Speech 1311 Final Exam

A parent who threatens his or her child with a spanking to get him to clean his room would be an example of ____________.

coercion

A culture where men and women share equal responsibility for household chores would most likely be considered

cooperative

When we say identity management is collaborative, what does that mean?

each person will modify his or her identity in response to the other's behavior

_____ language contains words that sound as if they are describing something when they are really announcing the speaker's attitude toward something

emotive

Which of the following statements is most likely to contribute to a positive communication climate?

"I feel rejected when you show up late."

Which of the following best demonstrates the difference between a proposition of value and a proposition of policy?

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Personal distance is described as in this chapter as the space ____ away from another person

18 inches to 4 feet

After a recruiter gives a presentation in your business class on opportunities in the military, you ask a question. What form of confirming response is this?

Acknowledgment

Which of the following is the act of paying attention to a signal?

Attending

Jude tells Micah about a problem he's been having at work. Considering the differences in the way men and women often communicate, how is Micah most likely to respond?

By expressing sympathy or empathy

____________ is the audience's perception of two factors: enthusiasm and likeability.

Charisma

Dr. Simon is gathering data at her university about how many students arrive after a lecture has begun and how many instructors stay after class to carry on discussion. Which of the following areas of study in nonverbal communication is her focus?

Chronemics

____________ refers to the emotional tone of a relationship.

Communication climate

____________ refers to the speaker's expertise on a topic.

Competence

Carlos usually spends a lot of time surfing. He values the time he has in the ocean alone with his thoughts and the waves. It's something he really feels like he needs. He recently met a very exciting woman named Amy. He is thrilled by the time they spend together, but he feels surfing, a significant part of his identity, is now being neglected. What type of tension is he most likely feeling?

Connection vs. Autonomy

____________ refers to the believability of a speaker.

Credibility

Low context cultures typically value which type of communication most?

Direct communication

____________ responses are messages that deny the value of others.

Disconfirming

____________ evidence is supporting material that evokes fear, anger, pride, sympathy, or reverence in the audience.

Emotional

Which is the strongest confirming response?

Endorsement

____________ conflict spirals are the most visible way that disconfirming messages reinforce one another.

Escalatory

Which of the following types of speeches is planned in advance but presented in a direct, spontaneous manner?

Extemporaneous

Which of the following best describes a characteristic of effective self-disclosure?

In most cases it is not a good idea to disclose your deepest secrets to new contacts.

Dyadic Interaction

Interpersonal Communication

"i think, therefore I am"

Intrapersonal Communication

The study of body movement, gesture, and posture is called

Kinesics

What does research reveal about LGBTQ individuals

Most of the developed world has become more receptive to this community

Which cultural group is mentioned in this chapter as an example of monochromatic use of time

North American

Which of the following is an unethical practice in persuasive speaking?

Persuading someone for your own benefit.

____________ is the process of motivating someone, through communication, to change a particular belief, attitude, or behavior.

Persuasion

John and Cynthia went on a date. During dinner, John consistently made eye contact with Cynthia and nodded his head as she was talking. However, instead of focusing exclusively on Cynthia, John was thinking about the game that he was missing. Which type of faulty listening behavior was John exhibiting?

Pseudolistening

_____ relates to physical appearance, while _____ relates to cultural factors

Race; Ethnicity

Fast or slow, small or large, smart or stupid, and short or long are examples of words of what type?

Relative

____________ is the process of deliberately revealing information about oneself that is significant and that would not normally be known by others.

Self-disclosure

Setting up an argument that was not proposed and then attacking it as if it were the original argument is which of the following fallacies?

Straw man

____________ credibility is acquired after a speaker has finished a speech.

Terminal

Which is the most true of love languages?

The best way to express a love language to a partner is in the love language he or she prefers.

Which of the following statements would best be described as an "attack on the person" or ad hominem fallacy?

The president has blonde hair, and people with blonde hair cannot be trusted.

Why do we manage our identities?

To satisfy social rules and meet our personal goals

Which of the following would best be described as the bandwagon appeal ( argumentum ad populum) fallacy?

Using the fact that many people agree with you to validate an argument

In Western cultures, women are typically expected to be ____________, and men are expected to be ____________.

accommodating; competitive

A speaker who attempts to weaken an opponent's argument by attacking the person's integrity is guilty of the ____________ fallacy.

ad hominem

A purpose statement should

be results-oriented

Due to their ____________, during disagreements males tend to experience greater physical arousal than women in the form of increased heart rate and blood pressure.

biology

Three criteria for evaluating online research are credibility, objectivity, and

currency

Communicators seek important but inherently incompatible goals throughout virtually all of their relationships. The conflicts that arise when two opposing or incompatible forces exist simultaneously are called ____________.

dialectical tensions

The lack of face-to-face contact in online communication often causes ____________, which may make it easy to respond aggressively without considering the consequences.

disinhibition

Communicators who want to set themselves apart from others adopt the strategy of __________.

divergence

A critical listener should

examine evidence and reasoning

non-mediated communication

face-to-face interaction

Eighty percent of cyberbullies admit that their only reason for bullying is because this activity is

funny

greatest level of control of how the message is composed

handwritten letter

Silence is most valued in

high context cultures

A conclusion based on an interpretation of evidence is called

inference

The complex interplay of multiple identities is called

intersectionality

involves little contact between senders and receivers

mass communication

Nonverbal communication involves messages expressed through _____ means

nonlinguistic

Competent intercultural interaction will be difficult if the communicator is not ____

open-minded

Three important characteristics that affect conflict in online communication are delay, disinhibition, and ____________.

permanence

Graduate, lead, and produce are all words whose meaning may vary as a result of inconsistent ___ rules

phonological

Communicators from cultures that value ____________ tend to use more ambiguous terms, hedges, and disclaimers.

saving face

All during class, Shondra was distracted by the construction work going on outside. As a result, she couldn't remember most of the teacher's lecture. Shondra's listening difficulties, in other words, were caused by __________.

physical noise

The highness or lowness of a person's voice is called

pitch

"Tobacco companies should be abolished" is an example of a proposition of ____________.

policy

Which of the following characteristics is a quality of nonvocal nonverbal communication

posture

The study of the way people and animals use space is called

proxemics

Zach thinks he should get to eat the last slice of pizza because he paid for the pizza. "It's my pizza, " he says to his friends. To nonverbally communicate his message through the function of accenting, Zach should ________.

put verbal emphasis on the word "my"

To effectively paraphrase a message, one should

reflect the underlying meaning of the speakers remarks

A person's self-concept is a set of

relatively stable perceptions of ourselves

The number one element in evaluations of listening skills is ____________, consistent with the ____________ model of communication.

responding/feedback, transactional

what is the first step in perception?

selection

Which of the following is valued in a high-context culture?

social harmony

Howard is having a great deal of anxiety about giving his speech. Because he has a complicated topic and will be using a lot of technical jargon, he's afraid he might forget information or mispronounce his terms. Mostly, though, he's worried about looking stupid in front of the class. Which of the following strategies would best help Howard manage his communication apprehension?

spend more time preparing

If you were to say that all older people have trouble hearing, you'd be engaging in __________.

stereotyping

Snap judgements become particularly problematic when they are based on

stereotyping

_____ means you feel compassion for another person, while _____ means you have a personal sense of what it feels like to be in that persons shoes

sympathy; emapthy

best example of asynchronous communication

text messaging

Linguistic relativism means that

the worldview of a culture is shaped and reflected by the language its members speak

Which three elements do you need to consider when analyzing the speaking occasion?

time, place, and audience expectations

We learn communication competence from our successes and failures

true

"California is the best place to live" is an example of a proposition of ____________.

value