Comm 1050 Chapter 4: Nonverbal Communication

Another way to describe a body buffer zone is personal space.

• true

• false

______ is the act of using nonverbal symbols to convey meaning.

• Encoding

• Decoding

• Symbolizing

• Explaining

Body language is a form of ______ communication.

• physical

• facial

• nonverbal

• symbolic

Sheila tried to hide her disappointment at not getting the job, but her friend Lara knew something was wrong just by looking at her. This type of nonverbal cue is known as ______.

• spillage

• runoff

• overflow

• leakage

Alex always sits at the head of the table during family dinners in the formal dining room, establishing his ______ territory.

• off-limits

• secondary

• public

• private

The way an individual interacts with others is affected by his or her view of the ______.

• friendship

• environment

• atmosphere

• messenger

If you are very happy to hear about a friend’s news but try not to let it show, you are using ______.

• overintensification

• deintensification

• neutralization

• masking

The feeling that boring interactions or events seem to last longer than more interesting or fun ones is examined in the study of ______.

• haptics

• chronemics

• proxemics

• vocalics

Proxemics is the study of space and distance in communication.

• true

• false

Vocalics is sometimes called haptics.

• True

• false