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This aspect of facial attractiveness refers to the relative size of facial features, such as the nose or ears:

A) symmetry
B) rhinoplasty
C) proportionality
D) asymmetry

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Explain the difference between articulation and pronunciation, and give examples of each.

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Imagine that you are giving advice to a friend who is interested in someone else (that you both know) as a potential romantic partner. Give this friend some guidance about nonverbal behaviors in romantic relationships. Specifically, what behaviors should your friend focus on to determine if the other person is romantically interested in them? Likewise, what behaviors should your friend engage in to signal that he or she is romantically interested? What behaviors (if any) should your friend avoid when talking to their prospective love interest?

Which of the following vocal behaviors is a dimension of nonverbal communication?

According to Edward T. Hall, this range of this type of distance is approximately 1½ to 4 feet:

The study of touch behavior is known as:

The study of how people use movement is called what?

Children who are regularly touched develop stronger immune systems than those who are not.

When people get excited or aroused, this usually happens to their voice:

Rick's manager, Susan, called him into her office one afternoon to discuss his annual evaluation. As soon as Rick sat down, Susan said, "Rick, your performance is unacceptable and I'm going to have to let you go." After a moment of silence, Susan grinned and winked at Rick and he knew she was joking. Susan used nonverbal communication to:

The face communicates more information than any other nonverbal channel.

Discuss at least two different ways that people use space to communicate relationship status.

The pupil of the eye contracts when we look at someone we find attractive.

One cultural cliché about beauty is that it is "only skin deep," meaning that it is only superficial and it doesn't affect people's lives in any meaningful way. Many people have argued that this is a myth and that beauty has many real effects on people's lives. Which idea would you support, and why? Be sure to offer reasoned arguments and concrete examples to support your position.

Take a position on the issue of how much teachers and school staff should be allowed to touch children at school. Consider both the benefits of touch as well as the concern that touch can be abusive or sexually inappropriate. Back up your position with examples, and be sure to acknowledge the strengths of the opposing viewpoint.

Why is our sense of touch so important for our physical development and survival? For our emotional development and survival? Your book discusses five major areas in which touch plays a role in human interaction. Briefly comment on the importance of any three of these areas. Be sure to include in your response how people use different touching behaviors to convey these messages.

Voices that have low amounts of inflection are said to be monotone.

Explain the idea that people believe nonverbal cues over verbal cues when the two conflict. Give a concrete example and indicate why we give preference to nonverbal cues.

Describe the halo effect and comment on the importance of symmetry and proportionality in facial attractiveness.

People tend to be most attracted to others whose natural body odors are different from their own.