1. People are more likely to believe verbal messages than nonverbal ones.

2. During first encounters, verbal communication has more impact than nonverbal communication.

3. During conversations, we read others’ nonverbal communication to gauge their interest levels.

4. The meaning of eye contact is consistent across cultures.

5. Haptics is the most powerful form of nonverbal communication.

6. Posture can communicate both immediacy and power.

7. Communicating through friendship-warmth touch is more common in Hispanic cultures than European cultures.

8. Notions of personal space may vary across cultures.

9. Semifixed features of environments are stable and unchanging elements, such as walls, ceilings, and floors.

10. Women tend to be more accurate than men in their interpretations of others’ nonverbal expressions.

11. People who speak quickly are generally considered to be more effective communicators than those who speak at a moderate speed.

12. A person who stands too close, touches, and points at another person during an interpersonal encounter may be displaying dominance.

13. Nonverbal communication helps people present different aspects of their selves to others.

14. The only way we use nonverbal communication to express intimacy is through touch.