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