mutual consent

ex: turning body to disengage