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1

An observation study collects data by _____.
A)viewing
B)listening
C)touching
D)smelling
E)all of the above
2

The recording of physical actions or movements of participants is called _____ observation.
A)nonverbal
B)spatial
C)verbal
D)extralinguistic
E)nonbehavioral
3

What type of device is a lie detector?
A)galvanometer
B)video camera
C)eye camera
D)pupilometer
E)people meter
4

When a person interrupts others, which dimension of extralinguistic activity is illustrated by that behavior?
A)vocal
B)temporal
C)interaction
D)verbal stylistic
E)spatial
5

The study of how people organize the territory around them and maintain discrete distances between themselves and others is known as _____.
A)extralinguistics
B)fung shui
C)kinesics
D)proxemics
E)physical condition observation
6

Recording the tracks of work grass on campus is an example of _____.
A)linguistic observation
B)trace evidence
C)nonverbal behavior
D)spatial behavior
E)temporal behavior
7

Which form of observation occurs when the observer is physically present, and personally monitors and records the behavior of the participant?
A)Indirect
B)Direct
C)Concealed
D)Disguised
E)Spatial
8

Observation checklists should have all of the following characteristics except _____.
A)precisely defined categories of behaviors
B)mutually exclusive categories
C)exhaustive categories
D)conditions for observation
E)open-ended questions
9

Which condition creates errors when prior observations influence perceptions of current observations?
A)observer drift
B)groupthink
C)devil's advocate
D)halo effect
E)self-serving bias
10

Researchers can minimize the occurrence of errors caused by a halo effect by choosing observers with a low degree of _____.
A)concentration
B)detail-orientation
C)experience
D)distinctiveness
E)enthusiasm





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