COM 120 Mid-Term

Social intergration is defined as "the attempt to generate as favorable an impression of ourselves as possible, particularly through both verbal and nonverbal techniques of self-presentation."

False

Stereotyping is the process of making reasonable and natural generalizations

False

Syntactic rules are the dictionary definition of the word.

False

The Johari Window includes: the open self, the hidden self, the blind self, and the closed self.

False

The concepts introversion and extraversion have proved to be finite.

False

The first step of the perception process is to select what information you want to pay attention to or focus on, which is called organizing.

False

Verbal messages are not rule governed.

False

K. Watson, L. Barker, and J. Weaver identified four distinct listening styles: people, content, action, and passive.

False

Listening refers to a passive activity where an individual perceives sound by detecting vibrations through an ear.

False

Low context cultures place a high importance on nonverbal communication.

False

Nonverbal communication lacks ambiguity.

False

Oculesics is the study of how individuals communicate through voice behavior.

False

Personality is biologically determined where temperament is a product of the social environment.

False

Public communication is defined as a type of communication that uses some form of technology to facilitate information between two or more people.

False

Scholars suggest that up to 30-50% of the meaning we get from communicative interactions comes to us nonverbally (DeVito, 2014; Verderber, MacGeorge, & Verderber, 2016).

False

Self-concept refers to the judgments and evaluations we make about our self-esteem.

False

Ambiguous language is language that can have various meanings.

True

Americans are considered individualistic.

True

Because we are continuously sending and receiving verbal and/or nonverbal messages, we are simultaneously both a sender and receiver in interactions

True

Brian Spitzberg (2000) argued that communication competence involved being both appropriate and effective.

True

Characteristics of competence involve skill, adaptability, involvement, complexity, and empathy.

True

Co-cultures bring their unique sense of history and purpose within a larger culture.

True

Cognitive dispositions refer to general patterns of mental processes that impact how people respond and react to the world around them.

True

Communication is also a transactional process, this means that: 1) Each communicator is simultaneously a sender and receiver of messages. 2) Meaning is co-created in the interaction by both communicators. 3) Communication is an ongoing process and previous interactions between communicators influence current interactions. And since communication is ongoing, 4) current interactions likewise will influence future interactions and will either affirm or modify perceptions of the other and the relationship (Alberts, Nakayama, & Martin, 2016).

True

Communication researchers (Adler, Rosenfeld, and Proctor) found that communication has been beneficial to avoiding or decreasing stress, anxiety, depression. cancer, coronary problems, and the common cold.

True

Complementing is defined as nonverbal behavior that is used in combination with the verbal portion of the message to emphasize the meaning of the entire message.

True

Haptics is the study of touch as a form of nonverbal communication.

True

High self-monitors want others to view them in a precise manner (impression management), so they enact communicative behaviors that ensure suitable or favorable public appearances.

True

Highly empathic individuals have the unique ability to connect with others interpersonally, because they can truly see how the other person is viewing life.

True

Identity needs include our need to present ourselves to others and be thought of in particular ways.

True

In addition to making impressions based on physical appearance, we make impressions based off of behaviors we observe and our interactions with others.

True

It is possible to have a silent listening response.

True

Language is symbolic.

True

Listening should include the following elements: hearing, understanding, remembering, interpreting, evaluation, and responding.

True

Many of our problems in the world occur due to perception, or the process of acquiring, interpreting, and organizing information that comes in through your five senses.

True

McCroskey defined communication apprehension as the fear or anxiety "associated with either real or anticipated communication with another person or persons."

True

Mindful communication is the process of interacting with others while engaging in mindful awareness and practice.

True

Most people think they are great communicators

True

Nonverbal communication is defined as communication that is produced by some means other than words (eye contact, body language, or vocal cues, for example).

True

Perception checking involves three steps: 1) describe your perception of the event, 2) offer three different interpretations of that behavior, and 3) seek clarification about the interpretation.

True

Perception checking is a strategy to help us monitor others reactions to and perceptions about people and communication

True

The definition and explanation of the term "communication" includes basic principles. Which basic principle includes applies the use of symbols?

Communication is Symbolic

Interaction models view the sender as responsible for the effectiveness of the communication.

False

Accenting is a specific type of substituting nonverbal behavior that have direct verbal translation.

False

Cognitive complexity is not a critical cognitive disposition because it does not directly impact interpersonal relationships.

False

Competent communicators have no need to self-monitor.

False

Decoding is the means through with the message is sent from one communicator to the other, such as spoken words, a text message, or our hands to make a gesture.

False

Expectations that we hold do not impact the way we make sense of other people's behaviors.

False

High power distance involves the extent to which cultures as a whole are fearful of ambiguous and unknown situations.

False

Idioms can not be used to provide artistic expression.

False

In an collectivistic culture, there is a belief that you can do what you want and follow your passions.

False

Cultural intelligence (CQ) is defined as an "individual's capability to function effectively in situations characterized by cultural diversity."

True

Culture can be defined as "a group of people who through a process of learning are able to share perceptions of the world which influences their beliefs, values, norms, and rules, which eventually affect behavior."

True

Three ways we sort things into patterns include: ____________, ____________, &,___________.

Proximity, Similarity, & Difference

Which of the following is not identified as a communication need in your textbook (Wrench, et al.)?

Psychological Need

Each interaction that we have will typically include a sender, receiver, message, channel, feedback, and noise.

True

Emotional intelligence is an individual's appraisal and expression of their emotions and the emotions of others in a manner that enhances thought, living, and communicative interactions.

True

Emotionally intelligent people can label their feelings appropriately and use this information to guide their behavior.

True

A connotative meaning is a subjective definition of a word.

True

A society is called masculine when emotional gender roles are clearly distinct: men are supposed to be assertive, tough, and focused on material success, whereas women are supposed to be more modest, tender, and concerned with quality of life.

True

Perception is the process of selecting, organizing, and interpreting information. This process includes the perception of select stimuli that pass through our perceptual filters, are organized into our existing structures and patterns, and are then interpreted based on previous experiences.

True

Personality is defined as the combination of traits or qualities—such as behavior, emotional stability, and mental attributes—that make a person unique.

True

Proxemics is the study of communication through space.

True

Pseudo-Listening creates a barrier to true active listening.

True

Regulating the flow of communication is often accomplished through nonverbal behavior communication.

True

Rules for communication guide our behaviors and interactions in a particular context and as the context changes, so do the rules and norms.

True

Self-disclosure is the process of purposefully communicating information about one's self.

True

Some scholars refer to interpersonal communication as dyadic communication because it involves two people or a dyad.

True

Successful interactions with individuals from other cultures are partially based on the ability to adapt to or understand the nonverbal behaviors associated with different cultures. Select one:

True

The Shannon-Weaver model was criticized because it assumed that communication always occurred linearly.

True

The social penetration theory helps to explain how individuals gradually become more intimate based on their communication behaviors.

True

The term ethnocentrism can be defined as the degree to which an individual views the world from their own culture's perspective while evaluating other cultures according their own culture's preconceptions, often accompanied by feelings of dislike, mistrust, or hate for cultures deemed inferior.

True

The transactional models differ from the interactional models in that the transactional models demonstrate that individuals are often acting as both the sender and receiver simultaneously.

True

The use of the term thrifty versus the term cheap is an example of words reflecting our attitudes

True

Through our interpersonal interactions, we create social reality, but all of these different contexts impact this reality.

True

We can increase affiliation with others through converging our language to others. We can decrease affiliation with others through diverging our language with others.

True

We have schemata about individuals, groups, places, and things, and these schemata filter our perceptions before, during, and after interactions.

True

We tend to focus on personality traits in others that we feel are important to our own personality.

True

With language, we are able to reflect on the past, consider the present, and ponder the future.

True

Fill in the blank with the correct set of answers. Three key things can help improve communication competence:___, ___, & ___.

knowledge, skills, and motivation