Question 1

Which of the following is not one of the primary nonverbal behaviors that people use to determine whether interaction will occur at all?
A) Propinquity
B) Environmental Openness
C) Gaze
D) Physical attractiveness

Accepted Answer

Environmental Openness is not one of the primary nonverbal behaviors that people use to determine whether interaction will occur at all.

Question 2

While on public transportation, Fernanda is working on an application for student loans. She notices that the person sitting next to her is gazing down at her application. This worries Fernanda because her social security number is listed at the top. Which sort of privacy is Fernanda most likely worried about being violated?
A) Physical privacy
B) Social privacy
C) Psychological privacy
D) Informational privacy

Accepted Answer

Fernanda is most likely worried about informational privacy being violated since her personal and sensitive information such as her social security number is listed on the application.

Question 3

Which of the following is not a turn requesting cue?
A) Inhalation
B) Facing other interactant
C) Eye contact with speaker
D) Backward lean

Accepted Answer

Backward lean is not typically considered a turn requesting cue in conversations. Turn requesting cues are signals that a listener wants to take a turn in speaking. These often include nonverbal behaviors like inhalation, facing the other interactant, and making eye contact with the speaker, which indicate readiness to engage or take over the conversation. Backward lean, on the other hand, can indicate disengagement or a stepping back from the interaction, rather than a desire to take a turn speaking.

Question 4

Which of the following is not one of the principles of conversation management?
A) Conversational management is rule-bound
B) Conversational management is linked to other interpersonal functions
C) Interaction management is dependent on power dynamics within interactants
D) Interaction management is capable of provoking strong emotional reactions
E) Interaction management behaviors are a fundamental part of one's competence as a communicator

Accepted Answer

While power dynamics may play a role in conversation management, it is not considered one of its principles. The principles of conversation management include that it is rule-bound, linked to other interpersonal functions, capable of provoking strong emotional reactions, and a fundamental part of one's competence as a communicator.

Question 5

Which of the following is not a model proposed to explain the turn-taking process?
A) The signaling approach
B) Equifinality interaction model
C) Sequential production approach
D) Resource model

Accepted Answer

The Equifinality interaction model is not a model proposed to explain turn-taking process. The signaling approach, sequential production approach, and resource model are all models proposed to explain turn-taking process.

Question 6

If Nitzan prefers to study somewhere where there's minimal noise and a low likelihood for social interaction, she would most likely want to choose a sociofugal environment.

Accepted Answer

A sociofugal environment is one that discourages social interaction, making it ideal for someone who prefers minimal noise and low likelihood for social interaction while studying.

Question 7

People's tendency to unconsciously mimic the nonverbal behaviors of others in the context of social interaction is called the mime effect.

Accepted Answer

The correct term for this phenomenon is the "chameleon effect."

Question 8

Interaction adaptation theory argues that changes in one person's intimacy behaviors prompt arousal changes in the other which must be valenced either positively or negatively.

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Question 9

What are the four stages of a typical greeting?

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Question 10

Name three theories that attempt to explain the patterns during interaction adaption:

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Quiz 12: Coordinating Interaction

Which of the following is not one of the primary nonverbal behaviors that people use to determine whether interaction will occur at all?

Which of the following is not a turn requesting cue?

Which of the following is not one of the principles of conversation management?

Which of the following is not a model proposed to explain the turn-taking process?

If Nitzan prefers to study somewhere where there's minimal noise and a low likelihood for social interaction, she would most likely want to choose a sociofugal environment.

People's tendency to unconsciously mimic the nonverbal behaviors of others in the context of social interaction is called the mime effect.

Interaction adaptation theory argues that changes in one person's intimacy behaviors prompt arousal changes in the other which must be valenced either positively or negatively.

What are the four stages of a typical greeting?

Name three theories that attempt to explain the patterns during interaction adaption: