Quiz 13

When communicating with another person, you should avoid repeating your message.

False

The grapevine is an important social process that bonds employees together and fulfills their need for affiliation.

True

A communication channel with high media richness is most appropriate in routine situations where the sender and receiver have common understanding and expectations.

False

Communication exists whenever someone sends a message to someone else, even when the person receiving the message does not understand it.

False

Nonverbal communication is typically conscious, whereas most verbal communication is automatic, reactive, and unconscious.

False

One limitation of email is that both sender and receiver need to coordinate the communication session.

False

Men are more likely than women to view conversations as negotiations of relative status and power.

True

One challenge in workspace design is how to balance employees' privacy with opportunities for social interaction.

True

Research has found that women are generally more sensitive than men to nonverbal cues in face-to-face meetings.

True

When sending a message, the choice of medium also communicates information from the sender to receiver.

True