Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Haptics, or touch, from parents and other adults communicate different messages to boys and girls.
2. Parents tend to touch daughters more often and more gently than they touch sons, which teaches girls to expect touching from others. Boys are more likely to learn to associate touch with control and power.
3. Men are generally taller and stronger than women and tend to be more willing to use bodily force than women.
4. Kinesics are face and body movements.
5. Feminine kinesic behaviors include tilting heads, smiling, and condensing their bodies to take up less space. Masculine kinesic behaviors include using large gesture, taking up space, and entering others’ territories.
6. Women tend to make more eye contact during conversation than men do to signal interest and involvement.


1. T
2. T
3. T
4. T
5. T
6. T

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