The typical example of technology’s effect on nonverbal communication involves a communication breakdown when one person is preoccupied with his or her phone, tablet, laptop, or other device. Give a different example of how technology can affect nonverbal communication.

What will be an ideal response?


Answers will vary, but students should not include any variation on the scenario described in the question stem.

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The Babad study that discovered nonverbal signs of interviewer bias was conducted in ______.

a. Israel b. England c. Germany d. Canada

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After Hurricane Katrina, many minorities were prevented from moving into particular neighborhoods due to newly established laws about property ownership

These laws were found to be __________________ because they excluded certain groups of people from the opportunity to choose where to live—an opportunity that was granted to others. a. racist b. stereotypical c. ethnocentric d. discriminatory e. prejudiced

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Wesley recently moved to the United States from Kenya to pursue a degree in engineering. Rather than judging Americans as inferior because they are different, he strives to understand the differences between Americans and Kenyans

This attitude is an example of cultural myopia. Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The great Arab libraries of early Spain helped preserve the writings

of Aristotle. Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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