Communication quizzes

After attending two loud concerts and fireworks display on the Fourth of July long weekend you find yourself asking people to repeat what they just said. What type of problem are you likely experiencing? A. Mindless listening B. De escalatory spiral C. Auditory fatigue D. Listening fidelity

C. Auditory fatigue

Is it just wishful thinking or are they checking me out. Is an example of

Perception check

Pioneering therapist Carl Rogers recommended what type of listening? A. Active B. Questioning C. Evaluating D. Supporting

A. Active

Unusual names can be a symbol of solidarity with the African American community, whereas less distinctive names can be a form of the majority culture. A. Assimilation B. Divergence C. Code-switching D. Power distance

A. Assimilation

Research indicates that in one major city, 1 out of 4 arrested black people were handcuffed, while only 1 in 15 white arrestees received the same treatment. This could be due to what kind of prejudice? A. Implicit bias B. Halo effect C. Self fulfilling prophecy D. Primary effects

A. Implicit bias Attitudes towards people or stereotypes we associate them without our conscious knowledge

Perception checking has the best chance of working what type of culture? A. Low context B. High power distance C. High context D. Low power distance

A. Low context

While __________ involves focuses on only topics of interest, insulated listening involves tuning out unpleasant topics. A. Selective listening B. Ambushing C.defensive listening D. Psuedolistening

A. Selective listening

Your spouse is not interested in hearing how you feel when your boss belittles you at work. Instead, he suggests ways you can avoid such criticism. He is what kind of listener? A. Task-oriented B. Analytical C. Critical D. Relational

A. Task-oriental

Perception checking save face and A. Criticize behavior B. Clarify meaning C. Air your feelings D. Prove you were right

B. Clarify meaning Along with clarifying meaning perception checking can sometimes be face saving way to raise issue without threating or attacking another person

Asking for __________ helps address ambiguous language, which consists of words and phrases that have more than one commonly accepted definition. A. Descriptive B. Feedback C. Evaluative D. Relative

B. Feedback

is the tendency to give more weight to personal qualities than to the situation when making attributions. A. Stereotyping B.Fundamental attribution error C. Selection D. Self serving bias

B. Fundamental attribution error We are more likely to blame the flaws of otjerd rather than exterbal factors

A number of factor such as physiological disorders and background noise can diminish ___ the first stage of listening A. Remembering B. Hearing C. Understanding D. Attending

B. Hearing

Dylan sees Coach Connor as a bully. Coach Connor seems himself as a motivational trainer and mentor. Dylan and Connor have different __________. A. Confirmation biases B. Narratives C. Self fulfilling prophecies D. Dialectical tensions

B. Narratives

In English, the word for 20 is "twenty," but in Spanish, it is "veinte." This difference illustrates that language is A. Synatic B. Symbolic C. Rule governed D. Subjective

B. Symbolic

The Stars Wars character Yoda is famous for statements such as "Powerful you have become; the dark side I sense in you." Yoda is known for playing with what kind of linguistic rules? A. Semantic B. Synatic C. Phonological D. Pragmatic

B. Synatic

Synatic rules, jargon,and message are all factors significantly featured in which stage of listening? A. Hearing B.Understanding C. Attending D. Remembering

B. Understanding

Which statement is an example of the masculine communication style? A. Thats what I think. Do you agree? B. Good questions C. It seem like the best way to proceed D. I got the impression that she reallly like our proposal

B. good questions

What do we call the affective dimension of empathy A. Facework B. Sympathy C. Emotional contagoin D. The golden rule

C. Emotional contagoin Social scientist use this to describe the affective dimension of empathy when people catch or expirence the same feeling the others have

Your blind date arrived at the restaurant a half hour late, and you were not impressed by the conversation that followed. Your early appraisal colored your subsequent perceptions of her due to the A. Stranger B. Halo C. Horns D. Attribution

C. Horns

Using the plural "they" is one way of addressing an individual with what kind of identity? A. Gendered B. Asexual C. Non-binary D. Binary

C. Non-binary

A hot , stuffy room is an example of which barrier to listening? A. Rapid thought B. Information overaload C.Noise D. Personal concerns

C. noise

You need a favor. Which statement should follow your request to increase the chance of your friend agreeing to help? A. This is an urgent B. You should see how important this to me C. You have help out here D. But you free to say no

D. But you are free to say no

The dictionary meanings, or __________, of a word like "home," are often less important than its connotations, the feelings it evokes. A. Equivocations B. Chronemics C. Proxemics D. Denotations

D. Denotations

Classifying someone as "uncooperative" uses which type of perceptual schema? A. Role based B. Physical C. Psychological D. Interaction based

D. Interaction based organization

The Stroop effect illustrates influence of ___ on perception A. Self-concept B. Culture C. Gender D. Language

D. Language

When your friend calls the latest release from Coldplay lame, you reconsider this music that had sounded great at home alone. This shift in attitude occurs during which stage of the perception process? A. Selection B. Organization C. Interpretation D. Negotiation

D. Negotiation Communicators influence each others perceptions

Snap judgements are often derived from A. Self serving bias B. Primary effects C. Self fulfilling prophecies D. Stereotypes

D. Stereotypes Exaggerated beliefs associated with categorizing system

Supportive messages for someone sharing a problem tend to be high in A. first-person (I/my); second-person (you/your) B. first-person (I/my); second-person (she/He/It) C. Third person(she/he/it);first person(I/my) D.second person(you/your);first person(my)

D.second person(you/your);first person(my)