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During a phone conversation, you are able to infer something about the speaker's mood and personality by listening to his or her vocal cues. This fact illustrates which of the following claims about nonverbal communication?

A) Nonverbal communication is usually believed over verbal communication.
B) Nonverbal communication is present in most forms of interpersonal communication.
C) Nonverbal communication conveys more meaning than verbal communication.
D) Nonverbal communication metacommunicates.

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Which is the term used for textual representations of facial expressions, often used in e-mail messages?

A) textspressions
B) emoticons
C) e-smiles
D) faceprints

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The study of how people use movement is called what?

When nonverbal cues conflict with verbal cues, people usually believe the verbal statements.

Which type of gesture has a direct verbal translation?

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Our use of time can send powerful messages about value and power.

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Of all the senses, smell is most strongly tied to memory.

The face communicates more information than any other nonverbal channel.

Why is our sense of touch so important for our physical development and survival? For our emotional development and survival? Your book discusses five major areas in which touch plays a role in human interaction. Briefly comment on the importance of any three of these areas. Be sure to include in your response how people use different touching behaviors to convey these messages.

Explain the idea that people believe nonverbal cues over verbal cues when the two conflict. Give a concrete example and indicate why we give preference to nonverbal cues.

Which of the following emotional states was NOT identified by Paul Ekman as having a universal facial expression?

Most research strongly supports the common notion that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Explain the concept of olfactic association. Give 2-3 concrete examples of olfactic associations that you have.

Which of the following claims about facial expressions of emotion is FALSE?

Which of the following pairs of nonverbal channels is particularly useful in communicating emotion?

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Vocal behaviors that go along with verbal behaviors to convey meaning are known as