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