SCOM Quiz Questions

Majority rule has which of the following disadvantages?

A dominance power dynamic can emerge

Which of the following is an example of persuasion?

A political candidate speaking to the party faithful, telling them what they want to hear about the evils of the opposition candidate

Which function of nonverbal communication enhances the seriousness and power of verbal messages?

Accentuation

Why does the textbook argue the student who posts on Rate My Professor that "this professor grades unfairly and plays favorites" is ethically problematic?

Accountability: They present an inference that could be interpreted as fact without taking their own actions or other factors into account

Professor Kendi argues the claim of being "colorblind" is problematic because it allows racist policies to continue, and to be antiracist you have to fight these policies. This is an example of how...

Antiracism is active, while racism is passive

Guzman and Sam are peers, and they're having a meeting about the best way to address a project. Sam keeps checking their phone, even while Guzman is speaking, and it's getting on Guzman's nerves.

Ask, "Is everything OK, Sam? Is this still a good time to meet?"

Identify the correct order for Monroe's Motivated Sequence

Attention, need, satisfaction, visualization, action

Why do you need to ensure your informative purpose statement avoids words like should or shouldn't, or right and wrong?

Avoiding persuasion

What are the three C's of motivation?

Choice, content, and collaboration

The belief that fighting means that a relationship is broken and beyond repair is an example of which type of communication myth?

Communication fixes everything

Joel and Adam were on a text chain complaining about their group member Patricia. Only after Joel sent a message asking if there was a way to kick her out of the group did they realize that Patricia was also in that text chain. This is an example of what characteristic of communication?

Communication is irreversible

Which informative speaking method answers questions like what it looked, smelled, and sounded like?

Description

Anthony Crispino's announcement that Lebron James turned down the Cleveland Show to be on Miami Vice is an example of which bad listening habit?

Distorted Listening

"According to Dr. William Glasser" is a complete citation of a credible source (T/F)

False

"Continuing education after high school is important for personal fulfillment" is a proper topic for a college-level speech class (T/F)

False

A person's communication is either competent or incompetent (T/F)

False

Writing a speech is like writing an essay that you read aloud (T/F)

False

Cultural institutions like family, school, peers, and the media are important elements of socialization because culture is

Learned

The standard setter, the compromiser, and the gatekeeper are all examples of which type of role?

Maintenance roles

A speech is about the life of Susan B. Anthony is an example of which type of informative speech?

Object

The abrupt cuts in the editing of the Models of Communication lecture can cause which type of noise?

Psychological noise, as you wonder what was cut

Groupthink is a process where group members stress cohesiveness and agreement instead of skepticism and optimal decision making (T/F)

True

Note-taking is a form of active listening (T/F)

True

The Triangle of Meaning, also known as Semiotics, helps to explain why miscommunication occurs (T/F)

True

The appropriateness of a speech topic is largely audience-centered (T/F)

True

Unlike other cultural identities that are typically stable over a lifetime, ability fluctuates for most people (T/F).

True

Using topics that overlap your interests is a great way to come up with speech topics (T/F)

True

"My third reason..." is an example of

a signpost

Anxiety about giving a speech is one aspect of how ________ determines your communicative competence.

ability

The Sesame Street song "three of these things belong together, three of these things are kinda the same" is an example of which step of the perception process?

organization

Volume, verbal pauses, and rate of delivery are all types of

paralanguage

"The sale, distribution, and use of drugs should be legalized" is a

proposition of policy

If Jasper was thinking about getting a Jack Russell terrier, an actual Jack Russell terrier would be the _________ in the triangle of meaning.

referent

You wave your hand forward while telling a driver in a car in front of you (facing you) to "Go Back!" In the United States, this is an example of nonverbal

repetition of verbal message

When Colin Kaepernick began to take a knee during the National Anthem at football games, the media shifted from thinking about his identity as a quarterback to his identity as a Black man. His Blackness became ________ during this protest

salient

Amy wants to enhance her credibility with her audience because she is faced with a big challenge in changing attitudes about a needle exchange program for the inner city's drug problem. Amy's persuasive plan is to evoke the audience's need to think well of themselves and to have others think well of them to motivate them to act for her cause. Identify the need Amy to which Amy is appealing.

self-esteem

You do poorly on a speech in front of your classmates. You attribute your poor performance to "not enough time to prepare," even though you had three weeks to construct a 4-minute presentation. This is an example of

self-serving bias

A memorable conclusion to a speech should

use attention strategies as much as they are used in the introduction to a speech

Displacement is

using language to communicate about events that may never occur

The difference in meaning between "How was your weekend?" and "How was your weekend?" is an example of how nonverbals like ____________ can change meaning.

vocal variety

The recency effect means that

we tend to evaluate others on the basis of the most current information or evidence available

Sources of statistics are credible when they

have no vested interest in the outcome or point of view

The _____________________ makes it seem natural and normal that some people, identities, or groups have power over others.

ideology of domination

Pete plays the harmonizer-tension reliever role during group discussion on an issue that provokes strong disagreement among members. As a harmonizer-tension reliever, Pete

maintains the peace; uses gentle humor

A speaker's purpose statement is: "Today I want to talk to you about kite flying, which is a really fun thing to do if you're bored and don't feel like studying or partying." This is

merely a topic statement, and not a specific purpose statement

A friend comes to you with a problem: he has lied to his girlfriend, and he feels terrible about it. Your response is, "That was a lousy thing to do." This response is an example of

evaluating

In your speech, you cite an interview you conducted with the CEO of a local nonprofit. She discusses the typical person who her nonprofit helps by telling the story of one of their residents, a single mother and her young daughter. This is an example of which type of supporting material?

example

Self-disclosure is most effective in building a relationship when it is done all at once, not drawn out over time (T/F)

false

When you are trying to explain why an event occurred, typically you would use which of the following organizational patterns?

causal pattern

A person who holds two inconsistent ideas, beliefs, or opinions at the same time will likely experience

cognitive dissonance

The fear or anxiety experienced by a person due to actual or imagined communication with another person or persons is

communication apprehension

Aaron's boss asks if he has been stealing office supplies. His palms get sweaty when he responds that he has not. This displays which function of nonverbal communication?

contradiction

Tom tells Sarah about a great new movie soon to hit theaters. Sarah responds by telling Tom that she doesn't think he has great taste in movies, so she doesn't trust his opinion. Sarah's comment represent

cynicism

Americans and Britons speak the same language, yet they have different meanings for the same words. This is a problem of

denotative meaning

Sarah was unable to find a ride home for Thanksgiving break, and so travels with Jo to her house. On Thanksgiving morning. Sarah learns that Jo's family eats prime rib for Thanksgiving dinner. Sarah's gut reaction that prime rib is wrong, and Jo's family should eat turkey, is an example of

ethnocentrism