Studies involving communication between infants and caregivers have reliably
demonstrated that
A.Without sufficient interaction, infants will likely develop severe mental illness later
in life.
B.Human interaction, specifically touch, is critical for development and health.
C.Infants’ language acquisition occurs whether or not their caregivers communicate
with them.
D.Only a child’s biological parents are able to influence his or her social development.
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When competent communicators discover that their perceptions were inaccurate, they
will respond by:
A.seeking more information
B.considering alternative perceptions
C.revising their perceptions accordingly
D.all of these
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Which of the following is an example of feedback that someone might provide in
response to a message?
A.Nodding to show that he is paying attention to and understanding the message.
B.Looking at her watch anxiously as someone else is talking.
C.Rolling his eyes or sighing in the middle of someone’s comments.
D.Each of these is an example of feedback.
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Which of the following linguistic features was NOT identified in the textbook as
affecting a speaker’s credibility?
A.use of clichés
B.a speaker’s dialect
C.incorrect diction
D.equivocal statements
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To an American, the phrase, “How are you today?” sounds correct whereas the phrase
“Today you are how?” sounds incorrect. The second phrase violates which rule of
language?
A.phonological
B.syntactical
C.semantic
D.pragmatic
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During a counseling session with his wife, Edith, Harris frequently rolled his eyes,
made rude and condescending remarks, and openly mocked Edith in front of their
counselor. Harris’s emotional state could best be described as:
A.hostile
B.arrogant
C.contemptuous
D.disrespectful
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Which of the following is not an example of an affiliation behavior?
A.head nods
B.warm vocal tones
C.talking in short phrases
D.each of these is an affiliation behavior
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The process by which cultural traditions are passed from one generation to the next is
known as:
A.enculturation
B.cultural adaption
C.cultural transmission
D.acculturation
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Which concept of culture includes judgments about how good, desirable, or beautiful
something is?
A.symbols
B.values
C.norms
D.language
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As defined in the textbook, communication can help us grow spiritually in all of the
following areas except:
A.developing a sense of our values
B.articulating morals (beliefs about right and wrong)
C.discouraging the spirituality of others
D.finding a meaning for life
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This occurs when one partner expresses a substantially higher level of interest in the
relationship than the other:
A.obsessive relational intrusion
B.stalking
C.codependency
D.inequitable relationship exchange
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___________ is the desire to stay in a relationship no matter what happens.
A.investment
B.passion
C.commitment
D.intimacy
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Your subjective evaluation of yourself is known as:
A.self-evaluation
B.self-esteem
C.self-concept
D.self-image
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When one member of a group spreads his or her emotional state to the others,
___________ has taken place.
A.emotional expressiveness
B.a sympathetic emotional response
C.emotional synchrony
D.emotional contagion
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Which of the following statements accurately reflects the idea of “reframing” a conflict?
A.Thinking of conflict as a game if you traditionally think of it as a battle.
B.Engaging in a cooling off period before you have a conflict discussion.
C.Trying to see a conflict from someone else’s point of view.
D.Minimizing your responsibility for a conflict.
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People ‘see” faces in all sorts of natural phenomena, including clouds, tree bark, and
even rocks on Mars. That is an example of which perception-making process?
A.egocentrism
B.perceptual set
C.positivity bias
D.recency effect
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Studies of affectionate communication have shown that
A.highly feminine individuals are likely to express affection
B.highly masculine individuals are likely to express affection
C.both highly masculine and feminine individuals are likely to express affection
D.none of these
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Which of the following is NOT one of the common conflict metaphors identified in
your textbook?
A.conflict is a war
B.conflict is a dance
C.conflict is a hammer
D.conflict is a game
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This theory says that each of us is born with a fundamental drive to seek, form,
maintain, and protect strong social relationships:
A.equity theory
B.need to belong theory
C.attraction theory
D.predicted outcome value theory
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Which of the following statements about collectivistic cultures is TRUE?
A.In conflict, group priorities are more important than individual priorities.
B.Individuals are more likely to avoid conflict altogether.
C.Parties involved in a conflict are likely to enlist a mediator to help reach an
agreement.
D.All of these.
Answer:
Very specific communication codes such as those used by doctors and dentists are
known as
A.idiomatic expressions
B.specialized codes
C.jargon
D.clichés
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Which of the statements about touching behavior involving children is true?
A.among children, same-sex touching is more common than opposite-sex
B.women are more likely to initiate touch with children
C.boys and girls are equally likely to be touched
D.all of these are true
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In her diary study, communication scientist Sandra Metts found that almost half of
people’s deception attempts involved this form of deception:
A.falsification
B.hyperbole
C.omission
D.exaggeration
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Which of the following statements about sex and conflict is NOT TRUE?
A.Women are always taught to be submissive to the demands of men.
B.Men are generally taught to engage in conflict directly and competitively.
C.Men are generally taught not to hurt women.
D.Women might feel the need to fight to obtain necessary resources.
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Angela had just been promoted to department chair at the college where she taught.
Although she treated everyone the same, several of the male professors in the
department were put off by Angela’s requests. As a result, the female professors thought
of Angela as fair and equitable in her treatment, but the male professors began resenting
her and openly challenging her position on several issues. The male professors probably
treated Angela that way because:
A.they were culturally insensitive to Angela’s professional position
B.they perceived Angela’s professional position as masculine and socially threatening
C.they were physiologically opposed to Angela’s professional position
D.they were prejudiced against Angela because of her ethnicity
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Why do people tend to believe nonverbal messages even when they contradict verbal
messages?
A.Nonverbal behaviors are completely involuntary and reflect people’s TRUE states.
B.People will only attempt to control their nonverbal behavior when they are lying.
C.It is harder for most people to control their nonverbal communication than their
verbal communication.
D.All of these are TRUE.
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Which of the following tools are useful in helping individuals develop and maintain
their identity?
A.comparing self to other
B.responding to the way others treat us
C.understanding when and how identity should be adapted
D.each of these is correct
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Which of the following statements about similarity is NOT TRUE?
A.Forming relationships with people unlike ourselves is more interesting and enjoyable.
B.Forming relationships with people like ourselves is socially validating.
C.Genetically, we are inclined to help people who are similar to ourselves.
D.Spending time with people like ourselves makes us feel better about ourselves.
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A relationship between a person of higher power and a person of lesser power is known
as:
A.a symmetrical relationship
B.a deficit relationship
C.a contemporary relationship
D.a complementary relationship
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When people engage in communication about their communication, they are engaging
in a process called:
A.perceptual identity checking
B.communication assurance
C.metacommunication
D.understanding maximization
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According to social penetration theory, the __________ dimension concerns the number
of topics disclosed whereas the __________ dimension concerns the level of detail in
topics disclosed.
A.breadth, depth
B.depth, breadth
C.range, penetration
D.penetration, range
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A group of students who attend the same high school and all belong to the school’s
computer club would be an example of what?
A.cultural norming
B.enculturation
C.a co-culture
D.cultural adaptation
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Research shows that men are more likely than women to lie about this characteristic in
an online dating ad:
A.physical attractiveness
B.education level
C.age
D.ethnicity
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According to your text, this could qualify as noise:
A.loud music
B.feeling hungry
C.being too hot
D.all of the above
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