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1
According to Edward Halls, the distance from 18 inches to 4 feet is called ____________ space.
A)intimate.
B)personal.
C)social.
D)public.
2
Edward Hall defined social distance as communication occurring between
A)0 to 18 inches.
B)18 inches to 4 feet.
C)4 to 10 feet.
D)beyond 10 feet.
3
Burgoon's initial focus with expectancy violation theory was
A)concerned with proving how witnesses used emotion in court.
B)an attempt to explain how people reacted to different uses of space.
C)designed to prove Edward Hall's division of space wrong.
D)an attempt to change spatial norms in American society.
4
In regard to touching behaviors, Burgoon found
A)physical contact is not important to communication behaviors.
B)Americans prefer to touch when they communicate.
C)that all cultures have different structures of expected behavior.
D)touch is fraught with meaning in every culture.
5
The positive or negative value we place on specific, unexpected behavior is known as
A)an expectation.
B)violation valence.
C)reward valence.
D)tradition.
6
The human tendency to size up other people in terms of what they have to offer is called
A)violation valence.
B)interaction adaptation.
C)communicator reward valence.
D)reciprocity.
7
Communicator reward valence is similar to the interpersonal evaluation predicted in which Interpersonal Adaptation theory?
A)social penetration theory
B)interpersonal deception theory
C)dialectic theory
D)symbolic interactionism
8
Which of the following elements positively impact communicator reward valence?
A)status
B)ability
C)good looks
D)All the above are correct.
9
Burgoon's discussion of interaction position states that a person's initial stance towards an interaction is determined by
A)the other person's needs
B)values
C)personal requirements, expectations, and desires.
D)None of the above is correct.
10
According to EVT, when we are unsure about the meaning of an action we
A)do more than is expected.
B)do less than is expected.
C)interpret the action in light of how that person can affect our lives.
D)do not respond.
11
Based on Paul Mongeau's research about dating expectations,
A)men interpret female-initiated dates as a sign that the female is interested in sexual activity.
B)women expect male-initiated dates to result in sexual activity.
C)Female-initiated dates have higher sexual activity than male-initiated dates.
D)a and c
12
One of the problems Burgoon notes about EVT is that it
A)does not explain the way people use space.
B)focuses on the role of culture in communication.
C)it does not fully account for reciprocity in relationships.
D)a and b.
13
The founding researcher for EVT was
A)Edward Hall.
B)Judee Burgoon.
C)Barnett Pearce.
D)I.A. Richards.





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