Module Quiz 1-5

How much of a message can be recalled immediately after listening to it?

50%

Which of the following statements about distance is FALSE?

Women exhibit discomfort at the small space they are allowed by others.

Which of the following does NOT mean that "words are arbitrary"?

Words have inherent meaning.

Which of the following best typifies the meaning of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis?

Your language shapes your perception.

Who is more likely to use touch as a means of communicating?

a black woman from Puerto Rico

Active listening is marked by involvement; empathetic listening, by judgment; and critical thinking, by understanding.

false

Dating is a term in general semantics that means communication is improved if you always specify how your observation was made.

false

Denotative meaning refers to the individualized, personalized meaning that we give to a word.

false

Encoding is assigning meaning to an idea or thought.

false

Interpretive perception involves only internal stimuli.

false

Prejudices and stereotypes are unrelated.

false

Proximity is when we organize stimuli based on their likeness or similarity .

false

The means by which a message moves from source to receiver is called feedback.

false

The phrase "No matter who sees a chair, they all see the same chair" illustrates the idea of active perception.

false

Using your computer to check the voice mail for your office telephone is an example of media convergence.

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

When you wave "hello" to someone in the distance, you are using a nonverbal cue called an illustrator.

false

Which of the following is NOT a context of communication?

feedback

When you do not listen well because you are daydreaming, it is because of

noise

Which of the following is NOT included in the study of proxemics?

sound

Which of the following are NOT paralinguistic features?

sounds with meaning and words without meaning

Which of the following does NOT relate to the term process?

static

Communication by touch is called

tactile communication.

Audiences who can see the speaker's nonverbal behavior understand more of the message than audiences who cannot.

true

Connotative meaning refers to the individualized, personalized meaning that we give to a word.

true

In severe cases, untouched babies and small children can become ill.

true

Men tend to claim more space for themselves than do women.

true

Noticing the women in the room more than the men in the room is an example of selective attention.

true

Personal identity is the perception of what makes an individual unique with regard to various personality characteristics, interests, and values.

true

Prejudices can be positive where you pre-judge that another person is "good" without any evidence.

true

Social media listening occurs when an organization monitors social media messages about its products.

true

Syntax refers to the rules by which we arrange words.

true

The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis states that our perception of reality is shaped by our language.

true

The context of communication requires the most prestructuring of the message in public communication.

true

The study of nonverbal communication includes symbols that are not words, as well as nonword sounds that convey meaning.

true

With nonverbal communication you need to assess the other person's unique behavior and consider the context to make a better interpretation.

true

As Martin drove out of the driveway, he saw his wife waving but did not realize that she wanted him to stop to avoid running over the tricycle. He thought she was just waving goodbye. The problem in this nonverbal episode is that people

use the same cue to communicate a variety of meanings.

Which of the following is the best example of selective attention?

She immediately spotted the guy with the earring who looked so much like someone she had known before.

Which of the following is not necessarily part of the process of listening?

The receiver responds with a return message.

According to the textbook, first impressions

are based on comparisons to ourselves.

The "systematic arrangement of symbols to create meaning in the mind of another" is known as

code

Empathic listening differs from active listening in that

empathic listening adds the goal of understanding.

When you look at yourself in the mirror and decide that you need to comb your hair, you are using what context of communication?

intrapersonal communication

Which of the following would be the reason an individual looking at a class picture might see his or her own face first?

it is figure and the rest of the class is ground

The component of communication that consists of facial expressions, words, and phrases is the

message

Kelly is listening intently to her friend Sheri talk about her boyfriend, who is leaving for a year to serve in the Army. Kelly says "mmm-hmm" during the conversation to show Sheri that she is listening. She is communicating using

paralinguistic features.

Which type of nonverbal communication occurs when you send the same message both verbally and nonverbally?

repeating

Paraphrasing is the act of

repeating what you think you heard in your own words.

Which of these statements is an example of euphemism?

restroom