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5 years ago
14.   The “thumbs up” signal or “ok” signal are examples of ___. Select one:  a. Affect displays  b. Regulators  c. Illustrators  d. Emblems

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

(A)
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16.   Conversations about saving money, wasting time are more common in polychronic cultures. Select one:  a. True  b. False

(B)
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17.   Smells that trigger past events are called ___ messages. Select one:  a. Identification  b. Memory  c. Attraction  d. Taste

(A)
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5 years ago
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

Guessing (A)
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5 years ago
19.   The science that studies how meaning is transmitted through signs is called ___.   Select one:  a. Semiotics  b. Linguistics  c. Immediacy  d. Rhetoric

(A)
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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

(D)
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5 years ago
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

Guessing (C)
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5 years ago
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

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”).
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5 years ago
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

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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5 years ago
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

(D)
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25.   The US and northern European are considered low-contact cultures. Select one:  a. True  b. False

(A)
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