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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. Ears fixed on source - wide open eyes - flared and snorting - standing frozen or fleeing -
Fearful
Speed and Tempo
Secondary territory
Noninclusive posture
2. 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
Turn-denying behaviors
Turn-maintaining cues
High
Public territory
3. __ status people tend to make themselves seem invisible
Noninclusive posture
Speed and Tempo
High
Low
4. 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
Secondary territory
Observation/awareness - inhibition - direction - practice
Curious
Bored/rest
5. 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
Relaxation
Incongruence
Uncertain
Facial expressions
6. 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.
Relaxation
Alexander technique
Home territory
Interactional territory
7. Form of non-verbal communication which consists of body posture - gestures - facial expressions - and eye movements. Humans send and interpret such signals subconsciously.
Body language
Curious
Speed and Tempo
Turn-denying behaviors
8. Personal space. Portable - carry it with us everywhere we go.
Submissive
Body language
Eye movements
Body territory
9. SADFISH - Sadness - Anger - Disgust - Fear - Interest - Surprise - Happiness - love SADFISH
Facial expressions
Low
Secondary territory
Countertoursion
10. 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.
Turn-denying behaviors
Countertoursion
Curious
Body language
11. 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.
Rhythm
High
Public territory
Content/satisfied
12. Head low and averted - half mast ears - eyes averted - chewing and smaking lips
Turn-maintaining cues
Observation/awareness - inhibition - direction - practice
Submissive
Rhythm
13. Head/neck stretched -'snaky' - ears pinned - eyes closed to slits - muzzle pursed - swishing tail - kicking - stomping
Low
Congruence
Facial expressions
Angry/annoyed
14. Voluntary and involuntary movements of eyes
Eye movements
Incongruence
Turn-denying behaviors
Curious
15. How open you are - available for communication. Shown through direct body leaning - anything not symmetrical.
Submissive
Immediacy
Turn-denying behaviors
Uncertain
16. Open posture
Expectant
Turn-requesting regulators
Inclusive posture
Turn-denying behaviors
17. Head and neck extended toward object - ears forward - focused eyes - sniffing - held up
Gestures
Curious
Incongruence
Facial expressions
18. Rate at which you move. How fast or slow you just do things in general
Body language
Immediacy
Facial expressions
Speed and Tempo
19. Head is steady - ears are neutral - cocked foot - casual tail
Content/satisfied
Primary Territory
Torsion
Body language
20. 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
Challenging
Inclusive posture
Gait
Turn-maintaining cues
21. 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.
Challenging
Home territory
Countertoursion
Face-to-face posture
22. Head down - half mast ears - droopy eyes - slack muzzle - inactive feet - low and still tail
Content/satisfied
Bored/rest
Public territory
Inclusive posture
23. No wasted movements-only uses energy that's necessary and appropriate to accomplish a task.
High
Secondary territory
Uncertain
Neutral body
24. 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 -
Turn-requesting regulators
Noninclusive posture
Home territory
Curious
25. 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.
Eye movements
Eye contact
Gestures
Relaxation
26. 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
Inclusive posture
Turn-yielding cues
Home territory
Challenging
27. Any kind of posture that can be used to cut people out.
Gestures
Body territory
Noninclusive posture
Curious
28. Shakes head - darting ears - attentive eyes - nostrils quivering - pawing - vocalizing -
Noninclusive posture
Expectant
Turn-yielding cues
Secondary territory
29. When two people imitate or share a similar posture. May symbolize agreement - equality - and liking between them.
Fearful
Low
Expectant
Congruence
30. Length of your stride.
Gait
Submissive
Secondary territory
Gestures
31. The amount of twisting and swaying that the upper part of body (chest and arms too) does.
Immediacy
Submissive
Torsion
Inclusive posture
32. 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
Body Posture
Facial expressions
Alexander technique
Bored/rest
33. Shows difference between people because of differences in status because of body language.
Angry/annoyed
Incongruence
Eye contact
Immediacy
34. How you hold yourself. Habitually or intentionally chosen posture.
Eye contact
Body Posture
Body language
Curious
35. Territory considered to be the exclusive domain of its owner; if the territory is used by its owner virtually every day
Gestures
Bored/rest
Primary Territory
Body language
36. 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
Primary Territory
Alexander technique
Turn-yielding cues
Torsion
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
Speed and Tempo
Secondary territory
Expectant
Low
38. 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.
Face-to-face posture
Curious
Noninclusive posture
Expectant
39. Meeting of the eyes between two individuals
Alexander technique
Eye contact
Rhythm
High
40. The amount of twisting and swaying that the lower part of the body does
Public territory
Turn-denying behaviors
Countertoursion
Expectant
41. Head up and tense - flicking ears - darting eyes - quivering nostrils - frozen or moving around maybe sweating
Body Posture
Uncertain
Curious
Fearful
42. __ status people tend to take up max space - are incredibly still - and don't make noise - hold eye contact.
Interactional territory
Low
High
Noninclusive posture