Speech 106 Midterm Exam
Your self-concept matches your ideal and ought selves
According to Self-Discrepancy Theory, you are more likely to experience high self-esteem if____.
Concealment
According to Table 5.3, Types of Deception, which of the following types refers to revealing only part of the truth while leaving out important information?
Power
According to co-cultural communication theory, the people with the most___within a society determine the dominant culture.
All of the answers are correct
According to researcher Dominic Infante, how can you competently communicate with verbally aggressive people?
Transactional
According to the ___model, there aren't senders or receivers; instead, participants constantly exchange verbal and nonverbal messages and feedback to collaboratively and create meaning.
Employing benevolent prejudice
According to the chapter, which of the following is not a way to create intercultural competence?
Emblems
Gestures that substitute for verbal statements-for example, giving a thumbs-up to communicate "good job!"-are known as___.
Self-presentation
If you convince your sister to lend you her car by describing your clean driving record and devotion to speed limits, you are accomplishing what type of goal?
Comprehend
If your sister is giving you detailed directions to her new apartment during a phone call, you are listening to___.
Control
In high-uncertainty-avoidance cultures, what do people place a lot of value on?
Artifacts
In terms of nonverbal communication, you can express your identity, affluence, and influence through your use of___.
Low-context
In___cultures, people tend not to presume that others share their beliefs, attitudes, and values; thus, they strive to be informative, clear, and direct in their communication.
High-contact cultures; Spain
People from___such as___, prefer frequent touching, shared gaze, and close physical proximity.
"we language"
Phrases that both emphasize inclusion and enhance feelings of connection and similarity are known as___.
Communication skills
Repeatable goal-directed behaviors patterns that you routinely practice and that reflect knowledge of competent communication are known as____.
Fundamental attribution error
The overwhelming tendency of people to attribute others' behaviors to internal rather than external forces known as___.
Aggressive listening
Though possibly caused by stress, people who cause___ may think less favorably about themselves and experience lower marital satisfaction.
Algebraic
Which of the following impressions form over time?
Limiting mediated communication to a couple of messages per day
Which of the following is not one of the chapter's suggestions for competently using mediated communication?
Ethics
Which of the following is not one of the five features that define communication?
Compare your impressions with a neutral source
Which of the following is not one of the five steps of perception-checking?
Connotative meanings
You and your sister using the phrase "blue moon" to signal to each other when your mom is in a bad mood is an example of___
Flaming
___occurs when people say or do negative things online that they would never do in person.
Multitasking
During which of the following activities are you mostly likely to mishear messages?
Evaluating
During which stage of the listening process do you compare new information against knowledge?
Synchronous communication
If you want to have an important conversation with a family member, you should first try to engage in a real-time conversation, or___.
Perception-checking
One way to improve your nonverbal competence is to evaluate the accuracy of your attributions through___.
A mask covers the private aspects of your self.
What is the difference between your face and a mask?
All of the above are correct
When evaluating someone's online face, which of the following do you consider as part of the content's warranting value?
Outgroupers
When people communicate in rude or inappropriate ways, you're most inclined to form negative impressions of them if you see them as___.
Ethics
Which feature of competent communication requires you to treat others with respect and communicate with them honestly, kindly, and positively?
Lack of nonverbal feedback
Which of the following is a main cause of empathy deficits?
Looking down
Which of the following is not a way to show dominance through nonverbal communication?
Symbolic
Which of the following is not one of the four characteristics off understandable language, according to the cooperative principle?
People-oriented
Which of the following types of listeners view listening as an opportunity to establish bonds between themselves and others?