Comm in the Work Place Exam 1
Assertiveness and competitiveness are encouraged and considered good in the US so people in the US don't perceive is as usual for people to compete
true
Both men and women appreciate metacommunications but women tend to appreciate it more when there is no conflict to be resolved
true
Couple counselor Aaron beck reports that overly general language distorts how partners think about a relationship
true
Fearfully attached individuals tend to feel less hope disclose less and experience less satisfaction with relationship than people with other attachment styles
true
For the most part we not conscious of the rules that guide how and with whom communicatie about various things
true
In order to avoid the fundamental attribution error it is best to look for possible external causes for another person's failures and possible internal causes for your own failures
true
Interpersonal communication is both selective and systemic
true
Online communication provides a context for effecently monitoring our interactions with others
true
People rarely cooperate in helping one another maintain
true
Researchers who have parents interactions with children conclude that fathers and mothers typically contribute in unique and valuable ways to their children's development and self esteem
true
Since americans culture emphasizes technology and speed most americans expect things to happen quickly
true
The ability to adapt messages efficiently to particular people is known as person-centeredness
true
There is no objectively correct punctuation
true
Thinking "my roommate is generous with everyone right after she gets paid" is an example of unusual and specific attributions
true
Women and men tend to occupy different social locations in some senses, though they clearly share other locations
true
As our symbols become increasingly abstract, the potential for confusion decreases
False
Communication does not reflect cultural values and perspectives
False
Direct Definitions are important because they boost, rather than impair, a child's self-esteem.
False
Direct definitions, self-fulfilling prophecies, attachment styles, and identity scripts are all ways that the generalized other influences our self-concept.
False
Every utterance contains either content meaning or relationship meaning
False
If a coworker tells you that your new boss is patient, hardworking, you will be more likely to overlook those qualities in your new boss
False
In the US, the prototype of love focuses on passionate feelings over other qualities
False
Men are boys are more likely to use social media as a venue for self-development
False
Researches found that people who are highly anxious about attachments are less likely to have relationship problems in collectivist cultures
False
All of the following are guidelines for improving perception and communication EXCEPT
Focus on inferences rather than facts
In which level of communication do people acknowledge one another as people but doesn't fully engage other as unique individual
I-You communication
In which level of communication do people acknowledge one another as people but don't fully engage each other as unique individuals
I-You communication
Which technique involves reminding ourselves that our evaluations of people apply only to specific and circumstances?
Indexing
All facets of our identities, such as race, ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic class, interact.
True
Although words dont mean exactly the same thing to everyone, within a culture many symbols have an agreed-upon range of meanings.
True
Couple counselor Aaron Beck (1988) reports that overly general language distorts how partners think about a relationship
True
In I-It communication, we do not acknowledge the humanity of other people, we might not even affirm their existence
True
It is impossible to not communicate
True
Men tend to prefer offering advice about problems while women tend to prefer offering empathy before trying to help solve the problem
True
Recent research shows that we can override the draw of noisy stimuli
True
Since American culture emphasizes technology and speed, most american expect things to happen very quickly
True
Speech communities are not necessarily defined by geographic locations and boundaries
True
The most difficult and most important thing for developing and maintaining a healthy identity is to make a commitment to personal growth.
True
We follow communication rules even when we are not consciously aware of them.
True
Symbols are
arbitrary, ambiguous, abstract
Every utterance contains either context meaning or relationship meaning
false
Communication about communication is
metacommunication
Which of the following is NOT a regulative rule of interpersonal communication
speaking is a way to show you care about issues
A point of view shaped by political awareness of the social location of a group is known as a
standpoint
The transactional model of interpersonal communication emphasizes the dynamism of interpersonal communication and the multiple process
true
Which of the following is a script?
Your idea about how you should interact with a friend
The french word " rue" and the american word "road " mean the same thing in their respective cultures. Remind us that language is
arbitrary
Evaluating a person as kind or unkind intelligent or unintelligent involves using: attributions
attributions
Girls and women are supposed to be caring, whereas boys and men are expected to be
both independent and self-assertive
Jen and Mark are happily married. Recently, Mark had an affair. He tried to tell Jen about his infidelity. She is completely hurt by his actions. It doesn't matter what Mark says to her, she is very upset and cannot get over his betrayal. This is indicative of how interpersonal communication is:
communication is not a panacea
Which type of rule specifies how to interpret different kinds of communication?
constitutive
"You are a very smart girl, Tammy tell her daughter, tammy statement is an example of
direct defintion
When communicating online, it is a good idea to use ______ to communicate non verbal information
emoticons
According to the book all of the following are guidelines for interpersonal communication competence except:
encourage your imagination
According to the book, all of the following are guidelines for interpersonal communication competence except
encourage your imagination
Men and boys are more likely to use social media as a venue for self development
false
Our perceptions are always partial and subjective
false
Psychological noise is an interference in our environments, such as noises made by others, overly dim light, and crowded conditions
false
Researchers found that people who are highly anxious about attachments are less likely to have relationship problems in collection cultures
false
Individuals with ___ attachment styles tend to feel less hope disclose less, and experience less satisfaction with relationships than people with other attachment styles
fearful
Many scholars argue that race
is a socially constructed category
Assuming that we understand what another person thinks, feels or perceives is known as
mind reading
When jorge does badly on a test or paper he usually says either the professor was unfair or he had too much to do that week and couldn't study like he wanted to. But when his friends do badly on a test, he tends to think they not good in that subject or they aren't disciplined
prototype
Which rules specify when, how, where, and with whom we talk about things?
regulative rules
A cornerstone of effective interpersonal communication skills is
respecting what others say about what they feel and think
In a study of both different and same sex couples, researchers found that couples in which both partners had __ attachment styles had the most mutually constructive communication.
secure
Nikki believes that she is lovable and that people are loving and can be trusted. Nikki has what kind of attachment style
secure
Janet says, "I didn't get a job offer because the interviewer was biased and it was a nasty day. However, Ellen didn't get an offer because she isn't qualified." This is an example of
self-serving bias
Mariko used so much jargon in her presentation that most people in the audience couldn't understand her. This is an example of what kind
semantic
Mike was responsible for taking care of his two younger siblings while Mike was growing up. As an adult, he is more nurturing and more attentive to others needs than most of his male peers. Mikes greater care-giving inclination is best explained by his:
standpoint
What does it mean for language to be ambiguous
the meanings of words are not clear-not
according to the research discussed in ch1, for intimate, talking about a vision of a shared future is
the most powerful tie that links people.