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Chronemics

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Study of our use of time

2
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Clothing

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Can be a nonverbal communication message

3
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Communication apprehension

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Fear or anxiety associated with either real or anticipated communication with another person or persons

4
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Feng shui

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Chinese art of manipulating the physical environment, such as homes and offices, to establish harmony with nature to achieve happiness, prosperity, and health

5
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Ghutrah

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Cloth worn by men in Saudi Arabia and some other Arabian countries to cover the head

6
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Gregorian

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Calendar based on the cycles of the sun

7
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Haptics

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Study of the use of touch to communicate

8
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Hijrah

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Calendar based on the cycles of the moon

9
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Iqual

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Also known as agal, the double ring of black rope or cord used to hold the ghutrah worn by men in Saudi Arabia and some other Arabian countries

10
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Kinesics

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Gestures, body movements, facial expressions, eye contact

11
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Nonverbal communication

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Actions and attributes with a socially shared meaning intentionally sent and received

12
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Olfactics

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Communication by smells

13
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Paralanguage

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Nonverbal elements of the voice, including intensity, pitch, laughter, and so forth

14
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Physical appearance

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Personal appearance, clothing, grooming, and other factors that can be a nonverbal communication message

15
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Proxemics

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Use of fixed space, territoriality, and personal space

16
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Silence

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Absence of verbal communication that can communicate messages nonverbally

17
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Territoriality

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Refers to how space can be used to communicate messages

18
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Thawb

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Loosefitting, ankle-length, usually white shirt worn by men in Saudi Arabia and some other Arab countries

19
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Wai

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Nonverbal gesture used in Thailand to communicate greeting, farewell, respect, and appreciation

20
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Burgoon argues that much nonverbal communication does have consistent across cultures and, as such, forms a vocabulary of nonverbal symbols.

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False

21
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The study of our use of time is called:

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Chronemics

22
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The wai gesture reveals other aspects of Thai culture such as respect your parents and elders.

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True

23
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Nonverbal communication can be broadly defined to refer to elements of the environment, such as the color of the walls in the room, that communicate by virtue of people’s use of them

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True

24
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The thawb one example of how meaning is conveyed by:

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Clothing

25
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Edward Hall identified personal distance in North America as:

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18 inches to 4 feet

26
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Haptics refers to the study of communication via smell

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True

27
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Kinesics refers to the study of the use of personal space

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False

28
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Messages sent without words are called nonverbal communication

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True

29
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Burgoon argues that some nonverbal communication is so ambiguous that it’s interpretation is mediated by context.

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True