Discipline is about __________.
A. Shaping behavior
B. Academic fields
C. Punishment
D. All of the above
________ was interested in understanding languages formal properties like form and
structure.
A. Sapir
B. Denny
C. Whorf
D. Saussure
Shared, global understandings of objects, individuals, and process are known as
A. Facts
B. Practices
C. Relevant constructs
D. Rituals
A speaker with integrity will use “in-text citations” as well as a/an _________ to cite
his/her sources.
A. Expert’s opinion
B. Bibliography
C. User’s manual
D. Citation guideline
Tuckman’s second stage in small group development is
A. Storming
B. Norming
C. Adjourning
D. Forming
Difference and opposition are the same thing.
a. True
b. False
According to your textbook, when selecting a topic, the following two things should be
considered
A. Audience and delivery
B. Assignment and style
C. Style and delivery
D. Audience and assignment
Although Tuckman and Jensen’s model for group evolution is helpful for understanding
how the group will play out, it does not provide helpful information for dealing with
conflict.
a. True
b. False
Tuckman and Jensen added ______________ as a stage in the life cycle of groups in
1977.
A. Performing
B. Forming
C. Norming
D. Adjourning
__________ refers to the way we, as Subjects, create meaning together in interaction.
A. Interdependent
B. Paradigmatic
C. Intersubjective
D. Rhetoric
PowerPoint is a better media aid than a chalkboard.
a. True
b. False
The use of __________ can be used to express our self concept and identity.
A. Proxemics
B. Artifacts
C. Haptics
D. None of the above
This area of research helped to re-establish communication studies as a legitimate area
of intellectual inquiry
A. Elocution
B. Cultural studies
C. Social science
D. Critical inquiry
Ellen is happy to enjoy a joke or a smart way of saying something, but she is also
careful to listen for errors in reasoning and logic. Ellen would be labeled a
A. Effective listener
B. Stingy listener
C. Ineffective communicator
D. Critical thinker
Testimonies have the power to __________ an issue through narrative and example.
A. Trivialize
B. Publicize
C. Personalize
D. None of the above
________ is about meeting your audience in the moment, in the active and engaged
spirit of dialogue.
A. Listening
B. Speaking
C. Hearing
D. Persuading
Geertz uses the metaphor of __________ to illustrate how culture is not a possession.
A. Dogs
B. Cats
C. Spiders
D. Insects
A type of reflection and insight that helps each of us understand how we participate,
consciously and unconsciously, in in social systems that both help and harm us is
known as
A. Problem-posing
B. Praxis
C. Reflexivity
D. Compassionate critical listening
What we believe to be true, through our actions, becomes reality. This statement refers
to
A. Culture and power are separate
B. Stereotypes are built on truth
C. Culture is static
D. The self-fulfilling prophecy
________ is the stage in Tuckman’s phases of small group development when the group
considers tasks, sets ground rules, and develops boundaries for their joint work.
A. Storming
B. Norming
C. Adjourning
D. Forming
Discipline occurs through communicative messages, such as __________.
A. Stern looks
B. Physical punishments
C. Verbal warnings
D. All of the above
Volunteering is one way to engage in __________.
A. Critical literacy
B. Alliance building
C. Reflexivity
D. None of the above
The simple surface level of speech act is known as the
A. Speech movement
B. Perlocutionary act
C. Illocutionary act
D. Locutionary act
The language we consume builds and sustains our understandings, our attitudes, and
our actions.
a. True
b. False
The Ancient Greeks taught and learned through speaking. Which of the following
phrases best characterizes this feature of Ancient Greek life?
A. Audible culture
B. Logical culture
C. Oral culture
D. Emotional culture
The study of epistemology asks us why something we know is true.
a. True
b. False
__________ argues that speech can have significant effects on those who witness it.
A. Sapir
B. Freire
C. Butler
D. Saussure
What you choose to discuss in public should inspire in you some ________ response.
A. Logical
B. Ethical
C. Rational
D. Emotional
A cultural paradigm shapes no only our own lives, but also our understandings of
communication and our interactions. A cultural paradigm is also known as a
A. Worldview
B. Perspective
C. Phenomena
D. Standpoint
Where we stand in relation to various categories or elements of difference—such as
race, economic background, or ability—describes which of the terms?
A. Impressions
B. Individualities
C. Positionalities
D. Perspectives
Several types of logical reasoning were addressed in the text. Please define deductive
and inductive reasoning and provide concrete examples of both.
a. Varies