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CHAPTER 7-10

1.   ___ refers to a system of verbal, nonverbal, and visual symbols that a group pieces together to share meaning.
Select one:
 a. Language
 b. Directives
 c. Power
 d. Solidarity
2.   Denotation refers to the dictionary definition of a word, and connotation refers to the feelings that individuals associate with a word.
Select one:
 a. True
 b. False
3.   Solidarity refers to the level of control you have over the thoughts and behaviors of another person.
Select one:
 a. False
 b. True
4.   Nonverbal communication refers to the messages we send without words.
Select one:
 a. True
 b. False
5.   The nonverbal channel that deals with body movements, including gestures, stance and facial expressions, is called ____.
Select one:
 a. Proxemics
 b. Haptics
 c. Kinesics
 d. Paralanguage
6.   The way we decorate our personal space is studied in the nonverbal science of ___.
Select one:
 a. Paralanguage
 b. Haptics
 c. Kinesics
 d. Proxemics
7.   The channel of nonverbal communication that discusses the cultural dimensions of touch is called ___.
Select one:
 a. Kinesics
 b. Proxemics
 c. Haptics
 d. Paralanguage
8.   According to the video “How To Spot A Liar”, which of the following is a signal that someone is being dishonest:
Select one:
 a. They point their feet toward the door.
 b. They use contractions (can’t, don’t) instead of speaking deliberately (cannot, do not).
 c. They keep the table free from barriers.
 d. They keep their upper body limber and moving freely.
9.   According to the video “How To Spot A Liar”, extroverts lie more than introverts.
Select one:
 a. False
 b. True
10.   Your bedroom is an example of a ___ territory.
Select one:
 a. Immediate
 b. Secondary
 c. Primary
 d. Public
11.   Your seat in class or your favorite table at a restaurant is an example of a ___ territory.
Select one:
 a. Primary
 b. Public
 c. Immediate
 d. Secondary
12.   At the beginning of class you placed your jacket on your chair, and then went to get a soda. Your jacket served as a ____.
Select one:
 a. Adaptor
 b. Emblem
 c. Regulator
 d. Boundary Marker
13.   Facial expressions are known in nonverbal communication as ____
Select one:
 a. Affect displays
 b. Illustrators
 c. Emblems
 d. Regulators
14.   The “thumbs up” signal or “ok” signal are examples of ___.
Select one:
 a. Affect displays
 b. Regulators
 c. Illustrators
 d. Emblems
15.   In many Middle Eastern cultures, children are taught to avoid physical contact with members of the opposite sex. This is an example of touch avoidance
Select one:
 a. True
 b. False
16.   Conversations about saving money, wasting time are more common in polychronic cultures.
Select one:
 a. True
 b. False
17.   Smells that trigger past events are called ___ messages.
Select one:
 a. Identification
 b. Memory
 c. Attraction
 d. Taste
18.   People who demonstrate warmth, and friendliness are said to have a high level of ____.
Select one:
 a. Immediacy
 b. Rhetoric
 c. Semiotics
 d. Linguistics
19.   The science that studies how meaning is transmitted through signs is called ___.
 
Select one:
 a. Semiotics
 b. Linguistics
 c. Immediacy
 d. Rhetoric
20.   ___ is language designed to have a persuasive or impressive effect on its audience. It is the root of many social and cultural movements.
Select one:
 a. Linguistics
 b. Immediacy
 c. Semiotics
 d. Rhetoric
21.   The ___ view of media communication states that communication is embedded in culture and is marked by participation, fellowship association and commonness.
Select one:
 a. Open
 b. Dependency
 c. Transmission
 d. Ritual
22.   In “How language shapes the way we think”, Lera Boroditsky mentions that in the Russian language there are multiple words for which color?
Select one:
 a. Purple
 b. Green
 c. Blue
 d. Yellow
23.   In “How language shapes the way we think”, Lera Boroditsky says there are some2languages that do not have specific numbers and speakers of these languages have difficulty quantifying the way we do in English.
Select one:
 a. True
 b. False
24.   In the video “Nonverbal Proxemics and Personal Space” we learn that __ cultures are non-contact cultures and ___ cultures are high contact cultures.
Select one:
 a. Latin; Mediterranean
 b. Asian; North American
 c. Middle Eastern; Asian
 d. Asian; Latin
25.   The US and northern European are considered low-contact cultures.
Select one:
 a. True
 b. False

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Guessing based on the definition of solidarity -- (A)

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Never seen it, so I can only speculate that (D) is correct

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Emblems are gestures that have a specific meaning. In the United States, a thumbs-up can mean “I need a ride” or “OK!”

(A)

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Guessing (A)

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Guessing (C)

Guessing (B) -- Russian language has at least half a dozen words for the cyan part of the subtractive color model. The most used of them has long been golubói (“light blue”).

Not sure, you'll need to watch her talk on YouTube to answer. As a guess, I'd say it's True

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