Verbal & Nonverbal Communication

Practice Questions

GRE Subject Test: Psychology › Verbal & Nonverbal Communication

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The term paralinguistics refers to which of the following?

2

The term aprosodia most nearly means which of the following?

3

The study of kinesics is most closely associated with which of the following psychologists?

4

A patient presenting with a complete lack of reaction to violation of their "personal space" would most likely be suspected of damage to which area of the brain?

5

Which of the following is an instrument used to assess the tendency of a culture to engage in communicative tasks one-at-a-time versus several-at-a-time?

6

In terms of haptic (touch-based) communication, which of the following is nottrue?

7

Which of the following is an example of an element of verbal communication which is processed non-verbally?

8

A person who hears the sentence "I enjoyed the beer I had with lunch" uttered in a high falsetto voice is more likely to report anxious feelings compared to when they hear the same sentence in a deep baritone voice. This is most closely an example of which of the following?

9

Which of the following is not an example of meta-communication?

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The idea that grammar is a system of rules explicitly designed to produce those sentences which contain words in grammatical order is most closely associated with which theory of grammar?

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