Communications: Chapter 2

Interpersonal Communication

"inter" meaning "between"; the communication between two people

Intrapersonal Communication

"intra" meaning "within"; the communication with ourselves

Where did Plato and Aristotle teach public speaking, the first training in communication? a.) Africa b.) Western Europe c.) Greece d.) Egypt

c.) Greece

The earliest focus of the communication discipline was which of the following? a.) Interpersonal Communication b.) Mass Communication c.) Public Speaking/ Rhetoric d.) Intrapersonal Communication

c.) Public Speaking/ Rhetoric

Which of the following is an assumption of the social scientific approach? a.) The ongoing Truth will never be known b.) The Truth must be hidden from others c.) The Truth exists d.) The Truth does not exist

c.) The Truth exists

Communication with ourselves, or self-talk, is called: a.) interpersonal communication b.) none of these c.) intrapersonal communication d.) mass communication

c.) intrapersonal communication

Mass communication

creating messages intended for a diverse large audience

Logos

logic; reasoning

Rhetoric

the ability to persuade; persuasion; public speaking

Cultural Studies

Intracultural communication (single culture); intercultural communication (members from different cultural groups interact); cross-cultural communication (different groups interacting); critical cultural communication (issues with power within cultural contexts, social justice)

Interpretivist Approach

views communication as creative, uncertain and unpredictable, and thus rejects the idea that a single reality exists or can be discovered; researchers using this approach primarily seek to understand and describe communication experience

Social Scientific Approach

views the world as objective, casual, and predictable; researchers using this approach primarily seek to describe communication activity and to discover connections between phenomena and casual patterns

Aristotle

Greek philosopher who recognized power of rhetoric; created ethos, pathos, and logos

Plato

Greek philosopher who recognized that rhetoric can be misused

Which of the following is/are true about writing history of a discipline? a.) a history of a discipline is one of many ways of reporting research developments b.) There is a single history for at discipline c.) There is only one "true" history for a discipline d.) All histories are written from the same vantage point

a.) A history of a discipline is one of many ways of reporting research developments

These theorists may expose how men's contributions to society are privileged over those of women.: a.) Critical scholars b.) Dominant trait theorists c.) Ethnography theorists d.) Social Scientific theorists

a.) Critical scholars

Which of the following would be studied in the area of family communication? a.) Conflict b.) All of these c.) Violence d.) Celebrations

b.) All of these

Which of the following is a disadvantage/criticism of the interpretivist approach? a.) College students are rarely invited to participate b.) The approach is limited in scope and possibly inaccurate, including the possible subjectivity of the researcher c.) Explains observable patterns of communication d.) Race, religion, sexuality, and other characteristics of participants are not always taken into account

b.) The approach is limited in scope and possibly inaccurate, including the possible subjectivity of the researcher

Communication that is structured to be delivered to large numbers of people through a medium is: a.) interpersonal communication b.) mass communication c.) none of these d.) intrapersonal communication

b.) mass communication

The first essay on communication was addressed to Kagemni, son of Pharaoh Huni in approximately what year? a.) 300 CE b.) 2000 CE c.) 300 BCE d.) 3000 BCE

d.) 3000 BCE

Pathos

emotions

Ethos

ethics; credibility

Critical Approach

seeks to identify the hidden but formidable structures and practices that create or uphold disadvantage, inequity, or oppression of some groups in favor of others