Interpersonal Communications

T/F Age, because it is a universal construct, does not influence our perceptions of time.

False

T/F All of our communication involves personal interaction.

False

T/F By dubbing Joe Lieberman as "the first Jew to run for Vice President" in the 2000 U.S. Presidential election, some media commentators engaged in stereotyping.

False

T/F Selective listening is effective because we focus on the most important parts of a message

False

T/F The majority of our interactions involve I-It communication

False

T/F Selective listening also occurs when we reject communication that makes us uneasy

True

T/F Silence is considered a form of nonverbal communication

True

T/F The attachment style an infant develops can change over the course of life

True

T/F Unhappy couples tend to attribute the nice things their partners do to external factors.

True

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

True

Pat says "I am so stupid. I will never graduate from college. I just can't learn this chemistry because I am so darned dumb!" Pat's self-communication is an example of

engaging in self-sabotage

T/F Nonverbal communication does not reflect culture

false

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

paralanguage

When her daughter doesn't obey Jana the first time, Jana tells her it's time to go and I REALLY mean it this time" and emphasizes really to show shes serioius. TO communicate her meaning to her daughter, Jana has relied on:

paralanguage

Attachment styles are:

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

Charlene is always late, because she is so lazy. This is an example of

personal construct

T/F A stereotype is a predictive generalization applied to a person or situation.

True

T/F Ambushing is listening carefully for the purpose of attacking the speaker

True

Immediately after hearing a message, most people remember less than _____ of what they have heard

35%

__________ were the first to use the term "white" to describe a racial group in the area that is now the United States

Europeans when they colonized the United States

There are three levels of interpersonal communicaiton. Name them

I-It I-You I-Thou

As the faculty meeting stretches to three hours, Renee starts to experience listening fatigue or ______, one listening obstacle.

Lack of effort

_____ models of communication view communication as flowing only in one direction, from sender to receiver

Linear

During a student speech, the campus landscapers begin mowing the lawn, making he student's presentation difficult to hear. The audience is experiencing _________, one listening obstacle.

Noise

Chat rooms can be evaluated based on how interesting or boring the conversations are. This statement best represents

Personal constructs

Cosmetic surgery and eating disorders are associated with _______, one type of nonverbal behavior.

Physical appearance

Which one of the following is NOT a paralanguage behavior?

Refusing to speak

Which of the following is NOT a regulative rule of interpersonal communication?

Speaking is a way to show you care about issues.

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

Use talk to accomplish practical goals

Which of the following is a script?

Your idea about how you should interact with a friend

Words are symbols for other things. This gives words three characteristics. Two of these characteristics are

abstract ambiguous arbitrary

The French word "rue " and the American word "road" mean the same thing in their respective cultures. These different symbols used for the same thing remind us that language is:

arbitrary

In Maria's office, she has many different religious items and paintings. These personal items are examples of

artifacts

Deborah is surprised when her friend reaches across the table to get a pepper shaker. To herself Deborah says, "Reaching across the table is rude." Deborah's perception of her friend's behavior is based on a ____________ rule.

constitutive

If a parent says to a 5-year old child, "Clean your room now," the _________ meaning is that the room is to be cleaned immediately.

content

"You are a very smart girl" Tammy tells her daughter. Tammy's statement is an example of a

direct definition

Your text discusses six different factors that shape the view of the generalized other. Two of these are

gender and race

The sense of touch is called

haptics

"One day I won't have to worry about money. One day, I'll make a great salary." These statements illustrate how symbols allow for

hypothetical thought

Psychologists define _________ as rules for living and behaving

identity scripts

When we listen like this, we attend only to the content level and overlook what's being communicated on the relationship level.

literal listening

Zach says to his friend "I meant that as a sarcastic remark, not as a comment on you at all.' Zach's statement is an example of

metacommunication

Kitty's supervisor says, "I'm the boss so we'll go with my plan for this project." The supervisors message addresses the ___________ dimension of relationship meaning.

power

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." Dolore's ability to listen is being hindered by

prejudgment

Maggie has always dreamed of her perfect romantic soul mate. She believes that her ideal soul mate will be tall, dark, handsome, smart, and rich. Maggie's ideal soul mate is an example of

prototype

This defines the clearest or most representative examples of some category

prototype

This refers to space and how we use it

proxemics

These rules specify when, how, where, and with whom to talk about certain things.

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

secure

Wanting to get good grades would be placed in which of Maslow's hierarchy of needs?

self-esteem

The author of your text argues that

self-esteem needs are influenced by individual's interpersonal communcation skills

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

The views of ______ comprise the generalized other

society as a whole

Charlene says "I would never join a sorority. Al the members do is party and go shopping." Charlene's statement is an example of an

stereotype

Men and women tend to differ somewhat in their listening. Men tend to focus their listening on specific content areas of communication, while women tend to focus on

the whole of communication

In some cultures, such as many Eastern and Native American cultures, silence indicates

thoughtfulness