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