Quiz review

During a heated discussion, Janet says to Scott, "There's no point in talking about this any further. I'm not going to change my mind." This language is an example of __________.

certainty communication

Joaquin came to the United States from Mexico three months ago and he is still having trouble understanding Americans' tendency to rush all the time. He is also surprised when his teachers are irritated if he joins class a while after class has started. Joaquin's confusion about American pace of life is based on which aspect of nonverbal behavior?

chronemics

Constitutive rules __________.

define what a particular communication means or stands for

A form of certainty language that assumes our culture and its norms are the only right ones is __________.

ethnocentrism

The tendency to regard our culture and our way of life as normal and superior to other people and other ways of life is known as __________.

ethnocentrism

Which of the following is NOT a level of interpersonal confirmation?

ethnocentrism

(This question is based on the supplementary reading for chapter 4) In the meaning triangle, the symbol is the internal configuration aroused by either apprehending the referent itself with our senses or by receiving a cue from another person.

false

Acknowledgement is the highest level of confirmation.

false

Conflict should be avoided at all costs in a relationship.

false

Most nonverbal communication is instinctual; it is part of our genetic makeup.

false

Toleration is a response in which we accept and approve differences between us and other social groups.

false

The physiological component of listening is __________.

hearing

Institutional facts are the meanings we attach to brute facts based on __________.

human interpretation

The type of culture in which people act relatively independent of others is called________culture.

individualistic

Putting together all that we have selected and organized, in order to make sense of communication, is known as __________.

interpretation

Which of the following is NOT true about nonverbal communication?

it does not vary over time

The term referring to body position and motions is __________.

kinesics

Words that slant perceptions are called __________.

loaded language

Stuart has just started preparing a speech for his communication class. He has selected a topic and is thinking about the kind of arguments, reasoning and evidence he might use in his speech. Stuart is focusing on which canon of public speaking?

logos

Samantha says, "Arguments are terrible. I believe nobody can win when conflict breaks out." Samantha's orientation to conflict is best described as __________.

lose-lose

The type of communication styles used by individualistic cultures which are very explicit, detailed, and precise are __________.

low-context

Cell phones, Facebook, My Space, and Twitter have helped transform how we think and process information. This reflects a primary area of the modern communication discipline referred to as __________.

mediated communication

Shawn is having trouble listening effectively in his advanced philosophy course. Usually he listens well in class, but the professor in this case is so full of information and he presents such complicated ideas that Shawn has difficulty following and retaining the lecture. Shawn is experiencing a listening obstacle known as __________.

message complexity

Bao is a teacher. When she is talking to students one on one, she gently encourages them to express themselves by saying, "Tell me more," "go on," "I understand." These are examples of __________.

minimal encouragers

When Jing says to Juana that she is having a difficult time in her chemistry class, Juana's first response is to launch into an extended description of the difficulties she had in her physicals class. By doing so, Juana is engaging in a faulty listening practice known as __________.

monopolizing

During an argument, when Lisa tells her husband Scott, "It's not what you said, it's how you said it," Lisa is upset with Scott's use of __________.

paralanguage

Lemarr says, "I am really bummed out about not getting any job offers." His roommate, John, responds, "Sounds as if you're feeling pretty low about the response so far." John's communication is an example of __________.

paraphrasing

The active process of selecting, organizing and interpreting people, objects, events, situations, and activities is known as __________

perception

The ability to perceive another as a unique individual is called __________.

person-centeredness

As soon as the news program begins an interview with the President, Dolores quits paying attention and she mumbles to herself, "I already know everything he has to say and I don't want to hear it again." Dolores' ability to listen is being hindered by __________.

prejudgment

The study of space and how people use it is known as __________.

proxemics

(This question is based on the supplementary reading for chapter 4) In the meaning triangle, the ______________ is whatever object, situation, thing, or even make-believe idea, to which we have assigned a subjective response.

referent

Rachel doesn't want to be interrupted while she's speaking so she avoids looking at others until she has said all she wants to say. Then she looks at the person who wants to respond. Rachel has used nonverbal behavior to __________.

regulate interaction

Assuming an attentive posture, holding eye contact, and nodding to show you understand what another person is saying are nonverbal behaviors that convey which dimension of relational level meanings?

responsiveness

While visiting her parents on a break from school Melinda doesn't pay attention to much of what they say. She lets much of their communication just come in one ear and out the other without her ever listening. However, when her mother mentions going shopping to get some new clothes and good novels for Melinda to take back to school, Melinda listens attentively. This is an example of __________.

selective listening

The social, symbolic, and material practices of a social group that shape its members' perspectives and communication processes are known as __________.

standpoint

Louise has prepared a brief questionnaire to find out how satisfied her clients are with the service she has been providing them. She is engaging in which kind of quantitative research method?

survey

(This question is based on the supplementary reading for chapter 4) Socially agreed-upon labels that we use to identify and arouse conventionalized meanings stored in schemata within our memory system are called:

symbols

According to Aristotle, with of the following is NOT a persuasive "proof"?

tanthos

The openness of a system is __________

the extent to which a system affects and is affected by outside factors and processes

The major distinction between the linear and interactive models of communication is

the interactive model includes feedback, or a response to the message

Which of the following is a prototype?

the person who is the best example of a co-worker to you

The statement that communication is systemic means that __________

the various parts affect each other

Members of a collectivist culture __________.

think of themselves more as part of a group

The early 20th century philosopher John Dewey taught that communication was important __________.

to express progressive thought through citizen participation

"I don't approve of the gay lifestyle, but I can accept it." This response reflects which of the following orientations to cultural diversity?

tolerance

Negating most of a person by spotlighting a single aspect of his/her identity is known as __________.

totalizing

All language is symbolic, yet not all symbols are linguistic.

true

Communication is profoundly related to culture.

true

Descriptive communication fosters a more supportive climate than evaluative communication.

true

In interpersonal relationships it is as important to affirm and accept yourself as to affirm and accept others.

true

Monopolizing is hogging the stage by continuously focusing the conversation on ourselves instead of the person who is talking.

true

Participation is a response to social diversity that involves incorporating practices of other social groups into our own communication repertoires

true

People with high status and/or power tend to touch others and invade others' space more than do people with less power and/or status.

true

When we communicate with others, we learn their culture's views and rules.

true

You can have_____attempt(s) at each quiz.

1

The study of communication is more than __________ years old.

2500

What percentage of waking time does the average person spend listening, according to studies?

45-55 %

One of the assignments of the course requires you to participate in __________discussion forums over the semester on Moodle.

6

According to our textbook, nonverbal communication is estimated to account for what percentage of the total meaning of communication?

65-93%

According to Kilmann and Thomas' typology of personal style of conflict response (in supplementary reading), which conflict style has both high concern for self and high concern for other?

Collaborative

Whiteness studies are examples of research conducted in which field of communication study?

Intercultural Communication Studies

he study of communication, power, and empowerment, especially as it relates to the issue of who is and who is not allowed to speak in a society, is strongly influenced by which philosopher?

Michel Foucault

According to the required supplementary reading #1, meaning is our internal response to either the reality (objects, events, or situations experienced through our senses) or the symbols used by a language community to label reality. For example, the meaning of dog for a particular person or a group of people would be their internal response (images appearing in their mind, or loving feelings aroused) when they either see the actual four-legged animal or when see or hear the word "dog".

True

Attribution is the act of explaining why something happens or why a person acts a particular way.

True

In the transactional model of communication, each person participates simultaneously as a sender and receiver of messages.

True

Media sometimes reinforce cultural stereotypes about race and ethnicity.

True

Pathos is the proof that appeals to listeners' emotions.

True

You will take exams for this course either at the LSUA testing center or through ProctorU, an online proctoring service.

True

Your chapter quizzes are administered online and not proctored.

True

Your participation in the discussion forums on Moodle is a great opportunity for you to interact with and learn from your classmates and instructor/teaching assistant. Per our syllabus, you need to post your own answer by Thursdays and respond to at least two of your classmates by Sundays in order to receive full credit for the assignment.

True

Cognitive schemata include all of the following EXCEPT __________.

abstractions

The verbal symbols we select to use are not intrinsically connected to what they represent. This is known as __________.

arbitrariness

Nathan laughs when his grandfather describes him as a "cool cat." "That's how we used to describe someone who is neat, pleasing, good," his grandfather says. "Not anymore," Nathan replies. This exchange reminds us that language is __________.

arbitrary

Communication that expresses the speaker's feelings without disparaging anyone else is known as __________ communication.

assertive