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Which statement below is not an example of ethnocentrism

American workers get higher pay for less work than most people in the world

Which statement about nonverbal use of space is false?

Americans tend to stand much closer to each other than do people from most other countries

A good example of hyperbole would be

I've told you a million times not to use hyperbole

Which SMCRE variable does the speaker have the least control over?

Receiver

The SMCRE model of communication identifies

variables of communication

Which of the following is the best example of how role affects perception?

I am an honor student and president of the student body

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

The receiver responds with a return message

Which of the following is defined as the idea that what people perceive is influenced by the language in which they think and speak?

Linguistic relativity hypothesis

Individualistic cultures tend to be ___ cultures

Low context

"I will oppose any effort to build a nuclear waste suppository in this state." This is an example of what rhetorical device?

Malapropism

"There are two types of logic: inductive and seductive" This is example of

Malapropism

Which SMCRE variable does the speaker have the most control over?

Message

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

Paralinguistics

Study of non-word sounds that communicate meaning

Paralinguistics

Which of the following is an interference?

The road appears dangerous for ordinary travel

Which of the following statements about language is false?

The meaning of a word does not change once it is included in the dictionary

Paralinguistic cues can indicate all of the following except

intelligence

Computer and/or internet malfunctions will be accepted as a reason for a makeup of an online exam only if

is it established that webcourses itself is at fault

As he drove out 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 we

use the same cue to communicate a variety of meanings

All emails related to this course should be sent

via webcourses mail

Which of the following is not one of the canons of rhetoric?

Visuals

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

A black woman from Puerto Rico

Which of the following examples best depicts the denotative meaning of a word?

Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy in the first trimester

Of course we cannot take seriously Senator Smith's objections to affirmative action; his womanizing is well known; this is an example of what type of fallacy

Ad hominen

Picture of guy looking like he's picking his nose

Adaptor

Frye Standard

Admissibility of scientific evidence in court

Which of the following is not a strategy for improving intercultural communication?

Adopt an ethnocentric perspective

Which of the following is a reason people terminate relationships?

Aggressiveness

The repetition of consonants, usually the first or last letter of a word, is known as

Alliteration

Nonverbal communication is

Always silent

______ is ethically neutral

Amoral communication

"That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind" This is an example of

Antithesis

In reference, to chronemics, polychronic people might ______, whereas monochronic people might ______

Arrive and leave late; arrive and leave on time or early

Which is the best example of an advertising slogan designed to appeal to the self actualization need?

Be all that you can be

The preferred way to avoid an ethnocentric perspective is to

Be cautious about assuming similarity and recognize differences among people

According to the Elaboration Likelihood Model, the two main routes to persuasion are

Central and peripheral

If I notice that Bill and Yolanda are often together and I "fill in" my inference that they are now lovers, then I am illustrating the perception concept called

Closure

Which statement about clothing and the perceptions of other is not verified by research?

Clothing and artifacts are unrelated to how acceptable we find other people to be

an extrovert being friends with an introvert demonstrates what type of relationship?

Complementary

When jerry gives elaine a TV guide to read on the subway ride home, it's an example of _____ behavior

Compliance gaining

In the video shown in class, when Done said "everything's fine" to Eric, her nonverbal code ____ her verbal code

Contradicted

Unique combinations of rituals, religion, through patterns, and behaviors are known as

Culture

What type of information includes general audience characteristics such as age, gender, and education?

Demographic

According to the NSA, the MAIN lesson to be learned from the mokustasu incident is

Do not use ambiguous words

On April 17, 1973, Ron Ziegler, President Nixon's press secretary, was caught in a lie during a press conference. In his attempt to extract himself from an embarrassing situation, Ziegler said the most recent statement was the "operative statement"; the previous one was now "inoperative". This is an example of

Doublespeak

Photo of Nelson Rockefeller while delivering a speech in 1976. The term for his gesture is

Emblem

Which of the follow is not an appeal?

Eros

Joan presents a speech about the importance of exercising regularly for a sexier, slimmer appearance. Which of Maslow's needs is Joan's speech focused on?

Esteem needs

When carlos described his topic expertise and cited the qualifications of the sources he used to support his arguments, he appealed to

Ethos

Which of the following activities does not occur in perception?

Exploration

Which of the following countries most likely uses M time?

Germany

Study of the origin or language

Glottology

which of the following is a physiological factor that could lead to differences in perception?

Height

these cultures tend to load a lot of meaning into the setting or context or communication and prefer traditions over change

High context

"I came this close to being President" Senator Kerry is using what type of gesture here?

Illustrator

As the woman shaded her eyes with her open hand on her brow, she said, "wow is it ever bright out here". This nonverbal cue is

Illustrator

In the middle east, a traditional arab woman knows one of the rules of her culture is that she is to walk a few paces behind her husband. What type of culture is this?

Implicit rule culture

According to William Schultz three interpersonal needs that are satisfied through interaction with others are

Inclusion, affection, and control

Which of the following is false regarding our need for intercultural communication?

Increases in technology are reducing the need for skills to communication interculturally with others

Upon walking into a crowded bar on a friday night, daniel begins to get uncomfortable because it is so crowded. There are many people very close to him and some even bumping into him as they pass. These people are in daniel's

Intimate Space

Do not underestimate the powers of the emperor, or suffer your father's fate you will -- example of

Inversion

Which is a metaphor?

Like it or not, coffee is a jump start for the brain

The idea that our past experiences lead u to see the world in a particular way that is difficult to change is called

Perceptual constancy

When a speaker says "Omina show ya allah the things yer gonna be needin' to buy", the speaker is using

Poor articulation

"FunGals" is an unfortunate employment of what rhetorical device?

Portmanteau

Which of the following is not cited in the book as one of the three reasons why differences in perception occurs?

Present eating habits

In the videos shown in class during lectures on nonverbal communication, Donna's movement in relation to Eric and Chrissy's movement in relation to Mike illustrate concept of

Proxemics?

The concept that suggests that your roommate it more likely to become your friend than a person 10 blocks away is known as

Proximity

When Bill O Reily asked Dr. Susan if she had ever been to alaska, he engaged in a(n)

Red herring

The same reptile known as a river turtle in Illinois is called a cooter in florida. This is an example of

Regionalism

Mr. Young, I studied my notes and the chapters for 18 hours before taking this exam and all I got was a C. I deserve a higher grade. This argument fails the standard of

Relevance

In his famous speech, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. repeated the phrase "I have a dream". Using the same work or phrase repeatedly throughout the speech to emphasize the essential point is known as

Repetition

The skit shown in class about two men applying for a job illustrated the concept of

Role

Semantics can be defined as

Science of meaning in language

Which of the following terms reflect the fact that some individuals are likely to seek out information that is reflective rather than contradictive to his/her current beliefs and opinions?

Selective exposure

When you remember how wonderful your mother was but forget how often she made you feel inadequate, then you are exhibiting the perception concept called

Selective retention

IN the seinfield episode shown in class, Jerry stopped himself from using the word "scalper" when talking to a native american. In doing so, Jerry established communication behavior called

Self-monitoring

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 a good example of a complementary relationship?

She is shy, and he likes to speak for both of them

A direct comparison using like or as

Simile

Her mind is as sharp as razor wire

Simile

The characteristic listed below that is NOT true of active perception is that it is

Simple

Distance of ten feet between two people talking is what Edward T Hall referred to as

Social distance

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

Sound

Assif Mandvi's imitation of an American answering a call for "tech support" was an example of

Stereotyping

Lisa and laura were at a cafe having lunch and saw a woman and her child walk by. Lisa only saw a happy child and her happy mother, while Laura saw unhappy child and mother. What type of perception is this?

Subjective

The concept referring to the idea that messages and feedback from others shape you into what you are today is called

Symbolic interaction

Arrangement of words

Syntax

Research shows that innocent people being questioned by the police

Tend to change details in their story more than guilty people

Who once said, in a celebration of English royalty, "give three cheers for our queer old dean?"

The Rev. William Spooner

Which of the following uses onomatopoeia?

The antacids hit the water: plop, plop, fizz, fizz

According to doug williams, a polygraph can be confused by

Tightening one's anal sphincter

Perception checking is a skill that helps us

Understand another person and his message more accurately

All of the following are examples of implicit rule cultures except

Western Europe

My hometown is Isle, Minnesota, population 409

Which of the following is the best example of concreteness?

Which of the following would be a good example of self disclosure?

You tell the person that you meet that your parents were originally from Mississippi

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

Your language shapes your perception

Aristotle introduced the concept that effective communication is comprised of

different types of appeals

According to Hiscock-Anisman, an honest person

tends to add about 30% more details to verbal recollections than a deceiving person

Parallelism involves

presenting similarly phrased ideas in succession