Speech Test review

Cultures that place great value on family, duty, order, and hierarchy are considered_________________.

collectivistic

When communicators adapt their speech to fit in with others they are adopting the strategy of_____________.

convergence

When you want to understand and connect with another person, you should use ____________.

empathetic listening

Michael and Brooke are visiting France for the first time. While they enjoy visiting the museums and historical sites, they can't help but criticize the people and their culture. They specifically wished that more people would speak English and were troubled by the strangeness of French cuisine. Michael and Brooke's behavior best exemplifies __________.

ethnocentrism

Which of the following options is considered to be the ideal number of main points in a formal outline?

3 to 5

Levels of communication competence Include.

All of these; Unconscious competence, Conscious incompetence, conscious competence, Unconscious competence.

Brent slurred his words while giving his speech. Which of the following delivery aspects was Brent having difficulty with?

Articulation

Which leadership style relies on legitimate, coercive, and reward power to influence others?

Authoritarian

Dr. Simon is gathering data at her university about how many students arrive after a lecture has begun and how many instructors stay after class to carry on discussion. Which of the following areas of study in nonverbal communication is her focus?

Chronemics

A_________ pattern organizes a speech based on time.

Chronological

Marcus shows great respect and devotion to his extended family. He feels that it is his duty to take care of them and make sure that they have security as they get older. It is likely that Marcus comes from a(n)__________________.

Collectivist culture

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

Human communication is the process of________

Creating meaning through symbolic interaction

Rebecca arrives at a local dealership to buy a new car. Right away, the salesperson takes her around the lot and shows her several new models. Rebecca listens intently to the salesperson's pitch for each car. However, she questions whether the salesperson really knows what he's talking about and if he is sincerely interested in helping her. In this instance, Rebecca is engaged in ____________.

Critical listening

According to research, satisfaction is high in teams led by which kind of leader?

Democratic

According to the most structured problem-solving approaches developed in the last century, which of the following steps should be the first task of a problem-solving group?

Determine the group's goals

___________ describes a version of the same language that contains substantially different words and meanings.

Dialect

Which of the following strategies is least likely to discourage the effects of groupthink?

Discouraging all forms of conflict between group members

Communication competence refers to the knowledge of______ patterns.

Effective and Appropriate

________ refers to a person's or people's heritage and history, and involves shared cultural traditions and beliefs whereas __________ refers to a people's nation-state of residence or where they hold citizenship.

Ethnicity; nationality

Which of the following below best encapsulates self-fulfilling prophecy?

Expecting a positive outcome causes you to engage in actions, behavior, or thoughts that influence a positive outcome.

Which of the following types of speeches is planned in advance bur presented in a direct, spontaneous manner?

Extemporaneous

According to the Win-Win podcast, a great strategy for starting a hard conversation is which of the following?

Frame it in a positive way

According to the reading, which men's movement is characterized by seeking to restore the macho and independent image of men in culture?

Free Men

According to the Win-Win podcast, what is the difference between arguing and conflict resolution?

In arguing, it's all about winning

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

Which is not an area of communication studies?

Interromantical

In a communication with himself, Malik says, "I think, therefor I am. " What type of communication is mike engaged in?

Intrapersonal communication

According to the Conflict with Friends article, it is wise to choose a more public space, like a park or restaurant or coffee shop because:

It is likely to keep the conversation more genial and less likely to result in strong emotional responses, whether it would be raised voices or tearful outbursts.

According to the reading, ' Women smile more often than men and Caucasian women do this more than African-American women. This is an example of which nonverbal code?

Kinesics

Samantha is the project manager. However, she has decided to allow her team members to work under their own direction without interference. Which leadership style is Samantha using?

Laissez-faire

According to the Passive Aggressive article, passive aggression can lead to more conflict and intimacy issues, because:

Lying often

According to the Passive-Aggressive article, passive aggression can lead to more conflict and intimacy issues because:

Many people struggle to have a direct and honest conversation about the problem at hand.

According to the reading, numerous studies have shown that there are more sexual terms used for women than men. For example, one study found that there were 220 terms for sexuality promiscuous women and 22 similar terms for men. This is an example of which aspect of the negative bias towards women?

Naming Men and Women

Which culture group is mentioned in this chapter as an example of monochronic use of time?

North American

According to the reading which of the following is not a key difference in terms 'sex' and 'gender?'

One has to do with intercourse between people

According to the reading, "women tend to use more listening noises or back-channeling. Such as "mmm," "ah" and are often accompanied by nodding the head. Often they mean, "I am listening and following what you are saying. Keep going." This is an example of which nonverbal code?

Paralanguage

The highness or lowness of a person's voice is called_______________.

Pitch

Cultures that follow for flexible schedules in which multiple tasks are pursued at the same time as said to be____________.

Polychronic

According to the reading, 'males typically have access to greater space. In the homes of many heterosexual couples, the father had a den and a garage that was for his use only. Mothers are often limited to shared space such as the kitchen and living areas. Not only is there a lack of private space, but also the tasks associated with each (cooking in the kitchen) are work as opposed to the hobbies that take place in the garage (rebuilding cars). This is an example of which nonverbal code?

Proxemics

The first panelist speaks so slowly that the audience begins to wander. The second panelist speaks so quickly that people can't understand all of her points. The issue with both speakers is one of__________.

Rate

A critical listener should_____________.

Recognize the difference between fact and opinion

Which of the following is an effective technique for concluding a speech?

Reviewing the points you made in your introduction.

Which of the following is true about the self?

Self is a social product arising out of experiences with people and our perceptions about others' behavior.

which statement best captures the connection between self-concept and communication?

Self-concept shapes communication and is affected by one's response to communication.

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

Self-disclosure

Individualistic Cultures value_____________.

Self-reliance

James is great at talking to his peers but is not so skillful when communicating with authority figures. This illustrates how communication competence is ____________.

Situational and he must adapt

Howard is having a great deal of anxiety about giving his speech. Because he has a complicated topic and will be using a lot of technical jargon, he's afraid he might forget information or mispronounce his terms. Mostly, though, he's worried about looking stupid in front of the class. Which of the following strategies would best help Howard manage his communication apprehension?

Spend more time preparing

________________ govern the arrangement or sequence of language

Syntactic rules

According to the Win-Win podcast, a good technique to defuse a charged argument is to:

Take a time-out and come back when you are calm

For which of the following situations would empathetic listening be the most effective listening strategy?

Talking with a parent about their health issues

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.

According to the article, which of the following is NOT a way to which the English language demonstrates a positive bias toward the masculine and a negative bias toward the feminine?

The gender pay gap

Which of the following provides the central idea of the speech?

Thesis statement

According to the Conflict Article, which of the following is NOT a ground rule for fighting fair?

Use YOU instead of I language

When you picture yourself presenting a successful speech before you give it, you are using ____________.

Visualization

According to the reading, what is a basic belief in Liberal Feminism?

Women and men are alike in important ways and should receive equal treatment.

A democratic leader________________.

allows members to be involved in determining the direction of various projects

Competent communication requires that individuals____________.

be true to themselves and respond in ways they feel are appropriate

Culture can be best understood as____________.

belief systems, values, and behaviors that support a particular ideology or social arrangement.

The study of how humans use and structure time is called______________.

chronemics

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

Communicators who want to set themselves apart from others adopt the strategy of __________.

divergence

Using the term firefighter rather than fireman is an example of ____________ language.

gender-neutral

A group'c collective striving for unanimity that discourages realistic appraisals of alternatives to its chosen decision is called_______________.

groupthink

The study of touch is called ______________.

haptics

Leticia asks Lourdes for her help with a case she is working on. Lourdes does not have the time to help Leticia but does not want to offend her by saying no. Instead, she suggests that her coworker, Belinda, may be interested in learning more about the case Leticia is working on. Based on her response, Lourdes most likely comes from a _________.

high context culture

The study of body movement, gesture, and posture is called ____________.

kinesics

The style in which the leader gives up the power to dictate, transforming the group into a leaderless collection of equals, is called________.

laissez-faire leadership

Compared to verbal communication, nonverbal communication has___________.

more ambiguity

Nonverbal communication involves messages expressed through____________ means.

nonlinguistic

Jamie was awakened by her roommate at 5:30 a.m. on a day when she had planned to sleep in until 8:00 a.m. Jamie grumbled to her roommate, "Thanks for waking me up!" This is an example of using ____________.

paralanguage

Graduate, lead, and produce are all words whose meaning may vary as a result of inconsistent ____________ rules.

phonological

__________ govern how words sound when pronounced.

phonological rules

The study of the way people and animals use space is called_______________.

proxemics

The study of the way people and animals use space is called________________.

proxemics

Developing an image of ourselves from the way we think others view us is known as _____________.

reflected appraisal

A person's self-concept is a set of___________.

relatively stable perceptions of ourselves

Math is your weakest subject. On the first day of college algebra you tell the student next to you, "I bet I'll get a D in this course." At the end of the semester you get a D. This result could be an example of __________.

self-fulfilling prophecy

When a person's expectations of an outcome, and subsequent behavior, cause the outcome to occur, it is called _____________.

self-fulfilling prophecy

A______ pattern organizes a speech by arranging points according to their physical location.

spatial

Iris is studying abroad this semester, and she doesn't want to be out of touch with the culture in the country she's visiting. Which of the following observations of nonverbal behavior would suggest to her that the culture there is polychronic?

students stay in class after lectures have finished.

"Reflective thinking" refers to _____________.

systematic and structured problem solving

A_____________ pattern organizes a speech by arranging points according to logical types or categories.

topical

The first language we learn as infants is _____________.

touch

Men and women who do not feel that their biological sex adequately describes them would most likely identify as ____________.

transgender

According to the reading, feminism is a socio-political and philosophical position about the relationships between all of the following except what?

wealth

According to the Passive- Aggressive article, some common forms of passive aggression include all except:

yelling and arguing often