This term describes nonverbal behavior used to control who speaks during a discussion.

A. regulators
B. proxemics
C. vocal cues
D. haptics


Answer: A

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1. In the University of Minnesota freshman dance study, researchers discovered that attractiveness ratings alone determined whether or not the students wanted to see their blind date again. 2. Investigating the nonverbal signals of sexual orientation, one study found that physical appearance cues were most informative for the gay men participants, whereas dynamic cues from nonverbal behavior were most informative for the lesbians who participated. 3. According to Scheflen’s theory of courtship, positioning for courtship occurs when individuals begin turning their bodies and heads to face each other directly. 4. One of the benefits of quasicourtship behavior is that it makes interactions more interesting. 5. Studies suggest that men are more likely to see positive nonverbal signals from women as more positive than women see them and negative signals from women as less negative than women see them.

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What does the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples suggest?

A. Indigenous peoples should be assimilated into national cultures for their protection. B. Indigenous heroes should be honored in monuments. C. Indigenous peoples should occupy a privileged political and legal position. D. National governments are not obligated to correct past injustices and practices.

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A technologically mediated communication channel:

a. lacks nonverbal and visual images. b. uses movements and gestures. c. uses acronyms that stand for common phrases. d. has the highest media richness and synchronicity.

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Print style writing, which is used in traditional publications and on many journalism-based websites, relies heavily on ______.

A. the inverted-pyramid structure B. chronological order C. reverse chronological order D. narrative

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