Intro to Interpersonal Communication chapters 1-2 quizzes

A group of students who attend the same high school and all belong to the school's computer club would be an example of what? - enculturation - cultural norming - cultural adaptation - a co-culture

A CO-CULTURE

This gender role combines aspects of masculinity and femininity. - Turner's Syndrome - androgyny - asexuality - bisexuality

ANDROGYNY

Different cultures have different standards that define competent communication. This cultural variation speaks to which element of communication competence? - effectiveness - appropriateness - sensitivity - responsibility

APPROPRIATENESS

Idioms and gestures are examples of? - cultural truisms - communication power-distance - cultural speech development - communication codes

COMMUNICATION CODES

Which of the following is an example of feedback that someone might provide in response to a message? - each of these is an example of feedback - nodding to show that he is paying attention to and understanding the message - looking at her watch anxiously as someone else is talking - rolling his eyes or sighing in the middle of someone's comments

EACH OF THESE IS AN EXAMPLE OF FEEDBACK

The process by which cultural traditions are passed from one generation to the next is known as? - cultural transmission - cultural adaption - enculturation - acculturation

ENCULTURATION

According to the textbook, which of the following is NOT considered one of the defining elements of culture? - ethnicity - values - language - symbols

ETHNICITY

A sign in the library that reads "No Talking Allowed" would constitute an example of what? - unintentional communication - perceptual filter - explicit rule - relational dimension

EXPLICIT RULE

Recent data indicate that English is the most commonly spoken language in the world. - true or false

FALSE

Words have standard meanings no matter who is processing them. - true or false

FALSE

"I gotta be me" might be the motto in a collectivistic culture. - true or false

FALSE (INDIVIDUALISTIC)

Studies involving communication between infants and caregivers have reliably demonstrated that? - without sufficient interaction, infants will likely develop severe mental illness later in life - human interaction, specifically touch, is critical for development and health - only a child's biological parents are able to influence his or her social development - infants' language acquisition occurs whether or not their caregivers communicate with them

HUMAN INTERACTION, SPECIFICALLY TOUCH, IS CRITICAL FOR DEVELOPMENT AND HEALTH

A verbal phrase whose meaning is purely figurative, such as "shake a leg" or "kick the bucket," is called what? - oxymoron - pun - idiosyncrasy - idiom

IDIOM

Very specific communication codes such as those used by doctors and dentists are known as? - idiomatic expressions - specialized codes - clichés - jargon

JARGON

Jason went to a party with several of his friends last weekend. While he was there, he made several inappropriate comments and did not notice that people were offended by what he was saying. Afterwards, several people at the party commented to Jason's friends that they were surprised and upset by his behavior. Which of the following statements is likely true of Jason? - Jason has low self-esteem - Jason does not engage in self-fulfilling prophecies - Jason has a poor self-concept - Jason is a low self-monitor

JASON IS A LOW SELF-MONITOR

According to research, what is the most powerful predictor of happiness in life? - physical attractiveness - health - income - marital happiness

MARITAL HAPPINESS

What term is used to describe anything that interferes with the accurate decoding of a message? - feedback - noise - context - channel

NOISE

Which of the following linguistic patterns is associated with powerful speech? - offering opinions - disclaimers - hedges - asking questions

OFFERING OPINIONS

Among adults, which of the following is true about touch behavior? - none of the above statements is true - women touch men more than men touch women - in same-sex pairs, men touch each other just as much as women do - opposite-sex touch is more common than same-sex touch

OPPOSITE-SEX TOUCH IS MORE COMMON THAN SAME-SEX TOUCH

When your roommate says "We're out of detergent again" and you take that as a criticism, you are paying attention to which aspect of the message? - content dimension - context dimension - relational dimension - representative dimension

RELATIONAL DIMENSION

This model considers both people in a conversation to be senders and receivers simultaneously. - transaction - interaction - action - none of these

TRANSACTION

Biological sex is genetically determined whereas gender roles are socially constructed. - true or false

TRUE

Competent communication must be both effective and appropriate. - true or false

TRUE

Culture is the shared symbols, language, values, and norms that distinguish one group of people from another. - true or false

TRUE

Ethical communication generally involves treating people fairly, communicating honestly, and avoiding immoral behavior. - true or false

TRUE

Human interaction is critical for the health of both infants and adults. - true or false

TRUE

Lack of effective communication is the most commonly cited reason for relationship failure. - true or false

TRUE

Low self-monitors are more likely than high self-monitors to appear unsophisticated or socially awkward. - true or false

TRUE

Most people in the United States believe they are above-average communicators. - true or false

TRUE

People from different cultures sometimes experience difficulty in understanding one another because they think differently. - true or false

TRUE