PSU Cas100 Quiz Review (chs 1, 3, 7)
According to your textbook, by seeking to create a bond with her audience through emphasizing their common experiences and fears, Kailyn was engaging in
Identification
Which of the following resources would be most useful for your upcoming Intergenerational/Intercultural Project?
The government resource, CIA WORLD FACTBOOK
Certain occasions such as funerals, church services, graduation ceremonies, town hall rallies, weddings, etc. require certain kinds of speeches.
True
Communication skills, including public speaking, are often ranked first among the qualities employers seek in college graduates.
True
Ethics is the branch of philosophy that deals with issues of right and wrong in human affairs.
True
Fifteen percent of the United States population experiences high levels of communication fear.
True
Listening to provide emotional support for someone is called empathic listening.
True
One of the best ways to avoid falling into the trap of plagiarism is to start work on your speeches well before they are due.
True
One of the major obstacles to listening effectively is that the brain can process many more words than can be spoken in a minute.
True
People need effective listening skills in almost all occupations.
True
Public speaking usually requires more formal language than everyday conversation.
True
Recognizing that you indeed can make it through your speech, Realizing that usually the audience does not know how nervous you really are, and Understanding that careful preparation and practice, practice will help you succeed - are ways to overcome your fear of communication.
True
The Greek leader Pericles spoke a truth more than 2,500 years ago that is still relevant for the communicators of today when he said, "One who forms a judgment on any point but cannot explain" it clearly "might as well never have thought at all on the subject."
True
The aim of active listening is to set aside one's own frame of reference and, as far as possible, to listen from within the speaker's frame of reference.
True
While driving and talking on your cell phone, your phone conversation gets dropped as you pass through a "dead zone"; this is an example of communication interference.
True
The search engine that makes it easy to find high-quality Web resources by combining Internet technology with traditional library methods of cataloguing and assessing data is known as a(n):
Virtual Library
The primary purpose of speechmaking is to:
gain a desired response from listeners.
As part of the research for her informative speech on the Chinese workplace, Dana needs to find recent articles published in general interest periodicals and academic journals. The best resource for her is a:
periodical database such as ProQuest or LexisNexis Academic
According to your textbook, the three criteria for judging the reliability of documents located on the Internet are:
recency, authorship, and sponsorship
A(n)_____________________ is a summary of a magazine or research article, written by someone other than the original author.
Abstract
If you needed a quotation to use in your speech conclusion, which of the following would be the best reference source to consult?
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
As part of the research for his informative speech, Malik needs brief life and career facts about United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. The best kind of library reference source for him to consult would be a(n):
Biographical Aid
A bit of nervousness is always detrimental to a public speaking experience.
False
A public speaker does not have to worry about audience feedback.
False
According to your textbook, a skilled therapist listening to a patient is an example of appreciative listening.
False
As your textbook explains, focusing on a speaker's delivery and personal appearance is an excellent way to strengthen your listening skills.
False
Hearing and listening are identical.
False
If something is legal, it is also ethical.
False
Listening is a passive process, while critical thinking is an active process.
False
The aim of an ethical speaker is to accomplish his or her goals by any means necessary.
False
The channel is the person who receives the communicated message.
False
Your goal in public speaking is to have your unintended message be the message that is actually communicated.
False
According to your textbook, when is it appropriate to cite an abstract of a magazine or journal article in your speech rather than location and reading the full article?
Never
Encyclopedias, yearbooks, biographical aids, and quotation books are all examples of:
Reference Works
