COMM 2110 Sandra Cox (Chapter 1-7)
Nev Schulman was involved in labeling the term "___________________".
Catfish
True or False: According to the text, it appears that people are not intuitively aware of gender differences in online language.
False
True or False: According to your text, the axiom "the more communication the better" is true.
False
True or False: After years of research, it has been concluded that names have little affect on how others think of us and the way we act.
False
True or False: An environment refers specifically to the physical location where someone is when communicating.
False
True or False: As the text points out, your goal should be to become a perfect communicator.
False
True or False: Communication, as the term is used in your text, consists only of messages that a sender deliberately conveys.
False
True or False: Generally speaking, people are more likely to share negative emotions rather than positive emotions.
False
True or False: It is never appropriate to make a generalization.
False
True or False: Luckily, communication from others does not affect our self-concept.
False
True or False: Meanings are best found by studying the words people use, not by observing how people use them.
False
True or False: Most Western cultures have what is called a collective identity.
False
True or False: Nonverbal communication plays a less important role in identity management than verbal communication.
False
True or False: Nonverbal messages are less ambiguous than verbal messages.
False
True or False: Only women are affected by changes in mood.
False
True or False: Opinions of family members or teachers early in your life have little impact on the formation of your self-concept.
False
True or False: Patterns of eye contact are fairly consistent across cultures.
False
True or False: Since "beauty is in the eye of the beholder," physical attractiveness is not a general factor in how people are perceived.
False
True or False: Social rules discourage too much expression of negative emotion, but there are really no social limits to expressing positive emotions.
False
True or False: The U.S. is a high-context language culture.
False
True or False: The only type of self-fulfilling prophecy that can occur is when your own expectations influence your behavior.
False
True or False: True empathy requires agreement with the other person.
False
True or False: When sharing your feelings, it's not necessary to accept responsibility for them because so often others cause them.
False
True or False: Your personality makes little difference in the way you experience and communicate emotions.
False
True or False: Your text advises that when you feel a certain way, you should act on that feeling immediately.
False
_____________________ refers to all channels that connect people through some electronic medium rather than via face-to-face interaction
Mediated Communication
To become a more competent online communicator, it's important to engage in a measure of "_________________" to foster positive relationships.
Netiquette
True or False: "I" language offers a more accurate and less provocative way to express a complaint.
True
True or False: A common perceptual tendency is to assume that others are similar to us.
True
True or False: According to cognitive psychologists, it is not events that cause people to feel bad, but rather the beliefs they hold about the events.
True
True or False: According to your text, each of us experiences a different reality.
True
True or False: All human languages are symbolic in nature.
True
True or False: Almost all verbal messages have a content dimension as well as convey relational information.
True
True or False: Anger can be either a facilitative or debilitative emotion.
True
True or False: Changing your vocal intonation pattern is one way to regulate a conversation.
True
True or False: Equivocal words are words that can be interpreted in more than one way.
True
True or False: Feelings are often recognized by nonverbal changes, such as blushing.
True
True or False: Gestures can be intentional or unintentional.
True
True or False: High-level abstractions can be useful as verbal shorthand between two people who know each other well.
True
True or False: Identical foods can actually taste different to various individuals.
True
True or False: Inferential statements are conclusions arrived at from an interpretation of evidence.
True
True or False: Interacting through social media can help sustain and enrich relationships and provide social support.
True
True or False: It's impossible to stop communicating.
True
True or False: It's simply impossible to be aware of everything, no matter how attentive we may be.
True
True or False: Linguistic relativism is a notion that holds that our cultural worldview is shaped and reflected by the language spoken by its members.
True
True or False: Managing your identity can be useful when you are meeting someone at a party for the first time.
True
True or False: Messages about status can be conveyed through clothing and chronemics.
True
True or False: Nonverbal messages convey relational information such as respect and friendliness.
True
True or False: Occupation and sexual orientation are types of co-cultures.
True
True or False: Paralinguistic elements always accompany the spoken word.
True
True or False: People who think highly of themselves are likely to think highly of others too.
True
True or False: Pupil dilation can be a sign of interest.
True
True or False: Research shows that linguistic differences are more often a function of gender roles than they are of biological sex.
True
True or False: Researchers have found that college students who can pinpoint the negative emotions they experience, such as anger, also have the best strategies for managing their emotions.
True
True or False: Sensory data can be different to different people.
True
True or False: The ability to speak and listen effectively can mean the difference between succeeding and failing in a job.
True
True or False: The attitude that one's own culture is superior to other cultures is called ethnocentrism.
True
True or False: The fallacy of causation is based on the irrational belief that emotions are caused by others rather than by one's own self-talk.
True
True or False: The influence of significant others becomes less powerful as we grow older.
True
True or False: The self-concept is a product of the positive and negative messages you have received throughout your life.
True
True or False: The self-concept is a relatively stable set of perceptions you hold of yourself.
True
True or False: The self-concept is extremely resistant to change.
True
True or False: The skill of perception checking allows you to see if you are correct in your interpretation of another's behavior.
True
True or False: The transactional model of communication suggests that communicators usually send and receive messages simultaneously.
True
True or False: There is no such thing as the "same" message; words and behaviors are different each time they are spoken or performed.
True
