Quiz 4 - 009 Name

Chapters 5 & 6

Circle the BEST answer for the following questions:

1. Which of the following is a regulative rule?

a. Hugging is a way to show caring and friendship.
b. Making eye contact and nodding are ways to show interest and respect.
c. To show romantic interest, stand close to the other person, touch him or
her gently, and laugh at their jokes.
d. Do not argue at the dinner table.
e. Ignoring someone shows anger or dislike.

2. Ed shouts, "I'm shouting because you’re shouting!" Yet Sonny shouts back, "No,
I'm shouting because you’re shouting!" The difference between Ed's and Sonny's
view of the reason for shouting is due to differences in:
a. Abstraction
b. Punctuation
c. Regulative rules
d. Constitutive rules
e. Ambiguity

3. When you state that symbols are not intrinsically connected to what they
represent, you are asserting which of the following statements?
a. Symbols are powerful.
b. Symbols are arbitrary.
c. Symbols are ambiguous.
d. Symbols create meaning.
e. Symbols have multiple interpretations.

4. Which of the following is an accurate statement about nonverbal communication?

a. Nonverbal communication does not impact verbal communication.
b. Nonverbal communication plays a less important role than verbal
communication.
c. Nonverbal communication is less believable than verbal communication.
d. Nonverbal communication behaviors can be consistent across
cultures.
e. Nonverbal communication only occurs consciously.

5. Salina is angry with her boyfriend, so she refuses to sit near him at dinner or let
him move close to her when they are walking. To communicate her anger, Salina
is relying on:
a. Artifacts
b. Chronemics
c. Proxemics
d. Paralanguage
e. Silence