ANTH 411 Reading Quiz 6
Hunching over our smartphones seems to be linked to an increase in what
two characteristics? - correct answer ✔decreased memory retention and
depression
Research has shown that someone who holds a slouching posture is more
likely to use negative speech than someone who holds an upright posture. -
correct answer ✔True
Much of human communication is actually expressed through _________,
which consists of things like kinesics, proxemics, and the tone of voice. -
correct answer ✔paralanguage
Proxemics studies the appropriate physical distance cultures prefer for certain
types of interactions. According to Palomar, many Americans generally prefer
[x] distance than people from various Latin American cultures. - correct
answer ✔greater
Wearing certain clothing can alter the way that the wearer behaves and the
way that onlookers interact with the wearer. Clothing can also indicate your
status or intentions to society. - correct answer ✔True
Kinesics, or body language, are universally shared among humans. Thus, if
you go to another country and wink at someone, it will always mean the same
thing as it does here in the States. - correct answer ✔False
Which of the following is NOT one of the ways in which silence is used in
Apache culture? - correct answer ✔When traveling outside of the reservation
with one's children.
Hunching over our smartphones seems to be linked to an increase in what
two characteristics? - correct answer ✔decreased memory retention and
depression
Research has shown that someone who holds a slouching posture is more
likely to use negative speech than someone who holds an upright posture. -
correct answer ✔True
Much of human communication is actually expressed through _________,
which consists of things like kinesics, proxemics, and the tone of voice. -
correct answer ✔paralanguage
Proxemics studies the appropriate physical distance cultures prefer for certain
types of interactions. According to Palomar, many Americans generally prefer
[x] distance than people from various Latin American cultures. - correct
answer ✔greater
Wearing certain clothing can alter the way that the wearer behaves and the
way that onlookers interact with the wearer. Clothing can also indicate your
status or intentions to society. - correct answer ✔True
Kinesics, or body language, are universally shared among humans. Thus, if
you go to another country and wink at someone, it will always mean the same
thing as it does here in the States. - correct answer ✔False
Which of the following is NOT one of the ways in which silence is used in
Apache culture? - correct answer ✔When traveling outside of the reservation
with one's children.
