Communications In Everyday Life Midterm Study Guide

Believing that our own cultural way of acting is right and normal, and all other ways of acting are only variants of the only really good way to act, is called a. Integrating b. Dominating c. Avoiding d. Obliging

B

Communication with ourselves, or self-talk, is called a. mass communication. b. intrapersonal communication. c. interpersonal communication. d. none of these

B

Which of the following is a disadvantage/criticism of the interpretivist approach? a. Explains observable patterns of communication. b. The approach is limited in scope and possibly inaccurate, including the possible subjectivity of the researcher. c. College students are rarely invited to participate. d. Race, religion, sexuality, and other characteristics of participants are not always taken into account.

B

Which of the following is/are true about writing history of a discipline? a. There is a single history for any discipline. b. A history of a discipline is one of many ways of reporting research developments. c. There is only one "true" history for a discipline. d. All histories are written from the same vantage point.

B

Which of the following would be studied in the area of family communication? Violence All of these Conflict Celebrations

B) All of them

Where did Plato and Aristotle teach public speaking, the first training in communication? a. Africa b. Greece c. Western Europe d. Egypt

B) Duh you idiot

A person who comes from a monochronic culture would be most likely to a. Carry out multiple conversations at the same time b. Establish relationships before introducing business c. Arrive on time, if not early, for appointments d. Multitask on a regular basis

C

A smaller group of culture within a larger cultural mass is considered to be, according to Duck and McMahan, a/an a. Co-culture b. Nonculture c. Subculture d. Insignificant culture

A

Baxter and Montgomery's idea of the autonomy-connectedness dialectic explains that a. we are caught between wanting to be independent and wanting to be connected with others. b. we are more likely to be connected with others than to be independent. c. we are more likely to seek connections with others if we are less independent. d. we are more likely to be independent than to be connected with others.

A

Dyad means a. a relationship or communication event consisting of two people. b. a council that determines dominant culture standards. c. three or more people communicating. d. None of these

A

The first essay on communication was addressed to Kagemni, son of Pharaoh Huni in approximately what year? a. 3000 BCE b. 300 CE c. 300 BCE d. 2000 CE

A

Which of the following is an assumption of the social scientific approach? a. The Truth exists. b. The Truth must be hidden from others. c. The Truth does not exist. d. The ongoing Truth will never be known.

A

Vocalics is also referred to by which term? a. Paradromic b. Paralanguage c. Parabasis d. Parasol

B

High-context societies are more likely to a. Focus on the details and the logic of the message b. Consider relationships as important as, if not more important than, the actual message c. Emphasize the actual words of the message rather than the context d. Separate the relationships from the message

B

Low-context societies are more likely to a. Pay less attention to the spoken words of the message b. Pay attention to the details and the logic c. Pay more attention to contextual issues such as nonverbal communication d. Take more cues from their relationship with the speaker than from the message

B

Nonverbal behaviors related to body position and body motion are called a. none of these b. kinesics. c. proxemics. d. chronemics. e. artifacts.

B

Personal relationships are characterized by a. interchangeability of the other person. b. uniqueness of the social function performed by the other person. c. standardization of the tasks performed by the other person. d. replaceability of the other person.

B

Raul came to the United States from Mexico three months ago and he is still having trouble understanding Americans' tendency to rush all the time. He is also surprised when his teachers are irritated if he joins class a while after class has started. Raul's confusion about American pace of life is based on which aspect of nonverbal behavior? a. silence b. chronemics c. proxemics d. paralanguage e. artifacts

B

Salina is angry with her boyfriend, so she refuses to sit near him in the car or to let him get really close to her while they are walking. To communicate her anger, Salina is relying on a. silence b. proxemics c. paralanguage d. artifacts e. chronemics

B

Sustained eye contact for a longer period of time, a form of oculesics, is a. always threatening. b. sometimes threatening. c. always misinterpreted. d. always positive.

B

The study of contradictions in relationships, both how they play out and how they are managed is called a. dyadic work. b. personal relationships. c. None of these d. relational dialectics.

B

The study of proxemics in nonverbal communication would include a. studying how people gesture. b. studying how people claim and use space and territory. c. studying the numbers of "ums" and "you knows" in a conversation. d. studying eye blinks in a conversation.

B

Your authors' perspective that "society is a coded system of meaning" reflects the belief that a. Society is the hierarchical structure in which we live. b. Society is a set of beliefs, heritage, and way of being in which we live. c. Society is the power structure in which we live. d. Society is an illusion in which we live.

B

If you like to sit in the same seat in class every day and get upset if someone takes your spot, you are experiencinga. expressionism. b. the use of gestures. c. territoriality. d. issues of posture.

C

Relationships can be placed into the two broad categories of a. work-related and social. b. social and personal. c. personal and work related. d. There is only one category of relationships.

C

The dialectic that focuses on the need to talk with a relational partner and the need to not talk with a relational partner is a. revelation-concealment. b. inclusion-seclusion. c. openness-closedness. d. connectedness-separateness.

C

These theorists may expose how men's contributions to society are privileged over those of women a. Dominant trait theorists b. Critical scholars c. Ethnography theorists d. Social scientific theorists

C

Which of the following is NOT a paralanguage behavior? a. lowering volume when speaking b. lowering pitch c. refusing to speak d. raising volume when speaking

C

Communication that is structured to be delivered to large numbers of people through a medium is a. none of these b. interpersonal communication. c. intrapersonal communication. d. mass communication.

D

Giving up your own positions on a regular basis to satisfy others in a conflict, even when no one else compromises anything, is typical of this style of conflict management: a. Integrating b. Dominating c. Avoiding d. Obliging

D

Individualist cultures are generally known to a. Emphasize the importance of one's place in the system b. Emphasize acting for the common good c. Stress group benefit d. Focus on personal goals and achievements

D

Nonverbal communication a. includes written communication. b. all of these c. includes American Sign Language. d. is communication that uses body gestures, sounds, physical space and other things that are not based on language.

D

Nonverbal communication can do which of the following in relation to verbal communication? a. Remove all ambiguity b. All of these c. Remain impersonal d. Repeat or reinforce

D

Social relationships are characterized by a. uniqueness of the tasks performed by the other person. b. irreplaceability of the other person. c. uniqueness of the social function performed by the other person. d. interchangeability of the other person.

D

The earliest focus of the communication discipline was which of the following? a. Mass Communication b. Intrapersonal Communication c. Interpersonal Communication d. Public speaking/Rhetoric

D

The study of chronemics in nonverbal communication includes a. studying how people claim and use space and territory. b. studying eye blinks in a conversation. c. studying vocal variety in a conversation. d. studying how people use time to communicate.

D

The study of haptics in nonverbal communication includes a. observing vocal variety in a conversation. b. observing eye blinks in a conversation. c. observing how people use time to communicate. d. observing how people casually touch each other.

D

The study of vocalics, also called paralanguage, in nonverbal communication includes a. observing eye blinks in a conversation. b. observing how people claim space and territory. c. observing how people stand or gesture. d. observing tone of voice in a conversation.

D

Culture refers exclusively to geographical or ethnic differences between groups of people. True False

False

Talk (everyday communication) cannot increase the intimacy level of a relationship. True False

False

Nonverbal communication is always intentional. True False

Fasle

Cultures often differ in the ways that they value different types of relationships. True False

True

Nonverbal communication can sometimes contradict verbal communication within the same message. True False

True

The nature, style, and content of talk change as relationships change. True False

True