TEST Z WYKŁADU MONOGRAFICZNEGO
KOMUNIKACJA
INTERPERSONALNA
based on chapter one
1. What is the contribution of verbal signals, nonverbal signals and paralinguistic
signals to the overall message according to A. Mehrabian in percentage:
a. 7-70-23 b. 7-55-38 c. 17-55-28 d. 17-28-55
verbal (words only)- non-verbal-vocal (including tone of voice, inflection and other sounds)
2. Albert Mehrabian conducted research on verbal and nonverbal communication
from the 50s and published his important book in:
a. 1962 b. 1972 c. 1957 d. 1987
Nonverbal Communication
3. The study of bodily movement known as kinesics was pioneered by
a. Albert Mehrabian b. Edward Hall c. Ray Birdwhistell
4. The study of distance in a communicative situation (between interlocutors and
objects) pioneered by Edward Hall is known as:
a. kinesics b. proxemics c. occulesics d. Olfactics
5. The headshaking gesture is believed to own its origin to:
a. breastfeeding b. gastric problems c. expressing anger
6. Speech most probably first developed:
a. 1000 years ago b. 2000 years ago c. 2,500,000 years ago d. 4,000,000 years ago
7. Evolutionary, which form of communication was used first:
a. speech b. gesture c. occulesics d. Proxemics
8. Which of the expressions below illustrates the intimate relation held between
verbal and nonverbal communication:
a. Hello b. Keep your chin up c. this table d. Here you are.
9. What type of phraseological units best exemplify the intimate relation held
between verbal and nonverbal communication:
a. prepositional phrases b. proverbs c. collocations d. metaphors
10. Verbal communication comprises:
a. words b. intonation c. involuntary throat signals d. changing vocal pitch
11. Paralinguistic signals do not comprise:
a. intonation contours b. changing vocal pitch of voice c. speech tempo d. Gestures
12. Nonverbal signals do not comprise:
a. proxemics b. kinesics c. gestures d. speech tempo
13. When verbal and nonverbal signals are incongruent women tend to ignore:
a. verbal signals b. nonverbal signals c. both types of signals
14. Mouth covering gesture typical of children is usually converted by adults into:
a. nose touching b. head scraping c. eye covering d. Nothing
15. Mouth covering gesture illustrates:
a. telling a lie b. full stomach c. happiness d. Flirting
16. Basic nonverbal signals are:
a. universal b. culture-specific
17. Shoulder shrug illustrates:
a. submission b. happiness c. lack of self-confidence
based on chapter fifteen (and lectures)
18. The thesis that when a person enters the company of the opposite sex certain
physiological changes take place was put forward by:
a. A. Mehrabian b. E. Hall c. A. Scheflen d. R. Birdwhistell
19. Human courtship rituals
a. do not resemble animal courtship rituals
b. resemble animal courtship rituals slightly and only in selected context Human flirtation involves sequences of gestures and expressions not unlike the courtship dances of birds and other animals, as seen on wildlife programmes.
c. resemble animal courtship rituals to a great extent
20. According to recent research, in 90% of cases the initiators of courtship behaviour
are:
a. men b. women c. both men and women d. this sentence is not true
A woman does this by sending a series of subtle eye, body and facial signals to the targeted man, who, assuming he is perceptive enough to pick them up, responds to them.
21. A gesture known as `limp wrist' signals:
a. submission b. unhappiness c. power d. Happiness
used exclusively by women and gay men. It's very attractive to men because it makes them feel as if they can dominate.
22. Which signal is suggestive of woman's ability to bear children successfully and at
the same time is a highly effective erotic signal:
drooped eyelids b. wrists exposure c. rolling hips/wiggling d. pelvic tilt
23. Medical evidence shows that the waist-to-hips ratio should be …. % to signal that
a woman is capable of bearing healthy offspring:
a. 50 b. 60 c. 65 d. 70
24. Which position is indicative of the `phallic effects':
a. shoe fondle b. knee pointing c. handbag fondle d. leg twine
25. According to some researchers, men tend to talk about personal and intimate
details:
a. at the beginning of courtship to open the woman more to him b. at the end
of courtship to avoid disclosing unfavourable information about him
based on chapter two (and lectures)
26. Open palms displays are not associated with:
a. honesty b. submission c. truth d. Power
27. Keeping hands in the pockets suggests:
a. `I don't want to talk' b. `I'm powerful' c. `I'm busy' d. `I
don't like you'
28. The pointing finger creates…. in the audience.
a. positive feelings b. negative feelings c. sexual connotations
d. erotic intentions
based on chapter three (and lectures)
29. Smiling is a …….. signal.
a. submission b. dominance c. lie d. Nervousness
30. Diana's sideways-looking-up smile is a signal of …… .
a. flirtation b. lie c. happiness d. Dominance
based on chapter four, six, eight, twelve (and lectures)
31. Adjusting cufflinks in public places often signals:
a. power b. happiness c. nervousness d. Submissiveness
32. The arm gesture known as steeple signals:
a. confidence b. boredom c. submissiveness d. erotic intentions
33. Pupillometry has proved that dilated pupils reflect:
a. interest b. boredom c. submissiveness d. Power
34. Rapport is not achieved by:
a. wearing the same cloths and hairstyles b. performing the same gestures
c. matching intonation and speed of speaking d. expressing
oneself verbally at the same time
35. According to ……. courtship rituals follow the following steps: readiness,
preening, positional cues, invitation.
a. A .Mehrabian b. D. Morris c. A. Scheflen d. R. Birdwhistell
36. According to ……. courtship rituals follow 24 steps.
a. A. Mehrabian b. E. Hall c. A. Scheflen d. R. Birdwhistell
37. According to ……. courtship rituals follow 12 steps.
a. D. Givens b. D. Morris c. A. Scheflen d. R.
Birdwhistell
38. According to ……. courtship rituals follow 5 steps.
a. D. Givens b. D. Morris c. A. Scheflen d. R.Birdwhistell
39. Immediacy does not involve:
a. leaning forward b. postural relaxation c. eye gaze d.knitted eyebrows
40. Noticing signals used in the `speech' stage in Given's typology involve hedges,
such as:
a. mmm, uh-huh b. Do you like the party? c. What kind of lap to is
that? d. tut, tut
41. Self-disclosure is about:
a. revealing gradually more intimate information about yourself
b. revealing gradually more intimate information about your interlocutor
c. revealing suddenly more intimate information about yourself
d. revealing suddently more intimate information about your interlocutor
42. Types of attractiveness involve:
a. spiritual, social, task b. physical, social, task c. spiritual, group, situational d. physical, group, situational
(three dimensions of interpersonal attraction: 1) physical—someone visibly pleasing in appearance; 2) social—someone pleasant to be with; and 3) task—someone desirable to work with.)
43. Typology of body shapes does not involve:
a. ectomorph b. mesomorph c. endomorph d. Megamorph
44. The Latin word “communicare” means to:
a. give b. take c. share d. Have
45. Informal verbal communication does not involve:
a. lateral b. diagonal c. grapevine d. Radial
46. Formal verbal communication does not involve:
a. downward b. upward c. Sideways
47. Ekman's typology of nonverbal signals does not involve:
a. emblems b. regulators c. effect displays d. Adaptors affect displays
48. E. Hall's `reaction bubbles' do not involve:
a. intimate b. impersonal c. social d. Public
49. Theory of politeness does not involve proposals by:
a. R. Lakoff b. G. Leech c. N. Chomsky
50. P. Grice's maxims do not involve:
a. quality b. quantity c. manner d. irrelevance
51. G. Leech's maxims do not involve:
a. tact b. approbation c. agreement d. Attractiveness ..and: generosity, modesty sympathy
52. You relax and let me do the dishes illustrates:
a. Leech's generosity maxim b. Chomsky's minimalist program
c. Grice's cooperation rules d. R. Lakoff's rules
53. `Don't impose, give choice, feel good' are rules proposed by:
a. R. Lakoff b. G. Leech c. P. Grice 1973
54. `Be informative' is what imposes:
a. Lakoff's rule b. Grice's quantity maxim c. Leech's modesty maxime