Question 1

Touch tends to have an impact of all of the following except:&#10;A) Our health and development&#10;B) Our social lives&#10;C) Our socio-economic-status&#10;D) Our emotional stability

Accepted Answer

Touch can have an impact on our health, development, social lives, and emotional stability, but it does not directly impact our socio-economic status.

Question 2

Which of the following is not a dimension of touch?&#10;A) Focus&#10;B) Intensity&#10;C) Duration&#10;D) Location

Accepted Answer

The dimensions of touch are commonly recognized as pressure, texture, temperature, location, and duration. Focus is not a recognized dimension of touch.

Question 3

Giving a work colleague a handshake as a greeting would be classified as category of touch:&#10;A) Instrumental touch&#10;B) Socially polite touch&#10;C) Control touch&#10;D) Comforting touch

Accepted Answer

A handshake as a greeting is considered as a socially polite touch, as it is a common cultural norm to greet someone with a handshake, especially in professional settings.

Question 4

College campuses would not be perceived as which type of territory?&#10;A) Body territory&#10;B) Home/primary territory&#10;C) Interactional/secondary territory&#10;D) Public territory

Accepted Answer

College campuses are typically perceived as public, home/primary, or interactional/secondary territories depending on the context, but not as body territory, which refers to the personal space immediately surrounding an individual.

Question 5

Conversational distances impact all of the following except:&#10;A) The amount of space that a communicator places between themselves and others&#10;B) The overall tone of an interaction&#10;C) What channels of communication are most noticeable&#10;D) Who says what during an interaction

Accepted Answer

Conversational distances do not necessarily impact who says what during an interaction, as that is more determined by individual communication styles and dynamics between participants.

Question 6

A touch that combines various categories of touch would be defined as a hybrid touch.

Accepted Answer

A touch that combines different categories or types of touch, such as light touch and pressure touch, would be considered a hybrid touch.

Question 7

Crowding refers to the actual number of people in a unit of space, whereas density refers to feeling discomfort with the number of people in the unit of space

Accepted Answer

The statement is incorrect. Crowding and density both refer to the number of people in a unit of space, but density is an individual's perception of discomfort with the level of crowding present.

Question 8

Research has found that crowding may intensify violence and other maladaptive behavior.

Accepted Answer

Numerous studies have found that overcrowding can lead to increased stress and aggression, which can manifest in violent or maladaptive behavior. However, it should be noted that not all individuals in overcrowded environments will exhibit these behaviors and that there are many other factors that contribute to violence and maladaptive behavior.

Question 9

What are the two positive effects of close proximity in interpersonal interactions?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What are the two positive effects of...

Question 10

What are the three common moderators of haptics and proxemics?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What are the three common moderators of...

Deck 5: The Contact Codes: Haptics and Proxemics