Intro to Comm Test 2

College students spend approximately what proportion of their time listening to others and the mass media?

50%

Which of the following statements about active listening is FALSE?

Active listening and empathic listening are exactly the same thing

Grayson doesn't talk about his parents' divorce with his girlfriend because it is still a painful subject to discuss. What factor affecting self-disclosure can be identified here?

Disclosure might be avoided for a variety of reasons.

Which of the following is try about men's listening behaviors as compared to women's listening behaviors?

Men listen in order to take action and solve problems.

Pria's boyfriend Leonard doesn't tell her about his family anymore. This makes her upset with their relationship. What factor affecting self-disclosure can be identified here?

Relational satisfaction and disclosure are curvilinearly related.

What is one strategy for appropriate self-disclosure in interpersonal relationships?

Reveal information to others as they reveal information to you.

Which of the following is a good example of a complementary relationship?

She is shy, and he likes to speak for both of them.

Which of the following is essential to demonstrating active listening?

Sit or stand so you are directly facing the speaker.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three stages in interpersonal relationships?

Social Penetration

Which of the following is an interference?

The road appears dangerous for ordinary travel.

Which of the following would be a good example of self-disclosure?

You tell the person that you meet that your parents were originally from Mississippi.

A relationship in which the two people are very similar is called

a symmetrical relationship

When engaging in critical listening, one challenges the speaker's message by evaluating its:

accuracy, meaningfulness, and utility

Which type of need can only be fulfilled through interpersonal interaction?

affection

Which of the following is a limitation of short-term memory?

can only hold five to nine "bits" of information on average

Which two concepts seem most closely related?

egocentrism and personal bias

A person who gets so involved in the particulars that she misses the main point is demonstrating an example of a

factual distraction

Tinnitus is something that would be most likely to affect your

hearing

"You need to remember this because it will be on the quiz." What type of lecture cue is this statement?

importance

The ability to listen to, mentally process, and recall lecture information is called:

lecture listening

Which association is NOT part of the textbook definition of interpersonal relationships?

one between two or more people who exhibit affection toward each other.

Dante was walking across campus in a hurry. On the way he saw his friend Aarav, who he hadn't seen in quite some time. Dante stopped and told Aarav his cell phone number and told him to call him later. Just a few seconds after Dante left, Aarav already had forgotten the number. This would be because the information only went as far as Aarav's

short-term memory

Rashi and Anita marry because they are of the same cultural background. This is most likely what type of relationship?

symmetrical

Which of the following is an example of hearing rather than listening

the sound of firecrackers filled the nighttime air.

One of the suggestions for being a better listener in the workplace is to "plan for nuggets." The strategy recommended for doing this involves

using a separate column in your notes