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How does mutual gaze differ from male gaze?


A) Mutual gaze occurs when both parties of either gender in an interaction look toward one another, while male gaze occurs any time a man looks at a woman.
B) Mutual gaze occurs when both parties of either gender in an interaction look toward one another, while male gaze is a one-way look that sexual objectifies a woman's body.
C) Mutual gaze occurs when a person of one gender looks toward a person of another gender, while male gaze is a one-way look that sexual objectifies a woman's body.
D) Mutual gaze occurs when a person of one gender stares at another person of the same gender, while male gaze is a one-way look that sexual objectifies a woman's body

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Gaze is a looking behavior that occurs when we ______.


A) scan widely to assess things in our environment
B) focus in on one particular objects in our environment
C) look directly in another person's direction
D) look beyond another person to take in the context of their environment

E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

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When we direct our gaze behavior toward one individual our judgments about them are also influenced by the people that surround them.

A) True
B) False

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If you play with your hair, lick your lips, and smile in someone's direction while making eye contact, you are ______.


A) sending mixed signals
B) indicating sexual interest
C) using sensory data to assess your level of interest
D) unsettled by the other person's interest in you

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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Because eye contact is so frequently used to let someone know that you are interested in them, this type of eye behavior is rarely trusted.

A) True
B) False

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The difference between eye contact intended to convey attraction to another person and eye contact intended to convey a general interest is ______.


A) the nature of the accompanying verbal and nonverbal messages
B) the combination of direction, duration, and intensity of that eye contact
C) depends on intention of the sender
D) depends on the interpretation of the receiver

E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

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Eye movement is used in a manner similar to which of the other following forms of nonverbal behavior?


A) touch
B) distance
C) physical appearance
D) gesture

E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

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Male gaze is the sexual objectification of women's bodies by men through prolonged staring.

A) True
B) False

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Eye-related behaviors can reflect and express the nature of our emotional experience.

A) True
B) False

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Much like gaze behavior which is intentionally used as a form of communication, pupil dilation is used to send intentional messages of romantic interest.

A) True
B) False

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Miguel was annoyed when he heard a knock at his door after 9 p.m.. But when he heard his otherwise gentle dog begin to growl, he became concerned. He opened the door a crack. he narrowed eyes and put a snarl on his face as if to say, "I ______."


A) don't know who you are
B) wish you would go away
C) am uncomfortable with this situation
D) am a threat

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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When Jasmine learned she had to attend a fundraising event for a local nonprofit her company sponsored, she had mixed feelings. She was looking forward to dressing up, but she was dreading the thought of making small talk with strangers. However, her negative feelings quickly disappeared when she scanned the room and her eyes met those of an attractive man on the other side of the room in a moment of ______ gaze.


A) manifest
B) mutual
C) magnetic
D) meaningful

E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

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Which of the following is an accurate definition of eye contact?


A) Eye contact occurs when one person looks attentively at another person and becomes aware that they are staring.
B) Eye contact occurs when person looks into the eyes of another person and the other person quickly looks away.
C) Eye contact occurs when two people lock eyes with one another and both parties are aware that the eye contact is occurring.
D) Eye contact occurs when two people lock eyes with one another and but only one person is aware that the eye contact is occurring.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Objectification of another person through prolonged staring can be particularly challenging when the person ______.


A) receiving the stare is inexperienced
B) receiving the stare is timid
C) staring has more power or higher social position
D) staring believes their objectification is justified

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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Compare a hypothetical situation when eye behavior alone is used to convey a message of threat to that same hypothetical situation when eye behavior is combined with other nonverbal messages that send that same threat message.

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If people aren't careful about monitoring their other verbal and nonverbal messages at the same time that they are using prolonged eye contact in an interpersonal encounter, they are likely to experience ______.


A) misunderstandings
B) mutual gaze behavior
C) disruptions in their messaging
D) negative emotions

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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In most cases, you should assume that someone gazing at you is sending a conscious message of attention or interest.

A) True
B) False

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Gazing at another person is an easy way for us to obtain information about their age, gender, race, and social class so that we can quickly categorize them.

A) True
B) False

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Compare the four main types of emotional displays that can be sent using oculesics.

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Gazing at another person is an easy way for us to quickly obtain and categorize information that activates our______ understandings.


A) environmental
B) personal
C) contextual
D) cultural

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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