Interpersonal Communication Midterm

Which of the following is TRUE about meaning?

Meanings are not in words but in people.

Which of the following is a characteristic of a culture with a short-term orientation?

They believe marriage is a moral arrangement.

How is meaning encoded in low-context cultures?

Through verbal messages

The first stage in culture shock is the _________.

honeymoon

Which of the following signifies a high-context culture?

"But first, let's all get to know each other better."

Taresa was using ______________ when she made comments such as "I see," "uh-huh," and "yes" during her conversation with Derrick.

Back-channeling cues

Which of the following is a way to achieve cultural sensitivity?

Be rule conscious

Noxious people _________.

Criticize and find fault

The four contributions to self concept are others' images of you, social comparisons, self-evaluations, and _____________.

Cultural teachings

When Devin asks if you like his new outfit and you, realizing that Devin is seeking a positive affirmation on his change of style, reply with, "Yeah! It looks great!" you are exemplifying which type of listening?

Depth

___________ is the process through which you learn your native culture.

Enculturation

The theory that intimacy and distance vary together is __________ theory.

Equilibrium

When in her own office, Louise feels more confident and more readily takes on leadership roles. This is an example of ___________.

Home field advantage

If the cause of a person's behavior is a personality trait of that person, then the cause is _______.

Internal

During this stage of interpersonal perception, you give signals some kind of meaning.

Interpretation-evaluation

Happiness can be measured in terms of which two major factors?

Leisure and life control

Your friend, Pat, was born into a wealthy family. Every time he succeeds in life, people claim it's due to his family's money. This would be an example of ___________.

Overattribution

Which of the following is a technique of active listening?

Paraphrase the speaker's meaning

Veronique mistook Callie's friendly attitude and politeness for genuine liking and friendship, perhaps because she was looking for a friend at that time. When you see what you want to see, this is called __________.

Perceptual accentuation

Assuming you already know what the speaker is going to say is an example of which listening barrier?

Premature judgement

_______________ is the study of spacial communication.

Proxemics

Noticing, reading and listening to numerous advertisements for the car you just bought is an example of __________.

Selective exposure.

In the __________, you take credit for the positive and deny responsibility for the negative.

Self-serving bias

Carl's sister called him a cruel name when they were kids. He still believes her capable of such cruelty. Carl is engaging in what concept from the text?

Static evaluation

Which of the following is an example of metacommunication?

adding a smiley at the end of a text message

Rita is angry that Bernice turned their group project in late, resulting in an automatically lowered grade. However, rather than holding her anger in or aggressively confronting Beatrice, Rita shares her frustration while keeping Beatrice's feelings in mind. Rita is communicating_________.

assertively

Francois sees that prime study spot is available next to the window in the library, be he has to grab some books before he sits down. In order to claim the spot, Francois sets down his coffee cup on the table. This is an example of which type of marker?

boundary

José notices that two people are arguing near him, so he looks away from them. This behavior is referred to as ________________.

civil inattention

In China, yellow signifies wealth and authority, and in the U.S. it signifies caution and cowardice. This is an example of _____________.

color communication

Erin and Brett hold hands and gaze into each other's eyes, often in public. This is most accurately an example of how nonverbal messages can ____________.

communicate relationship status

When you smile while telling a humorous story you are using nonverbal communication to _______________ your verbal message.

complement

The subjective description of a word is known as a word's _________.

connotation

You don't receive meaning, you ________ meaning.

create

Ron told Kay "as a teacher, I have a unique perspective on this issue." In referring to his special qualifications to speak on a topic, Ron was using _____________.

credentialing

When you want your listeners to receive your message fairly and without prejudice, especially when you anticipate a negative response, you should use ____________.

disclaimers

A communication pattern, described in the text, in which you ignore a person's presence and his or her communication is ____________.

disconfirmation

If one is not careful, ethnic identity can lead to ________.

ethnocentrism

In the sentence, "I might be mistaken, but I think you are putting that together incorrectly," "I might be mistaken," is an example of ____________.

hedging

In a low context culture, _____________.

information is explicitly stated in a verbal message.

Each of us wants to be viewed positively. This is known as maintaining _________.

positive face

The perceptual process in which you're more influenced by what you sense first or last is __________.

primacy and recency

You see a group of people physically close together and conclude they are friends or coworkers. This is the principle of _______.

proximity

In adjusting your empathic and objective listening focus, keep which of the following recommendations in mind?

punctuate events from the speaker's perspective

Memory is best characterized as ____________.

reconstructive

According to _________, speakers adjust to or accommodate the speaking style of the listeners to gain their approval and acieve greater efficiency.

the principle of adjustment

You're more likely to voice agreement than disagreement. This is known as __________________.

the spiral of silence

Which of the following is among the important findings regarding touch avoidance?

women have higher touch avoidance scores for opposite-sex touching than do men.

C.H. Cooley's concept of the looking glass self says that _________.

your self-concept develops through looking at the image of yourself that others reveal to you