During a Job Interview,the Interviewee Is Trying to Deceive the Interviewer

question 75

Multiple Choice

During a job interview,the interviewee is trying to deceive the interviewer if their hand is often used to cover their mouth and the person talks through their fingers as if hiding or trying to keep words from escaping. Less obvious but also a sign of deception is a single finger to the mouth or (with men) the mustache stroke. Interviewers can use their knowledge of these types of gestures to determine when interviewees are telling the truth. What type of knowledge is this?

• A)proxemics  
• B)body language  
• C)paralanguage  
• D)semiotics

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Definitions:

Purely Competitive Industry

An industry structure characterized by many small firms producing identical products with no single firm able to influence market prices.

Nonprice Competition

Strategies companies use to attract customers that do not involve changing the price of goods or services, such as advertising and product differentiation.

Demand Curve

A graphical representation showing the relationship between the price of a good and the amount consumers are willing to buy at various prices.

Elasticity Coefficient

A measure that indicates how much the quantity demanded of a good or service changes in response to a change in price.