COM1000 Quiz 7

In a series of ongoing exchanges, one person's confirming message leads to a similar response from the other person. The first person is then even more reinforcing in turn. This situation illustrates how _______________ works. A. Interpersonal communication B. A negative spiral C. A positive spiral D. Metacommunication

a positive spiral

Messages that show you are valued are called _______________. A. Positive communication climates B. Compliments C. Confirming responses D. Disconfirming responses

confirming responses

_________________ involves interaction between people who are part of a close and irreplaceable relationship in which they treat each other as unique individuals. A. Interpersonal communication B. Content messages C. Dyadic communication D. Metacommunication

Interpersonal communication

Elisa talks to her new friend Tom about her job, her interest in surfing, the type of movies she likes, and the places she likes to hang out. Considering the social penetration model, how would you classify her conversation? A. It's in the open area. B. It has breadth, but not much depth. C. It's in the hidden area. D. It has depth, but not much breadth.

It has breadth, but not much depth.

Chandra just discovered that she uses a condescending tone with people when she disagrees with them. The people she disagrees with have always known she used such a tone with them. Which area of the Johari Window represents Chandra's behavior prior to her discovery? A. The blind area. B. The unknown area. C. The open area. D. The hidden area.

The blind area.

The degree to which we like or appreciate others is known as ________________. A. Affinity B. Immediacy C. Respect D. Control

affinity

A communication pattern in which the parties slowly reduce their dependence on one another, withdraw, and become less invested in the relationship is called _______________. A. An avoidance spiral B. A disconfirming response C. Evaluative communication D. An escalatory conflict spiral

an avoidance spiral

A pattern in which disconfirming messages reinforce one another, often leading to a full-blown argument is called _______________. A. An escalatory conflict spiral B. A disconfirming response C. Evaluative communication D. Dogmatic language

an escalatory conflict spiral

Many forms of online communication are _______________, meaning that they allow you to think about messages and then reply when you are ready. A. Asynchronous B. Validating C. Dyadic D. Interpersonal

asynchronous

The area in the Johari Window that represents information of which you are unaware but that the other person knows is the ________________. A. Open area B. Blind area C. Unknown area D. Hidden area

blind area

Which two ways does the social penetration model show how communication can be more or less disclosing? A. Short and long B. Close and far C. Personal and impersonal D. Breadth and depth

breadth and depth

The term _______________ refers to the emotional tone of a relationship. A. Communication climate B. Spiral C. Recognition D. Hidden area

communication climate

A _____________ focuses on the subject being discussed. A. Content message B. Qualitative message C. Contextual message D. Relational message

content message

Jelata and Heather are both engineers at the same company. Neither one of them is the boss of the other. Jelata tells Heather that she needs to finish her project by noon. What dimension of relational messages does this exemplify? A. Immediacy B. Respect C. Control D. Affinity

control

"When you don't let me say what's on my mind, I get frustrated." This is an example of _______________. A. A disconfirming response B. Descriptive communication C. A confirming responses D. Evaluative communication

descriptive communication

Michaela tells Sean, "I get worried when we don't talk about the problems we are having." This is an example of ________________. A. Immediacy B. Metacommunication C. Respect D. Control

metacommunication

Social scientists use the term ________________ to describe messages that refer to other messages. A. Content messages B. Metacommunication C. Relational messages D. Interpersonal communication

metacommunication

A _____________ conveys the affective and social relationship between two or more individuals. A. Qualitative message B. Contextual message C. Relational message D. Content message

relational message

The Johari Window is a way of representing how _______________ operates. A. Self-consciousness B. Self-disclosure C. Intimacy D. Self-awareness

self-disclosure

The process of deliberately revealing information about oneself that is significant and that would not normally be known by others is called _______________. A. Self-disclosure B. Affirmation C. Expression D. Immediacy

self-disclosure