Speech Quizzes Chapter 1-4

Which is the best metaphor for self-concept?

A Mirror

You spend all your free time on Instagram and Facebook while neglecting meaningful face-to-face interaction with friends and family. You have become caught up in a cycle of __________ that leaves you feeling isolated.

Alienation

Members of ____________ develop unique patterns of communication and connection.

Co-cultures

Studies of social isolation and solitary confinement discussed in the textbook demonstrate the importance of which activity?

Communication

Which activities do scholars recommend to combat loneliness?

Creating positive self-talk and volunteering

What do scholars call the language, values, beliefs, traditions, and customs people share and learn?

Culture

You had an argument with your boss that left you feeling upset and anxious. What should you do to improve your mental and physical health?

Express your feelings by talking to a trusted friend about what you're experiencing.

Which condition expressed as an acronym drives smartphone users to stay up late checking their phones?

FOMO

Which example best illustrates Marshall McLuhan's metaphor of a "global village"?

Helmut from Germany and Lin from China developing a friendship through Facebook

Which series of communication channels is arranged from smallest to largest?

Instagram, Social media, Mediated communication

Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between loneliness and online social interaction?

It's hard to say whether loneliness leads to a preference for online social interaction or vice versa.

On a trip to Kyoto, Andrew decides to try sushi for the first time. At a restaurant, he asks the waiter for a fork rather than chopsticks. How would you characterize this interaction?

Low in interpersonal significance; high in intercultural significance

Despite weekly lunches, you feel that you and a close friend are drifting apart. So, in addition to texting and posting on her Facebook wall, you decide to phone and email her occasionally. This behavior is consistent with which theory?

Media multiplexity

Any type of communication occurring via a technological channel is a form of __________ communication.

Mediated

Which series ranks Maslow's needs in the order in which they must be satisfied?

Physical, Safety, Social, Self-esteem, Self-actualization

Explaining to an Amazon customer service representative why you should be refunded for the coffee table you bought online addresses which type of needs?

Practical

Throughout history, which factor has remained a powerful predictor of relationship formation and maintenance?

Proximity

What do social scientists call others against whom you evaluate your own characteristics?

Reference Groups

In the classroom, people barely notice Isaac's wheelchair. They are too busy trying to keep up with his quick wit and expert debating skills. But when he is in public, people often focus on his chair. Which concept does this illustrate?

Salience

You consider yourself to be a rational, serious, and ambitious person. How you feel about these qualities determines your __________.

Self-Esteem

What do scholars call the relatively stable set of perceptions you hold of yourself?

Self-concept

After seeing the latest fashion trends on Instagram models, you immediately decide that you need to lose 15 pounds by summer. These feelings are likely a result of which phenomenon?

Social Comparison

In a research study, women identified which activity as the one that contributed more to a satisfying life than virtually any other?

Socializing

Low-context cultures tend to value and emphasize ____________.

Straight Talk

Technology works best to connect us with others when it's used as a __________ for face-to-face communication.

Supplement

Your online dating profile is fantastic, far more favorable than even a friend would create for you. This unrealistically positive self-appraisal illustrates which characteristic of the self-concept?

The self-concept is subjective.

Which is an example of mediated communication AND social media?

Tweeting

Your local barista recommends a new Thai restaurant that just opened down the street. This exchange demonstrates the usefulness of __________ in relationships.

Weak Ties

You are confident that you are an attractive person. How do you know this?

Your interactions with others leave you with this impression.

Negative social comparison is more likely to occur on Instagram when we compare ourselves to whom?

A Stranger

Research shows that Latinx students in predominantly white schools tend to use which strategy when interacting with the majority culture?

Accommodation

Which problems are most frequently at the root of relational breakups?

Communication

You immediately feel a bond with a stranger wearing a shirt with your school's name and mascot. This sense of kinship is common among __________.

in-group members

Cultural membership contributes to every person's ____________, the part of the self-concept that is based on membership in groups.

social identity

When you receive a B on a midterm, you question the validity of the exam because you are an A student. Your reaction illustrates which quality about the self-concept.

The self-concept resists change.

At school, he was teased for being a carrot top, but as an adult, significant others complimented Liam on the striking color of his hair, and he began to consider it one of his more attractive features. What does this illustrate about the self-concept?

While some features of the self are immediately apparent, the significance we attach to them depends greatly on the opinions of others.

The "Wild Boy of Aveyron" and Dani's Story are case studies that illustrate the role of communication in shaping __________.

Identity

Canadian Antoinette values direct communication and grows impatient when her Korean friend, Min-jun, isn't frank and straight with her. Antoinette appreciates ____________ communication. Question 10 options:

Low-Context

Neither past failures nor past successes predict future outcomes, yet we often act on the basis of __________.

Obsolete Information

Which skills do business leaders rate as the most important for college graduates to possess?

Spoken and written communication