Com 1000 Exam 2
A schema is...
An internal representation of an object, quality, or action.
In order to improve attention it is a good idea to do all of the following EXCEPT...
Avoid listening to content you know will bore or annoy you.
In North America, an example of a _________ is men should not show fear in public.
Cultural display rule
Which of the following is NOT one of the three major functions of dress?
Deintensification
Hearing and listening are identical processes
False
The kinesic code is made up of...
Gesture and body movement.
Ling belongs to a ________ culture therefore, it is not necessary to spell out messages explicitly and she seldom says things she believes listeners already know.
High-context
A child's secret clubhouse, which maybe accessed only to friends is an example of ________ territory.
Home
Which is true of gener and communication?
In task-oriented cross-gender groups, me talk more than women.
Nonverbal communication is more useful than verbal communication in conveying which of the following kinds of information?
Initial impressions, relational information, emotional expression
Which of the following statements is NOT true about nonverbal communication?
It consists of arbitrary and conventional signs.
A symbol differs from other kinds or signs in that...
It is arbitrary and conventional.
Which of the following is a characteristic or language?
It is rule-governed, it is productive, it uses symbols
Which of the following is true of memory?
Memory can be affected by stress.
In equivocal communication...
Messages can be interpreted in more than one way.
Which of the following should be AVOIDED if you want to improve listening?
None of the above
Which of the following statements is TRUE about nonverbal communication?
Nonverbal messages can easily undermine and contradict what we really want to convey.
The hall of mirrors effect refers to the idea that...
Over time, modest claims about male/female differences become exaggerated, and hypotheses are assumed to be facts.
Linguistic relativity means that...
People who speak different languages experience the world differently.
Sue has very strong ideas about what a professor should look life. She is surprised when she meets Dr. Smith, because Smith does not look like a professor should. Smith violates one of Sue's...
Personal prototypes
The kind of linguistic knowledge that allows us to interpret others' communication intent and to make socially acceptable language choices is...
Pragmatic knowledge
The method that most encourages cognitive responses is...
Role-paying or use of an activity in which receivers take an active part.
During the interpretive step in the listening process, people do all of the following EXCEPT...
See the world exactly as it is presented to them.
A speech act is...
The social intent of a speaker when he or she produces n utterance.
Bob glances up from his work to look at the TV screen because a commercial with a loud, lively tune comes on; this illustrates involuntary attention.
True
People who score high on present, hedonism time orientation like to spend their time playing and going to parties.
True
Women have been found to use more qualifiers than do men.
True
A perception check is...
a response that allows you to state your interpretation and ask your partner whether or not that interpretation is correct.
The study of space and territory is called...
proxemics
The three aspects of chronemics discussed in your book were...
psychological, biological, and cultural time orientations
