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