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Body Language
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Subject
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soft-skills
Instructions:
Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Form of non-verbal communication which consists of body posture - gestures - facial expressions - and eye movements. Humans send and interpret such signals subconsciously.
Interactional territory
Alexander technique
Countertoursion
Body language
2. The amount of twisting and swaying that the upper part of body (chest and arms too) does.
Fearful
Bored/rest
Eye contact
Torsion
3. Opposite of immediacy. Can also take you away from people - or show you're 'right there' like leaning back but can show status too if you did that like in an interview
Neutral body
Relaxation
Countertoursion
Inclusive posture
4. Head and neck stretched up and out - moving slowly back and forth - ears extremely active - eyes focused - nostrils are flared - lipping - chewing - prancing - tail is held high swishing
Turn-denying behaviors
Challenging
Alexander technique
Torsion
5. Way to live in your body most efficiently. not wasting energy - but channeling it to most efficient ways. Minimizes tension. Gives your body a center/balance - helps vocal cords. Also helps mind-body connection. Helps you gain height
Curious
Body territory
Alexander technique
Low
6. Meeting of the eyes between two individuals
Public territory
Eye contact
Content/satisfied
Noninclusive posture
7. Head is steady - ears are neutral - cocked foot - casual tail
Noninclusive posture
Content/satisfied
Incongruence
Bored/rest
8. Personal space. Portable - carry it with us everywhere we go.
Body territory
Turn-yielding cues
Fearful
Relaxation
9. Voluntary and involuntary movements of eyes
Expectant
Primary Territory
Observation/awareness - inhibition - direction - practice
Eye movements
10. Rate at which you move. How fast or slow you just do things in general
Content/satisfied
Low
Fearful
Speed and Tempo
11. Used by speakers who want to continue talking. They are especially observant when listener is trying to interrupt. Ie: keeping eye contact to a minimum increasing the rate and loudness of speech - indirect body orientation - filled pauses - and halti
Secondary territory
Immediacy
Bored/rest
Turn-maintaining cues
12. Ending conversations; eye contact/body language. Given by speakers who wish to discontinue talking and givve the listener the opportunity to take the speaking role. May include direct body orientation - a forward lean - a beckoning gesture with the h
Noninclusive posture
Turn-yielding cues
Observation/awareness - inhibition - direction - practice
Body language
13. Head low and averted - half mast ears - eyes averted - chewing and smaking lips
Public territory
Torsion
Body Posture
Submissive
14. Type of posture usually when two people are engaging in a conversation. Could be a sign of more formal relationship (boss employee) - someone needing monitoring - more active interaction.
Uncertain
Face-to-face posture
Countertoursion
Primary Territory
15. Head/neck stretched -'snaky' - ears pinned - eyes closed to slits - muzzle pursed - swishing tail - kicking - stomping
Angry/annoyed
Bored/rest
Turn-denying behaviors
Alexander technique
16. Fluctuation and variation of movements marked by natural flow of body or regular occurance (like people who walk on their toes). Usually relatd to music..the musicality of your body.
Body Posture
Rhythm
Angry/annoyed
Observation/awareness - inhibition - direction - practice
17. Used by the listener to signal the speaker that he or she would like to talk. Ie raising the hand - audible intake or breath - tensing and straightening of posture -
Expectant
Turn-requesting regulators
Turn-maintaining cues
Eye contact
18. Cues listeners use to signal that we decline our turn to speak. Ie sustaining a relaxed posture - while remaining silent slow and frequent positive head nods - and positive vocal utterences to signal speaker to keep going.
Neutral body
Body Posture
Turn-denying behaviors
Torsion
19. Length of your stride.
Challenging
Rhythm
Uncertain
Gait
20. Head down - half mast ears - droopy eyes - slack muzzle - inactive feet - low and still tail
Bored/rest
Secondary territory
Alexander technique
Gestures
21. Shakes head - darting ears - attentive eyes - nostrils quivering - pawing - vocalizing -
Relaxation
Interactional territory
Expectant
Gait
22. Regular patrons. Represents groups who have taken a public place and made it their own. Claimants have a sense of freedom in terms of their behavior and their control over the territory is somewhat continuous.
Rhythm
Relaxation
Home territory
Eye contact
23. Territory considered to be the exclusive domain of its owner; if the territory is used by its owner virtually every day
Incongruence
Primary Territory
Submissive
Home territory
24. Ears fixed on source - wide open eyes - flared and snorting - standing frozen or fleeing -
Interactional territory
Immediacy
Countertoursion
Fearful
25. With Alexander Technique - there are several rules.1) __/__: so you can understand ticks. 2) __: inhibit your old habits. Constant. Must choose not to respond habitually - break out of old habits - and set new ones. 3) ___: 4 concepts of good body us
Torsion
Observation/awareness - inhibition - direction - practice
Primary Territory
Curious
26. Shows difference between people because of differences in status because of body language.
Incongruence
Noninclusive posture
Body territory
Congruence
27. Head and neck extended toward object - ears forward - focused eyes - sniffing - held up
Curious
Speed and Tempo
Eye movements
Turn-denying behaviors
28. __ status people tend to take up max space - are incredibly still - and don't make noise - hold eye contact.
Gestures
Eye contact
Interactional territory
High
29. Head up and tense - flicking ears - darting eyes - quivering nostrils - frozen or moving around maybe sweating
Secondary territory
Primary Territory
Public territory
Uncertain
30. No wasted movements-only uses energy that's necessary and appropriate to accomplish a task.
Primary Territory
Body territory
Neutral body
Body language
31. How you hold yourself. Habitually or intentionally chosen posture.
Congruence
Public territory
Neutral body
Body Posture
32. Open to anyone and is seldom under the constant control of any one person or group. Subject to temporary ownership and often protected with as much vigor as personal property. Most difficult of all territories to maintain
Primary Territory
Turn-yielding cues
Public territory
Angry/annoyed
33. Open posture
Fearful
Challenging
Inclusive posture
Torsion
34. Movements; nonverbal message in which visable body actions communicate a particular message either in place of speech or together with speech. Can be formed with any part of body - even face.
Gestures
Turn-yielding cues
Rhythm
Interactional territory
35. The amount of twisting and swaying that the lower part of the body does
Countertoursion
Alexander technique
Primary Territory
Congruence
36. How open you are - available for communication. Shown through direct body leaning - anything not symmetrical.
Home territory
Incongruence
Turn-requesting regulators
Immediacy
37. Not under the owner's exclusive control; generally associated with a particular person or group frequently seen in and around it. Think of a popular meeting place. More vulnerable to invasion and takeover by others
Relaxation
Body territory
Torsion
Secondary territory
38. Develop wherever people congregate for social exchange. Two people standing in the middle of a hallway carrying on a conversation and how passerbyers go a great length to avoid intruding.
Congruence
Curious
Turn-yielding cues
Interactional territory
39. When two people imitate or share a similar posture. May symbolize agreement - equality - and liking between them.
Public territory
Noninclusive posture
Gestures
Congruence
40. SADFISH - Sadness - Anger - Disgust - Fear - Interest - Surprise - Happiness - love SADFISH
Facial expressions
Inclusive posture
Gait
Bored/rest
41. Any kind of posture that can be used to cut people out.
Noninclusive posture
Submissive
Expectant
Body territory
42. __ status people tend to make themselves seem invisible
Low
Turn-yielding cues
Gait
Turn-requesting regulators