1. Communicating without the use of words is known as __________.
A. Paralinguistic Communication
2. Tim has been invited to interview for a job with Global Systems. After talking with the Career
Center on campus, Tim decides to arrive to his interview 15 minutes early. He is recognizing the
way time communicates, also known as __________.
3. In order to communicate interest in the conversation, Shauna should __________ when Jamie
is talking.
A. Lean in close
4. The use of __________ can be used to express our self concept and identity.
A. Proxemics
5. Vocal variations, such as tone, pitch, and rate, are known as __________.
6. Joanna should vary her use of __________ when telling her story to different audiences.
A. Haptics
7. Facial expressions are a __________ type of nonverbal communication.
8. __________ play a significant role in public presentations
9. Our bodies are _______, that is, we come to know through our bodies.
A. Paralinguistic
10. The study of knowing is called
A. Paralinguistics
11. “Are there multiple truths?,” “Who gets to decide what’s true and what isn’t true?” These are
examples of
A. Pschological questions
12. __________locates how we come oto know and learn within our flesh—our neurons,
muscles, bones and other tissues.
13. Philosopher ________, declared, “I think, therefore I am.” His observations about
relationships between the mind and the body have had a lasting legacy for education of people in
Western cultures.
14. Foucault argued that our bodies remain disciplined in order to achieve what those in power
want us to achieve. This process is known as
A. Embodied learning
15. The _____________ happens in how others “read” our bodies and our actions in order to
determine who we are.
A. Mind-body awareness
16. Studes have shown that _____is significant in the growth and successful outcomes of
premature infants.
A. Time
17. The question of ______ and how it communicates often figures prominently in whether we
perceive someone as caring and compassionate.
A. Time
18. According to Warren and Fassett, _______ plays a significant role in public presentations.
19. Fassett and Warren explain that our ______ can never erase our ______.
A. Intentions; thoughts
20. What you choose to discuss in public should inspire in you some ________ response.
A. Logical
21. Women and men have different relationships to power and touch.
22. Jane is interviewing a candidate to be her new assistant. She should arrive to the interview at
least 15 minutes early to meet with the candidate.
23. The study of epistemology asks us why something we know is true.
24. Variation in one’s vocal delivery is known as paralanguage.
25. The amount of eye contact a person uses in the U.S. is appreciated the same as it is in all
countries.
26. Pausing is a form of nonverbal communication.
27. Speech delivery involves nonverbal communication.
28. “Stigma” is the demeaning or dismissing interpretation people with privilege assign to people
they marginalize.
Type: E
29. Explain what the authors’ mean by body epistemology. What are the three lessons Warren
and Fassett describe in terms of body epistemology? Why are these important to understand in
terms of your communication?
Type: E
30. French philosopher Michel Foucault describes the “docile bodies.” Discuss what Foucault
meant by this process. What implications does it have for you as a communicator? Provide an
example of how you have experienced the docile body in your life.
Type: E
31. Warren and Fassett explain various types of nonverbal communication. List and define four
of these types. Provide a concrete example of each type to illustrate the concepts.
32.Please explain the body-identity connection. How has this notion impacted you in your life in
both positive and negative ways? How has it impacted the ways in which you communicate with
others?