Communications (quiz Q and A)
What is an best example of how role affects perception?
I am an honor student and president of the student body
True or False Temporary conditions like fatigue, hunger, or a headache can affect your perceptions.
true
What is an example of Cliché?
"Our country is more of a banquet than a melting pot."
What is an example of indexing?
My Shih Tzu chews on everything. Does your do that as well?
True or False People of different cultures tend to perceive in the same way.
false
True or False Perceptual constancy means that past experience has little effect on our perceptions.
false
The phrases "This will be on your quiz Friday" and "The second type of listening is...." are examples of?
lecture cues
Which of the following is an example of hearing rather than listening?
the sound of firecrackers filled the nightmare air
True or False Active listening can be defined as involved listening with a purpose
true
True or False Effective listening includes utilizing both verbal and nonverbal communication
true
True or False Listening is a natural process
true
Which of the following activities does not occur in perception? A) exploration B) interpretation C)organization D) selection
A
What is an example of best depicts the denotative meaning of a word?
Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy in the first trimester
True or False Paraphrasing is the repetition of a message in the same words.
False
True or False All listeners receive the same message
False
True or False Denotative meaning refers to the individual, personalized meaning that we give to a word
False
True or False Encoding means assigning meanings of words thoughts of our own.
False
True or False Our physical characteristics are unrelated to our perceptions
False
True or False Proximity is when we organize stimuli based on their likeness or similarity.
False
True or False When we say that "words are arbitrary," we mean that words have a meaning in and of themselves, a meaning that is the same for everyone using that language.
False
True or False When we say that "words is not the thing," we mean that the word is an abstraction, a simplification, a symbol of that for which it stands.
False
True or False Women listen in order to solve problems, and men listen to understand the other person's emotions.
False
True or False You hear with your brain; you listen with your ear
False
Technical language that has been developed by a professional group is known as:
Jargon
What is an example of Euphemism?
Rest Room
The term that refers to the arrangement of words is:
Syntax
True or False College students tend to spend half of their communication time in face-to-face and mass media listening
True
True or False Hearing is difficult to avoid because it is physiological; Listening is easier to avoid because it is pshychological
True
True or False Perception is the mental process through which we interpret that which we sense
True
True or False Syntax refers to the rules by which we arrange words.
True
True or False The position adopted in the book is that everyone sees everything in his or her own unique way.
True
True or False When a professor says that in order to avoid being counted absent you must come to scheduled classes, come to class before the bell, stay the entire class period, and leave only when dismissed, she is using an Operational definition.
True
True or False When you say that you need "to use the rest room" instead of saying, "I have to go to the toilet," you are using slang.
True
True or False The process of perception includes selection, organization, and interpretation.
True
What is the reason why an individual looking at a class picture might see his or her own face first?
because it is figure and the rest of the class is ground
The idea that our past experiences lead us to see the world in a particular way that is difficult to change is called?
perceptual constancy
When you remember how wonderful your mother was but forgot how often she made you feel inadequate, then you are exhibiting the perception concept called?
selective retention
