Chapter 1 - 5 & Critical Thinking Lesson 2

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Practice Quiz that covers material from Foundations of Communication
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Pregunta 1

Pregunta
The study of communication is important because of which of the following?
Respuesta
  • We can become more employable.
  • We can improve our interpersonal relationships
  • We can improve our health
  • All of the above are reasons to study communication

Pregunta 2

Pregunta
According to your textbook, which of the following is not one of the criteria for a competent message.
Respuesta
  • The message should be interesting
  • The message should be ethical
  • The message should achieve the intended effect
  • The message should be understood

Pregunta 3

Pregunta
Noshin is listening to Leah tell a story about what happened in class yesterday. The two are engaging in which actions?
Respuesta
  • Noshin and Leah are both decoding
  • Noshin is decoding and Leah is encoding
  • Noshin and Leah are both encoding
  • Noshin is encoding and Leah is decoding

Pregunta 4

Pregunta
Prior to class, Daisy received a phone message alerting her to call home immediately. As a result of receiving this message, she is unable to focus on the class discussion. Which component of the communication process does this describe?
Respuesta
  • Context
  • Noise
  • Feedback
  • Receiver

Pregunta 5

Pregunta
During football practice, Coach Rodriguez tells Jacob to drop and give him 20 pushups! Jacob immediately does as he’s told. This example best describes which model of communication?
Respuesta
  • Reaction
  • Transaction
  • Interaction
  • Action

Pregunta 6

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You’re on the phone with a friend and you propose a time to meet at your favorite restaurant. Your friend asks, “You said 7:00pm, right?” This example best describes which model of communication?
Respuesta
  • Redundancy
  • Transaction
  • Interaction
  • Action

Pregunta 7

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Jenny is speaking to Madina about her ideas for a speech. While Jenny is speaking, Madina simultaneously shakes her head and has a puzzled look on her face. Jenny notices this response and stops and explains her ideas in another way. This example best describes which model of communication?
Respuesta
  • Communication as transaction
  • Communication as interaction
  • Communication as feedback
  • Communication as action

Pregunta 8

Pregunta
Kara's friend states that she did not understand what Kara meant by her previous statement. Kara restates her message by giving an example that is personally relevant to her friend. Kara's behavior best illustrates which of the principles of communication?
Respuesta
  • Effectively adapting to the context of communication
  • Being aware of your communication
  • Appropriately adapting your messages to others
  • Effectively using and interpreting nonverbal messages

Pregunta 9

Pregunta
Your identity or subjective description of who you think you are is ______.
Respuesta
  • Self-reflexiveness
  • Self-expectation
  • Self-esteem
  • Self-concept

Pregunta 10

Pregunta
Priscilla feels that she is unattractive and unlovable following a recent break-up with her boyfriend. Prior to this incident, Priscilla had a healthy view of her worth. Priscilla experienced a decrease in ______.
Respuesta
  • Self-esteem
  • Self-consciousness
  • Self-concept
  • Self-reflexiveness

Pregunta 11

Pregunta
Before his exam, John felt nervous and unprepared. He told his friend, “I think I’m going to fail.” When John got his exam score back, he earned a failing grade. This is an example of:
Respuesta
  • Self-expectation
  • Self-fulfilling prophecy
  • Self-esteem
  • Self-concept

Pregunta 12

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Aaron was asked to give a speech to the incoming freshmen about the advantages of serving in student government. He had never given a speech before and was very nervous. A speech professor suggested that in addition to practicing, he could picture himself delivering the speech successfully and receiving favorable feedback from his audience. Which method did the professor recommend to help Aaron manage his communication apprehension?
Respuesta
  • Surrounding himself with positive people
  • Reframing
  • Positive self-talk
  • Visualization

Pregunta 13

Pregunta
Pat is watching TV, and his roommate walks in and tells Pat that he wishes to talk to him. Pat turns off the TV in order to focus on the conversation with the roommate. Pat’s decision to focus on the roommate rather than the television illustrates what stage of the perceptual process?
Respuesta
  • Closure
  • Interpretation
  • Organization
  • Attention and selection

Pregunta 14

Pregunta
Assuming a person belongs to a particular group because of his or her clothing is an example of which of the following?
Respuesta
  • Attention
  • Closure
  • Reframing
  • Selection

Pregunta 15

Pregunta
Robin suspected that her roommate, Julie, wanted to break up with her boyfriend. Rather than asking her specifically, Robin paid close attention to how Julie complained about him, avoided his phone calls, and was late getting ready for dates with him. What method was Robin using to check her perception of Julie’s feelings?
Respuesta
  • Self-fulfilling prophecy
  • Social comparison
  • Indirect perception checking
  • Direct perception checking

Pregunta 16

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Veronica noticed that her roommate responded with short, one-word answers to her questions. She suspected that her roommate was upset with her, but she didn’t know why. She asked her, “It seems like you have been avoiding me all day. When I ask you a question, you answer with only a few words. Have I done something to make you mad at me?” This statement is an example of _____.
Respuesta
  • self-fulfilling prophecy
  • social comparison
  • indirect perception checking
  • direct perception checking

Pregunta 17

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_____ meaning conveys the restrictive, or literal meaning of a word, and _____ meaning conveys the personal and subjective meaning of a word.
Respuesta
  • Concrete; abstract
  • Abstract; concrete
  • Denotative; connotative
  • Connotative; denotative

Pregunta 18

Pregunta
Christine and Tim are having a huge argument. Christine said to Tim, “Either you love me or you don’t!” Which of the following barriers to effective communication does this statement represent?
Respuesta
  • Sexism
  • Abstraction
  • Polarization
  • Denotation

Pregunta 19

Pregunta
Greg has just started his new job and is feeling overwhelmed with projects that are coming due in a short time. He is talking with Julia, his friend and co-worker. Julia responds by relating the frustration and confusion she felt when she started the job and offers to help Greg get back on track with his projects. This is an example of:
Respuesta
  • Apathy
  • Manipulation
  • Empathy
  • Control

Pregunta 20

Pregunta
The reason we say that nonverbal communication is more believable than verbal communication is that _____.
Respuesta
  • Nonverbal communication is less obvious than verbal communication
  • Verbal communication is more ambiguous than nonverbal communication
  • Nonverbal communication is mostly under our conscious control
  • Verbal communication is a conscious activity, much of our nonverbal is not

Pregunta 21

Pregunta
Displays of culture such as clothing, jewelry, and makeup, are called _____.
Respuesta
  • vocalics
  • illustrators
  • gestures
  • artifacts

Pregunta 22

Pregunta
Melissa is in the middle of delivering her speech when she begins to twirl her hair as she speaks. This action is known as a(n)
Respuesta
  • Illustrator
  • Vocalic
  • Adaptor
  • Regulator

Pregunta 23

Pregunta
Monica moves closer to Luke and begins to converse with him from about two feet away. At this distance, in which of Luke’s spatial zones is Monica in?
Respuesta
  • Public
  • Social
  • Personal
  • Intimate

Pregunta 24

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Benito enters a coffeehouse and places his book, his laptop and his coffee in an arrangement around the table where he plans to work on this paper for is intercultural communication class. These items are being used to serve as which of the following?
Respuesta
  • Repeaters
  • Illustrators
  • Emblems
  • Territorial markers

Pregunta 25

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Listening involves the processes of:
Respuesta
  • Attending, sorting, interpreting, filtering, rehearsing
  • Selecting, acknowledging, comprehending
  • Selecting, attending, understanding, remembering, responding
  • Awareness, rejecting, decoding, remembering, reacting

Pregunta 26

Pregunta
Keri really enjoys talking with people, learning about them, and sharing personal information. How would you describe Keri’s listening style?
Respuesta
  • Analytical listening
  • Relational listening
  • Task-oriented
  • Critical listening

Pregunta 27

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Don was working on his new job. When asking his new boss for information, he noticed his boss' answers tended to ramble on and this made Don second guess what his boss was saying. This frustrated Don when all he wanted was information. Don's listening style would be described as:
Respuesta
  • Task-oriented listening
  • Critical listening
  • Relational listening
  • Defensive listening

Pregunta 28

Pregunta
All men are mortal. Socrates is a man. Therefore, Socrates is mortal. This is an example of which critical thinking theory?
Respuesta
  • Cause and effect
  • Reasoning
  • Parataxic distortion
  • Syllogism

Pregunta 29

Pregunta
A student entered the classroom late so, therefore, the student missed an important presentation. This is an example of which critical thinking theory?
Respuesta
  • Cause and effect
  • Reasoning
  • Parataxic distortion
  • Syllogism

Pregunta 30

Pregunta
My teacher reminds me of my husband. He probably is just as sweet! This is an example of which critical thinking theory?
Respuesta
  • Cause and effect
  • Reasoning
  • Parataxic distortion
  • Syllogism

Pregunta 31

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Who you think you are is [blank_start]self-concept[blank_end].
Respuesta
  • self-concept
  • self-fulfilling prophecy
  • self-expectation

Pregunta 32

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You predict something, then it comes True, this concept is called [blank_start]self-fulfilling prophecy[blank_end].
Respuesta
  • self-fulfilling prophecy
  • self-concept
  • self-expectation

Pregunta 33

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Goals of how you expect yourself to behave is called [blank_start]self-expectation[blank_end].
Respuesta
  • self-expectation
  • dreams
  • self-concept

Pregunta 34

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Choosing what to focus on.
Respuesta
  • Selection
  • Reframing
  • Closure
  • Attention

Pregunta 35

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Seeing something from a different point of view.
Respuesta
  • Selection
  • Reframing
  • Closure
  • Attention

Pregunta 36

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What we see in environment.
Respuesta
  • Selection
  • Reframing
  • Closure
  • Attention

Pregunta 37

Pregunta
What is the behavior called when someone is fidgeting while talking to someone?
Respuesta
  • Regulator
  • Adaptor
  • Vocalic
  • Illustrator

Pregunta 38

Pregunta
What is the behavior called when a person is twirling hair while they are in a stressful situation?
Respuesta
  • Regulator
  • Adaptor
  • Vocalic
  • Illustrator

Pregunta 39

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Behavior that contradicts what is being said. For example: A person is yawning while saying they are not tired.
Respuesta
  • Illustrator
  • Vocalic
  • Adaptor
  • Regulator

Pregunta 40

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Nonverbal sign that has a specific meaning. For example: Holding your pointer finger vertically to your lips, means "Shhh."
Respuesta
  • Regulator
  • Adaptor
  • Illustrator
  • Emblems

Pregunta 41

Pregunta
A culture in which people derive much information from the words of a message and less information from nonverbal and environmental cues.
Respuesta
  • Co-Culture
  • High-Context Culture
  • Low-Context Culture
  • Cultural shock

Pregunta 42

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A culture in which people derive much information from the words of a message and less information from nonverbal and environmental cues.
Respuesta
  • Co-Culture
  • High-Context Culture
  • Low-Context Culture
  • Word Culture

Pregunta 43

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Human movements, gesture, and postures.
Respuesta
  • Kinesics
  • Dialect
  • Denotative

Pregunta 44

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Halls Spatial Zones: Which Zone is 0 ft - 1 1/2 ft.
Respuesta
  • Personal Space
  • Intimate Space
  • Social Space
  • Public Space

Pregunta 45

Pregunta
Halls Spatial Zones: Which Zone is 4 ft - 12 ft.
Respuesta
  • Intimate Space
  • Social Space
  • Personal Space
  • Public Space

Pregunta 46

Pregunta
Halls Spatial Zones: Which Zone is 1 1/2 ft - 4 ft.
Respuesta
  • Intimate Space
  • Social Space
  • Personal Space
  • Public Space

Pregunta 47

Pregunta
Halls Spatial Zones: Which Zone is 12 ft and beyond.
Respuesta
  • Intimate Space
  • Personal Space
  • Public Space
  • Social Space

Pregunta 48

Pregunta
Listeners prefer to attend to feelings and emotions and to search for common areas of interest when listening to others.
Respuesta
  • Relational-oriented listening style
  • Analytical-oriented listening style
  • Critical listening style
  • Task-oriented listening style

Pregunta 49

Pregunta
Listeners prefer to withhold judgment, listen to all sides of an issue, and wait until they hear the facts before reaching a conclusion.
Respuesta
  • Relational-oriented listening style
  • Analytical-oriented listening style
  • Critical listening style
  • Task-oriented listening style

Pregunta 50

Pregunta
Listeners are focused on accomplishing something and look at the overall structure of the message to see what action needs to be taken; they also like efficient, clear, and briefer messages.
Respuesta
  • Task-oriented listening style
  • Critical listening style
  • Analytical-oriented listening style
  • Relational-oriented listening style

Pregunta 51

Pregunta
Listeners are likely to listen for the facts and evidence to support key ideas and an underlying logic; they also listen for errors, inconsistencies, and discrepancies when listening.
Respuesta
  • Task-oriented listening style
  • Critical listening style
  • Analytical-oriented listening style
  • Relational-oriented listening style
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