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.