Communications Summer Session 2 Quiz Chapters 1-5

Phrases that both emphasize inclusion and enhance feelings of connection and similarity are known as ___________.

"WE" LANGUAGE

What is the difference between your face and a mask?

A MASK COVERS THE PRIVATE ASPECTS OF YOUR SELF

Which of the following impressions form over time?

ALGEBRAIC

When evaluating someone's online face, which of the following do you consider as part of the content's warranting value?

ALL ARE CORRECT IT IS OBVIOUSLY CRAFTED BY THE PERSON POSTING IT IF IT CAN BE VERIFIED BY ALTERNATIVE SOURCES IF IT IS SUPPORTED BY OTHERS

According to researcher Dominic Infante, how can you competently communicate with verbally aggressive people?

ALL OF THE ANSWERS ARE CORRECT AVOID TEASIG, BAITING, OR INSULTING OTHERS MINIMIZE CONTACT WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE CHRONICALLY VERBALLY AGGRESSIVE REMAIN POLITE AND RESPECTFUL, AND DON'T RETALIATE WITH YOUR OWN ATTACKS

Repeatable goal-directed behaviors and behavioral patterns that you routinely practice and that reflect knowledge of competent communication are known as ______________.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Which of the following is not one of the five steps of perception-checking?

COMPARE YOUR IMPRESSIONS WITH A NEUTRAL SOURCE

According to table 5.3, Types of Deception, which of the following types refers to revealing only part of the truth while leaving out important information?

CONCEALMENT

You and your sister using the phrase "blue moon" to signal to each other when your mom is in a bad mood is an example of _______________.

CONNOTATIVE MEANINGS

In high-uncertainty-avoidance cultures, what do people place a lot of value on?

CONTROL

According to the chapter, which of the following is not a way to create intercultural competence?

EMPLOYING BENEVOLENT PREJUDICE

Which feature of competent communication requires you to treat others with respect and communicate with them honestly, kindly, and positively?

ETHICS

Which of the following is not one of the five features that define communication?

ETHICS

_________ occurs when people say or do negative things online that they would never do in person.

FLAMING

The overwhelming tendency of people to attribute others' behaviors to internal rather than external forces is known as _________.

FUNDAMENTAL ATTRIBUTION ERROR

According to the ___________ model, there aren't senders or receivers; instead, participants constantly exchange verbal and nonverbal messages and feedback to collaboratively create meaning.

Instrumental

Which of the following is a main cause of empathy deficits?

LACK OF NONVERBAL FEEDBACK

Which of the following is not one of the chapter's suggestions for competently using mediated communication?

LIMITING MEDIATED COMMNICATION TO A COUPLE OF MESSAGES PER DAY

In _________ cultures, people tend not to presume that others share their beliefs, attitudes, and values; thus, they strive to be informative, clear, and direct in their communication.

LOW-CONTEXT

When people communicate in rude or inappropriate ways, you're more inclined to form negative impressions of them if you see them as ____________.

OUTGROUPERS

According to co-cultural communication theory, the people with the most _______ within a society determine the dominant culture.

POWER

If you convince your sister to lend you her car by describing your clean driving record and devotion to speed limits, you are accomplishing what type of goal?

SELF-PRESENTATION

Which of the following is not one of the four characteristics of understandable language, according to the cooperative principle?

SYMBOLIC

If you want to have an important conversation with a family member, you should first try to engage in a real-time conversation, or _________.

SYNCHRONOUS COMMUNICATION

According to Self-Discrepancy Theory, you are more likely to experience high self-esteem if _____________.

YOUR SELF-CONCEPT MATCHES YOUR IDEAL AND OUGHT SELVES