Quiz – Hand Signals Reading

Question 1 of 6

1. Question

Hand signals cluster into which three functional categories?

Adaptators, emblems, and illustrators

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Nouns, verbs, and adjectives

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Comfort, food, and sleep

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Primary, secondary, tertiary

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Question 2 of 6

2. Question

Emblems are best described as what?

Culturally-coded hand movements with direct verbal translations

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Self-soothing fidgeting

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Random meaningless twitches

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Movements that only emphasize speech content

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Question 3 of 6

3. Question

Adaptators signal what, according to the script?

Discomfort or cognitive load, not necessarily dishonesty

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Guaranteed dishonesty

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Cultural greetings

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Certain confidence

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Question 4 of 6

4. Question

Synchronization between verbal content and hand movements suggests what?

Congruence

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Deception always

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Cultural conflict

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Cognitive overload

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Question 5 of 6

5. Question

Match each hand-signal category to its function.

Sort elements

Signal discomfort or cognitive load
Carry culturally-coded meanings
Emphasize speech content

Adaptators

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Emblems

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Illustrators

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Question 6 of 6

6. Question

What must you establish first so that a sudden shift in hand movements becomes meaningful?

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