Communications Final

The interactive view of emotions rests on three key culturally influenced concepts.

Framing rules, feeling rules, emotion work

the perspective of the ________ other reflect the views generally held by others in a society

Generalized others

tabitha and her partner respond to their tension by deciding to spend part of the weekend together and part of it engaged in seperate activities; This repsonse is called

Neutralization

having a dorm room to sleep in every night fulfills which of maslows needs

Safety needs

_________ information is what we know about ourselves but choose not to reveal to most others

hidden

Which of the follwing is a personal construct

how a friend measures up on the dimension of intelligent-unintelligent

"One day I wont have to worry about money. ONe day ill make a great salary" these illustrate how symbols allow for

hypothetical thought

ordering lunch at a drive through would be an example of

i-it communication

three dimensions of commited relationships are

intimacy, commitment, and passion

in the _____ phase of romantic relationship deterioraation, relational partners may begin to consider alternatifes to the relaionship

intrapsychic

there are sic growth stages to most romantic relationships two of these are

invitaional communication, exploration communication

many scholars argue that race

is a socially constructed category

jed comes to class and doesnt make any contributions during discussion. Based on what you know, which of the following is an inference of jed

jed doesnt care about the class

all of the following are panes of johari window except

known

this refers to space and how we use it

proxemics

Ed shouts, "I am shouting because you're shouting!" Yet Sonny shouts back, "No, I'm shouting because you're shouting." The difference between how Ed and Sonny see the cause of the shouting is due to differences in:

punctuation

charlene says "i would never join a sorority. all the members do it aprty and go shopping" charlenes statement is an example of

rational judgement

which one of the following is not a paralanguage behavior

refusing to speak

an example of these rules is when we understand that we can wear jeans and tshirts to class but that different clothes are generally appropriate in our wokrplace

regulative

in _______ we communicate attention and interest

responding

Nikki believes that she is lovable and that people are loving and can be trusted. Nikki has a ____ attachment style.

secure

A form of nonlistening is ____, which involves focusing only on particular parts of communication.

selective listening

according to the proccess of human perception the selection process includes all of the following except

self-indication

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

people socialized in masculine speech communities tend to achieve closeness in interpersonal relationships primarily through

sharing activities

common forms of expressing feelings innafectively include

speaking in generalities

which of the following is not a regulative rule of interpersonal conflict

speaking is a way to show you care about issues

the opposite of strategy is

spontaneity

involves controlling the outward expression of emotion

surface acting

what are two charecteristics of symbols used in language

Arbitrary, Abstract

Brad and angie get into a heated argument. During their argument brad calls angie a few bad names. then later he apologizes to angie. brad does not realize which principle of interpersonal communication.

Interpersonal communication is irreversible

Models of communication view communication as flowing only in one direction, from sender to receiver.

Linear

As soon as Barton finishes speaking, Matt jumps in and says, "Ha! I knew that's what you'd think and I can tear holes in your reasoning." He then proceeds to refute much of what Barton said. Matt has engaged in:

ambushing

in marias office she has many religous items and paintings these are examples of

artifacts

verbal communication and nonverbal communication are similar except

both are percieved as equally believable

which of the follwing is not a constituitive rule of communication

business email must be answered within 24 hours

ethnocentrism is one form of ____ communication

certainty

all of the following are reasons why we may not express emotions except

communication problems

research indicates that in general the least effective and least satisfying reponse to the tension generated by relational dialectics is to

compormise to meet both needs somewhat but to meet neither completely

if a parent says to a 5 year old child to clean their room, what is the meaning of this interaction

content

this involves percieving perwonal attack criticism or hostility in communication that is not critical or mean-spirited

defensive listening

according to your book all of the following is included in the nature of friendship except

diverse communication styles

When communicating with a person with a disability, all of the following are generally accepted guidlines except

do not lean on a persons wheelchair as this may be an invasion of personal space

the dimensions of trust include

emotional reliability

the strongest level on confrimation is

endorsement

the opposite fo superiority is

equality

Assertiveness and affirming oneself involves the same kinds of communication across all cultures

false

fathers are more likely than mothers to specialize in protecting children and emotionally reassuring them

false

in western society race is not considered a primary aspect of personal identity

false

passion is the primary foundation for enduring romance

false

scholars agree that our basic emotions are happiness and anger

false

selective listening is effective becasue we focus on the most important parts of a message

false

the first g=cognitive schema we use to organize perceptions is the script

false

when frinedships deteriorate or suffer serious violations communications chnges in unpredictable wasy

false

the meanings we assign to behavioir in romantic relationships are entirely individualistic

flase

during the _____ phase of romantic relationship deterioration individuals try to make sense of what the relationship meant, why it didnt work out what it meant and how it affected them

grave dressing

the sense of touch is called

haptics

the clearest indication that a frienship is in the waning stage is

less quality and quantity of communication

this kind of love sees love as a game

ludus

in its simplest form the linear model of communication has three parts name two

message, sender

daryll says to his friend you must be so happy youre about to become an uncle darylls statement is an example of

mind reading

the first step in listening is to make a decision to be

mindful

becasue nonverbal communication is ______ selective perception is likely to occur

multi-channeled

the ____ view of emotions posits this model. Stimulus > physiological response > emotion

organismic view

all of the following are risks to self disclosing communication except

others may increase closeness with us

It includes sounds such as murmurs and gasps and vocal qualities such as volume, pitch, and inflection

paralanguage

attachment styles are

parenting patterns that teach us who we are and how to approach relationships.

this kind of love is practical love

pragma

three secondary styles or love are

pragma. mania and agape

My boss Susan is a great supervisor because she listens to her employee's concerns and ideas. Susan is an example of a(n):

prototype

this defines the clearenst or most representative examples of some cateogory

prototype

this communicates openness to toher points of view. we suggest that our minds arent sealed

provisionalism

Men and women tend to differ somewhat in their listening. men tedn to focus on their listening on specific content areas while wimen focus on

the whole of communication

we are most likely to engage in emotion work when we

think what we are feeling is innapropriate

in some cultures such as asian silence indicates

thoughtfullness

this model of communication abandons the idea of reciever and a sender

transactional

We follow communication rules even when we are not consciously aware of them.

true

a distinct feedback loop is only a feature of the transactional model of communication

true

a form of nonlistening is literal listening which involves listening not only for content and ignoring the relationship level of meaning

true

because nonverbal communication is symbolic, it is arbitrary ambiguous and abstract

true

because we can not communicate the absence of a messsage is a message

true

geographic distanc is the reason the majority of high school friendships dissolve when students begin college

true

many scholars think that most or all emotions aree socially constructed to a substantial degree

true

nonverbal communication reflects cultural values

true

perceptions are subjctive

true

some people are generally defensive expecting criticism from all quarters

true

speech communities are not necessarily defineed by geographic location and boundaries

true

the likelihood of sustaining a long distance frinedship depends on factors such as socioeconomic class and sex

true

the self has multiple dimensions

true

the tensions of relational dialectics keep relationships stagnant bcause they increase interpersonal

true

In general, masculine-gender speech communities follow this communication rule:

use talk to accomplish practical goals

while listening to her friend bill, judy occasionally says tell me more or thats interesting go on. judy is

using minimal encouragers

women tend to provide more ____ emotional support for their friends then men

verbal

which one of the following statments is true about emotions

we experience emotions holistically