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BODY LANGUAGE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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BODY LANGUAGE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERSscientific study of body language
- must be nonverbal - Answers-kinesics
may include any non-reflexive or reflexive movement of a part, or all the body used to
communicate an emotional message
(no sign language)
- consider cultural and environmental differences - Answers-body movements
Why do animals engage in symbolic battle? - Answers-1. territory
2. dominance
3. females
Why don't most species kill each other in symbolic battle? - Answers-1. weakens the
pack
2. takes a lot of energy
3. most animals are not cannibalistic
Is the behavior of symbolic battle inherited or learned? - Answers-both
communication device used by honey bees to tell food location - Answers-waggle dance
Facial expressions are similar due to a common ancestor - Answers-Darwin's theory
What are the 6 (7) basic emotions? - Answers-happiness
disgust
surprise
sadness
anger
fear
(contempt)
How strong is the innate use of hands to communicate? - Answers-So strong that we
use it on the phone, while texting, on the computer
arms upraised means: - Answers-exuberance or victory
the hand chop means... - Answers-cut through an argument
- timed w/ cadence of the speaker
closed fist means... - Answers-power gesture - an idea that destroys all others
palms-up means - Answers-a begging display
negotiations (marketplace)
, asking for listener's attention
thumb and forefinger brought together, not touching - Answers-small thing
tip of thumb and forefinger brought together and touching - Answers-precision
palms held out/down - Answers-pushing away an idea
one hand inside other or both hands coming together = - Answers-ideas that are part of
one another
lean forward while immobilizing hands - Answers-paying attention
finger shake (baton gesture) - Answers-beating someone over the head with an idea
- finger shook in cadence
-may be raised in sequence to count ideas
Goodbye and hello gestures are the same, but done in _______. - Answers-reverse
non-verbal cues that have a verbal counterpart... not always consistent cross-culturally -
Answers-emblems
non-verbal signs that regulate, modulate and maintain the flow of speech during a
conversation - Answers-regulators
used to illustrate what is being said, reinforces what you are saying - Answers-
illustrators
body or facial movements that display a certain affective state (emotion) - Answers-
affective display
postural changes and other movements at a low level of awareness, frequently made to
feel more comfortable or to perform a specific physical function; secret to understanding
what your conversation partner really thinks. - Answers-adaptors
How can body language instincts be modified? - Answers-by the "rules" learned early in
life
Nonverbal communication is partly: - Answers-- instinctive
-taught
- initiative
Evidence of universal facial expressions comes from 3 sources: - Answers-1.
comparative ethology (cats, etc.)
2. existence of the trait in physically handicapped babies
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