Speech 1311 Final Exam

The Johari Window

Amodelthat describes the relationship between self- disclosure and self-awareness.

Charisma

a special quality of leadership that captures the popular imagination and inspires unswerving allegiance and devotion

types of interpersonal relationships

friendship, family, romantic, online

____________ refers to the believability of a speaker.

Credibility

Which of the following statements is most likely to contribute to a positive communication climate?

"I feel rejected when you show up late."

social penetration model

A theory that describes how intimacy can be achieved via the breadth and depth of self-disclosure.

After a recruiter gives a presentation in your business class on opportunities in the military, you ask a question. What form of confirming response is this?

Acknowledgment

Confirming Messages

Actions and words that express respect and show that we value the other person (show recognition, acknowledge thoughts & feelings, show you agree)

conflict

An expressed struggle between at least two interdependent parties who perceive incompatible goals, scarce rewards, and interference from the other party in achieving their goals

____________ is the audience's perception of two factors: enthusiasm and likeability.

Charisma

____________ refers to the emotional tone of a relationship.

Communication climate

____________ refers to the speaker's expertise on a topic.

Competence

Carlos usually spends a lot of time surfing. He values the time he has in the ocean alone with his thoughts and the waves. It's something he really feels like he needs. He recently met a very exciting woman named Amy. He is thrilled by the time they spend together, but he feels surfing, a significant part of his identity, is now being neglected. What type of tension is he most likely feeling?

Connection vs. Autonomy

conflict in Computer Mediated Communication

Delay (aren't obliged to respond immediately), Disinhibition (absence of face-to-face contact can make it easy to respond aggressively), Permanence ("transcript" that doesn't exist when communicators deal with conflict face to face)

Low context cultures typically value which type of communication most?

Direct communication

____________ responses are messages that deny the value of others.

Disconfirming

____________ evidence is supporting material that evokes fear, anger, pride, sympathy, or reverence in the audience.

Emotional

Which is the strongest confirming response?

Endorsement

____________ conflict spirals are the most visible way that disconfirming messages reinforce one another.

Escalatory

Which of the following best describes a characteristic of effective self-disclosure?

In most cases it is not a good idea to disclose your deepest secrets to new contacts.

boomerag charisma

Insincere flattery that will create a negative affect

Which of the following is an unethical practice in persuasive speaking?

Persuading someone for your own benefit.

____________ is the process of motivating someone, through communication, to change a particular belief, attitude, or behavior.

Persuasion

____________ is the process of deliberately revealing information about oneself that is significant and that would not normally be known by others.

Self-disclosure

Setting up an argument that was not proposed and then attacking it as if it were the original argument is which of the following fallacies?

Straw man

____________ credibility is acquired after a speaker has finished a speech.

Terminal

Which is the most true of love languages?

The best way to express a love language to a partner is in the love language he or she prefers.

communication climate

The emotional tone of a relationship as it is expressed in the messages that the partners send and receive.

depth (of self-disclosure)

The level of personal information a person reveals on a particular topic.

Which of the following statements would best be described as an "attack on the person" or ad hominem fallacy?

The president has blonde hair, and people with blonde hair cannot be trusted.

breadth (of self-disclosure)

The range of topics about which an individual discloses.

interpersonal communication

Two-way interactions between people who are part of a close and irreplaceable relationship in which they treat each other as unique individuals.

Which of the following would best be described as the bandwagon appeal ( argumentum ad populum) fallacy?

Using the fact that many people agree with you to validate an argument

Disconfirming Messages

Words and actions that express a lack of caring or respect for another person (criticize each other, show contempt, defensive, stonewalling)

In Western cultures, women are typically expected to be ____________, and men are expected to be ____________.

accommodating; competitive

A speaker who attempts to weaken an opponent's argument by attacking the person's integrity is guilty of the ____________ fallacy.

ad hominem

Due to their ____________, during disagreements males tend to experience greater physical arousal than women in the form of increased heart rate and blood pressure.

biology

personal credibility

built through competence, character, and charisma

A parent who threatens his or her child with a spanking to get him to clean his room would be an example of ____________.

coercion

Communicators seek important but inherently incompatible goals throughout virtually all of their relationships. The conflicts that arise when two opposing or incompatible forces exist simultaneously are called ____________.

dialectical tensions

The lack of face-to-face contact in online communication often causes ____________, which may make it easy to respond aggressively without considering the consequences.

disinhibition

down to earth charisma

enthusiasm & likability

A critical listener should

examine evidence and reasoning

propositions of persuasion

fact, value, policy

Self-disclosure

he process of deliberately revealing information about oneselfthat is significant and that would not normally be known by others.

Post Hoc fallacy

mistakenly assumes that one event causes another because they occur sequentially

phubbing

people pay more attention to their devices than they do to the people around them

Three important characteristics that affect conflict in online communication are delay, disinhibition, and ____________.

permanence

ethical persuasion

persuasion in an audience's best interest that does not depend on false or misleading information to induce change in that audience

"Tobacco companies should be abolished" is an example of a proposition of ____________.

policy

Which of the following best demonstrates the difference between a proposition of value and a proposition of policy?

policy goes one step beyond value and explores the worth of an idea, person, or object.

To effectively paraphrase a message, one should

reflect the underlying meaning of the speakers remarks

either-or fallacy

sets up false alternatives, suggesting that if the inferior one must be rejected, then the other must be accepted

argumentum ad verecundiam fallacy

supports a belief by relying on the testimony of someone who is not an authority on the issue being argued

it is not uncommon for a student with low initial credibility to earn increased credibility while speaking and to finish with much higher ____

terminal credibility

argumentum ad populum fallacy

the dubious notion that because many people favor an idea, you should, too

reductio ad absurdum fallacy

unfairly attacks an argument by extending it to such extreme lengths that it looks ridiculous

"California is the best place to live" is an example of a proposition of ____________.

value