Self-disclosure makes one
A.less vulnerable.
B.more vulnerable.
C.more powerful.
D.more sincere.
What is a hyperpersonal relationship?
A.A relationship started offline and maintained via CMC.
B.A relationship completely conducted face-to-face.
C.A relationship where one or both partners feels more intimate in person than via
CMC messages.
D.A relationship that is more intimate than romances or friendships would be if partners
were physically together.
If a researcher systematically varied an independent variable and measured the resulting
effect this had on a dependent variable, he or she would be conducting a(n)
A.survey.
B.experiment.
C.textual analysis.
D.All of the answers are correct
Which of the following is offered as a critique of the functional theory?
A.It incorporates a group’s history too prominently, and not what it does in the
here-and-now.
B.It is overly concerned with power and losses focus on decision-making.
C.Overstates a rational approach, separating it from other aspects of group life.
D.The theory only address questions of fact and of value, not policy.
Communication that regulates the extent to which a person is an organization member
is known as
A.Membership Negotiation.
B.Self-Structuring.
C.Activity Coordination.
D.Institutional Positioning.
An inner dialogue used to test alternatives, rehearse action, and anticipate reactions
before overtly responding is called
A.minding.
B.looking-glass conversation.
C.participant observation.
D.I/me interaction.
An axiom is a
A.node that connects two separate uncertainty systems.
B.hypothesis that scientists attempt to test.
C.self-evident truth that requires no additional proof.
D.basic unit of uncertainty.
The basic unit of analysis for SCT is a
A.fantasy.
B.fantasy theme.
C.symbolic cue.
D.rhetorical vision.
Tannen’s work on genderlects styles has been criticized because
A.it is too hard on men.
B.it is not hard enough on men.
C.it runs the risk of becoming self-fulfilling prophecy.
D.All of the answers are correct
Women typically ask questions to
A.solicit information.
B.establish a connection with another person.
C.change the topic of a conversation.
D.show competence.
Communicators usually make ______________ choices about a message’s form and
substance.
A.conscious
B.mindless
C.responsive
D.subconscious
Which of the following cues is used in peripheral processing?
A.consistency
B.social proof
C.scarcity
D.All of the answers are correct
Pastor Rick is very intentional about connecting with the members of his church. He
asks a lot of questions in order to be sure he’s in touch with their lives. Which of the
following terms does Petronio use to best describe his role?
A.Deliberate confidant
B.Intentional owner
C.Induced discloser
D.Reluctant confederate
Bakhtin believed that
A.communicative predicaments are a vital element in the study of friendship.
B.complex contradictions lie at the heart of family systems.
C.ethnography is the best way to study close relationships.
D.dialectical tension is the deep structure of all human experience.
Which of the following was NOT addressed as a motivation which drives us to act or
think in a particular way?
A.Need for affiliation
B.Need for achievement
C.Need to be controlled
D.Need to reduce uncertainty
What evaluation criterion of scientific research suggests that a theory be simple yet
complete, offering an explanation that is as straightforward as possible?
A.Scope
B.Parsimony
C.Falsifiability
D.Practicality
Communication between an organization and external entities is known as
A.Membership Negotiation.
B.Self-Structuring.
C.Activity Coordination.
D.Institutional Positioning.
Pacanowsky argues that culture is not something an organization has,
A.but is something an organization fears.
B.but is something an organization strives for.
C.but is something an organization is.
D.but is something an organization pretends to have.
Corporate decision processes that invite open dialogue among all stakeholders are
called
A.managerial control.
B.consent.
C.strategy.
D.codetermination.
The means used to accomplish a rhetorical event is the
A.actor.
B.act.
C.agent.
D.agency.
Messages that generate favorable thoughts when heard and scrutinized are
A.objective messages.
B.biased messages.
C.strong messages.
D.weak messages.
Ting-Toomey maintains that the conventional focus on obliging, compromising,
dominating, and integrating
A.does not adequately capture the variety of strategies people actually use.
B.is a result of studies of work situations in Western countries.
C.does not reflect the face concerns that dictate why people use certain strategies.
D.All of the answers are correct
Elliot Aronson extended Festinger’s theory by
A.calling attention to the relationship between dissonance and effort.
B.emphasizing psychological, rather than logical, inconsistency.
C.insisting on the importance of personal responsibility.
D.Both “calling attention to the relationship between dissonance and effort” and
“emphasizing psychological, rather than logical, inconsistency”
What is Hall’s take on Marxism?
A.He suggests it oversimplifies the role of economic determinism but still stands by the
idea of the haves and the have-nots.
B.He argues against its basic and secondary premises completely.
C.He advocates that Marxism is destructive to anyone except the least powerful.
D.He would rather see the triumph of capitalism than further Marxist ideology.
Deetz’ critical communication theory
A.emphasizes the structure of corporate culture.
B.requires that researchers observe, but not influence, the corporations they study.
C.suggests that belief will follow behavior.
D.seeks to balance corporate and human interests.
The narrative paradigm has been criticized because
A.stories from the Bible fail to meet the standard of narrative coherence.
B.the standard of narrative fidelity implies that good stories can only reinforcerather
than challengethe values of the audience.
C.Fisher’s definition of narrative is too narrow.
D.Both ‘stories from the Bible fail to meet the standard of narrative coherence” and “the
standard of narrative fidelity implies that good stories can only reinforcerather than
challengethe values of the audience”
_____________ is the relational process of creating and interpreting messages that
elicit a response.
A.Communication
B.Message exchange
C.Symbolic interaction
D.Theory-building
The term that describes the process of blurring, blending, and bending the opinions of
heavy television viewers is
A.resonance.
B.cultivation.
C.plowing the mind.
D.mainstreaming.
While convergence is moving closer to the other communication, ________________ is
strategically separating one’s self from the other.
A.accommodation
B.discourse management
C.discrimination
D.divergence
Samantha would like to ask Lucy a favor. However, Samantha is aware that Lucy is not
particularly fond of her and most definitely views her as a nonrewarding (punishing)
person. Which of these distances should Samantha stand at to maximize her chances of
a positive response?
A.closer than where Lucy would expect her to stand
B.at the distance Lucy would expect her to stand
C.beyond where Lucy would expect her to stand
D.as far beyond where Lucy would expect as possible
Which of the following might best reflect Barthes view of the transitory nature of
signs?
A.Go with the flow. Signs are dynamic and bound to change!
B.If it ain’t broke, don’t mess with it. Signs that “work” are signs that stick!
C.Out with the old, in with the new. Don’t waste your time on the past!
D.Resist change. Fight to keep original meaning!
The most important characteristic about moveable type is
A.repeatability.
B.globality.
C.immediacy.
D.artificiality.