Comm Quizlet

_______ are brief specific forms of support they can be real or hypothetical

Examples

Trait communication apprehension is experienced only in certain situations, such as public speaking

False

Alison is struggling in college, but she posts pictures temperature that she's having a great time. This demonstrates...

Image confirming

If Elsie does not comment about a speaker, but still shows her feelings, this demonstrates the _________ nature of comm.

Inevitable

When Barb mentions to a coworker that she's interested in meeting him for lunch today, this is a type of

Interpersonal communication

When attending a lecture and taking notes for your communication class, you are experiencing which type of communication

Public speaking

The speaker should do which of the following to relate new information to old information?

Relate the unfamiliar to the familiar

Which of the following benefits of studying human communication are you most likely to use every day, in every encounter

Relationship skills

Andrew was well spoken and polite so his professor saw him as a good student despite the fact that he skipped the class

The halo effect

The ________ of a speech is the central theme, idea, or essence of the speech

Thesis

What mistakes do beginning speakers often make regarding the complexity of their speeches?

They often make their speeches too complex

All of the following are functions of an introduction EXCEPT

To provide evidence to validate your main points

A speech on the types of animals that make good pets might be best organized in the _______ pattern

Topical

A speech on the types of animals that make good pets might best be organized in the ________ pattern

Topical

When the professor explains that each person in an interaction is both sender and receiver, the references is to

Transactional communication

When using a testimony, you should stress its unbiased nature

True

You can create closure in the conclusion of the speech by connecting the conclusion with the introduction

True

Which of the following is NOT a general guideline for informative speaking provided in the text?

Use one level of abstraction

When it comes to using levels of abstraction in speeches, it is BEST to

Use varying levels of abstraction

Which of the following is an example of a speech of definition?

What is affirmative action?

A computer is considered _________ in the communication process

A channel

The speech title on the screen is an example of

A feed forward message

________ is a specific form of support told in a story like form

A narrative

Which of the following is an example of a primary source

A research report an academic journal

Perfectionism is an example of ________.

A self-destructive belief

_______ having more than one potential meaning

Ambiguous Messages

In _______ speech, the recipient of an award accepts it and attempts to place the award in some kind of context

An acceptance

Jacob defined a term by citing a leading researcher's explanation of the concept. He is using definition by

Authority

All of the following behaviors make your speech easy to remember EXCEPT

Avoiding internal summary transitions

Which form of meditated communication is exclusively asynchronous

Blogging

When considering the elements of human communication, keep in mind that listeners are _______.

Both receivers and sources

By studying public speaking, you can potentially benefit in all of the following areas EXCEPT

Conflict resolution

Type of transition is used between major parts of your speech to help listeners follow your organizational structure

Connective

In a speech of ________, you would state the meaning of a concept or term or present it in a new and different way

Definition

Speeches of _______, are speeches in which you show how to do something or how something works

Demonstration

Which of the following is a type of informative speech?

Description

Rachel shares more information through social media and texting than in FTF situations. This openness may be due to _______.

Disinhibition effect

Which of the following facets of communication demonstrates its transactional nature?

Each communication element relates integrally to every other element

Katie shared personal information with Susie who later disclose that information to Emma. Susie violated which guideline

Keep the disclosures confidential

Susan compared her university situation to another university in her state. She is using a

Literal analogy

If someone else thought highly of her abilities, Beth felt more positive about herself. Which explains this situation?

Looking-glass self

As communicators, when we open to new information and points of view, we are trying to increase our __________

Mindfulness

One of the function of conclusions, most appropriate and persuasive speeches, is to _________ audiences

Motivate

What principle of perception suggest that things that are physically close together are perceived as a unit?

Proximity

Which statement about human communication is true?

Public speaker should focus on managing, not eliminating their fear

_______ are also known as internal summaries

Reviews

If Robin is consistently late, but blames her lateness on other factors to downplay her faults, she is using which error?

Self-serving bias

If Hall is concerned about the status of his colleagues and who is in charge, he is likely concerned with what context?

Social psychological

In Lavinia's speech, it was necessary to describe the layout of the hospital. She would likely use the _________ organization

Spatial

Olive didn't mind speaking to her class, but she gave a speech to the school board, she panicked which apprehension

State communication apprehension

And using examples, illustrations, and narratives it is important to

Stress the relevancy of the material to your audience

When you use ________, you use the opinions of experts or the accounts of eyewitnesses to support your main points

Testimony

Maria wasn't aware that her vocal inflection changed with her mood. This is an example of which Johari Window pane?

The blind self

Which of the following is an example of a speech of description?

The contributions of Thomas Edison

Through the process of self disclosure, you reveal information that ________.

You typically keep hidden

The term self-concept refers to _____.

Your image of who you are