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Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. While on a first date, Shreya notices her date leaning in toward her, meeting her gaze, smiling when she
makes eye contact, and laughing at her jokes. Shreya infers from this behavior that her date likes her. This
scenario BEST represents the use of communication to:
a.
negotiate for control.
b.
express affiliation.
c.
encode a message.
d.
provide feedback.
2. At its foundation, communication functions to help people:
a.
increase their cognitive complexity.
b.
learn about themselves.
c.
determine their cultural identity.
d.
achieve their goals.
3. A person interprets and assigns meaning to a message they received. This person is:
a.
creating a code.
b.
decoding the message.
c.
displaying behavioral flexibility.
d.
providing feedback.
4. A detective talks to multiple witnesses of a crime and then formulates many possible theories as to what
happened. The questions she asks are determined by the witnesses’ responses and their body language. This
scenario BEST represents which concept?
a.
cognitive complexity
b.
linear communication
c.
ethical decision making
d.
affiliation
5. Which statement BEST defines interdependence?
a.
What a person does affects others, and what others do affects that person.
b.
A person’s self-esteem depends on whether another person needs him or her.
c.
A person can communicate effectively to meet their needs.
d.
A person is reluctant to communicate with others.
6. Destiny describes herself as being a sorority sister, a member of the National Honor Society, an African
American, and a master gardener. These all represent:
a.
dyads.
b.
norms.
c.
cocultures.
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d.
communication channels.
7. The ability of one person, group, or organization to influence others and the manner in which their
relationships are conducted is called:
a.
control.
b.
affiliation.
c.
interdependence.
d.
goal achievement.
8. English speakers use the word dog to refer to the canine companion that is a popular pet in the United States.
In this example, dog is BEST described as a:
a.
code.
b.
channel.
c.
symbol.
d.
behavior.
9. Which model of communication presents a transactional perspective, in which individuals simultaneously
send and receive messages within a relational, situational, and cultural context?
a.
linear
b.
interaction
c.
competent communication
d.
cultural
10. Which term refers to the study of morals, specifically the moral choices individuals make in their
relationships with others?
a.
religion
b.
culture
c.
communication
d.
ethics
11. A communicator’s self-perception can have a profound impact on the way he or she communicates.
a.
True
b.
False
12. What term refers to the shared beliefs, values, and practices of a group of people?
a.
interdependence
b.
culture
c.
norms
d.
morals
13. The interaction model of communication is the most complex and accurate model of communication put
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forth because it is the only model to acknowledge that communicators simultaneously send and receive
messages.
a.
True
b.
False
14. Individuals are only able to identify with one coculture at a time, making this aspect of their cultural identity
less meaningful than others.
a.
True
b.
False
15. What term refers to the process by which humans use symbols and behaviors to exchange information?
a.
encoding
b.
decoding
c.
communication
d.
perception
16. Control within a relationship is increased or decreased through communication.
a.
True
b.
False
17. The linear model of communication could be used to describe the way an artist uses recorded music to
communicate with their fans.
a.
True
b.
False
18. Human beings are born with the capacity to communicate.
a.
True
b.
False
19. Which term refers to the thoughts a communicator has about himself or herself and others?
a.
feelings
b.
emotions
c.
behaviors
d.
cognitions
20. Competent communication must be effective and appropriate.
a.
True
b.
False
21. How can a person determine whether their communication was appropriate?
a.
It helped them meet their goals.
b.
It met the demands of the situation and the expectations of those present.
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It used a shared code between two or more people.
d.
It produced some kind of product as a result of the exchange between the communicators.
22. Humans are able to communicate without the use of symbols.
a.
True
b.
False
23. Competent communicators are more concerned with the outcome of their communication than they are with
the process of their communication.
a.
True
b.
False
24. An individual’s ethics are influenced by their personal morals and values as well as by broader cultural
notions of what is right or wrong morally.
a.
True
b.
False
25. Communication that involves the exchange of messages that are interdependent is said to be:
a.
linear.
b.
cultural.
c.
transactional.
d.
intentional.
26. Transactional communication involves a sender and a receiver sending independent messages to one
another.
a.
True
b.
False
27. The more control one person has in a communication relationship, the less the other person has.
a.
True
b.
False
28. The discipline of communication is the study of intentional communication.
a.
True
b.
False
29. Most communication skills are known by instinct and cannot be learned or improved.
a.
True
b.
False
30. In which model of communication does a sender originate a message and send it through a channel to a
receiver without taking any kind of feedback into consideration?
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a.
interaction model
b.
linear model
c.
transactional model
d.
competent communication model
31. The meanings of symbols are arbitrary and are negotiated between people.
a.
True
b.
False
32. Humans sometimes express emotions to help fulfill practical needs.
a.
True
b.
False
33. In the interaction model of communication, the receiver’s responses are referred to as:
a.
noise.
b.
the message.
c.
code.
d.
feedback.
34. Although appropriateness is subjective and may change from one situation to another, competent
communication focuses on using the skills that are effective in all situations.
a.
True
b.
False
35. Symbols are a set of codes that are joined to create a meaningful message.
a.
True
b.
False
36. Which statement accurately describes communication?
a.
Humans begin to communicate when they learn to talk.
b.
Effective communication requires work and adaptation.
c.
Communication, by definition, is verbal and intentional.
d.
The messages sent during communication are reversible.
37. The appropriateness of a communication act is largely determined by cultural norms and rules about what is
acceptable or unacceptable.
a.
True
b.
False
38. Although online gaming and game design are Anna’s favorite topics to discuss, she is able to converse about
other topics that are more interesting to others or that are more appropriate in particular situations. This is an
example of:
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culture.
b.
interdependence.
c.
behavioral flexibility.
d.
affiliation.
39. After looking in his book bag and realizing he forgot to grab a pen, Leroy leans over to one of his
classmates and says, “Do you have a pen I can borrow for class today?” Leroy has just engaged in what mental
process?
a.
encoding
b.
decoding
c.
affiliating
d.
symbolizing
40. Cognitions influence all human communication.
a.
True
b.
False
41. What do the authors of your textbook mean when they say that communication is a transactional process?
42. Give an example, real or hypothetical, of behavioral flexibility being used to improve communication.
43. Describe a recent conflict you had with your roommate, a close friend, a family member, or your significant
other. Apply the model of competent communication to this interaction to illustrate the elements of the model.
How does considering the interaction through the lens of this model help you understand the interaction
differently than you might have before engaging in this analysis?
44. Compare and contrast the essential features of the three models of communication discussed in your
textbook: the linear model, the interaction model, and the competent communication model.
45. In what way does noise affect communication?
46. Define what is meant by communication channel and provide an example of a channel you have used to
communicate today.
47. Describe how a person’s cultural identity influences their communication behavior.
48. Why does a person’s relational history with another person help determine what is appropriate in a given
situation?
49. Contrast the difference between appropriate communication and effective communication.
50. Consider a time when you and a communication partner failed to communicate competently. Describe what
happened in the situation and what went wrong in both your communication and your partner’s communication.
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Based on what you have learned so far about competent communication, what could you and the other person
do to communicate more competently if you could go back in time and redo the interaction?
51. Define cultural identity.
52. Give a specific example of unintentional communication and explain how it can affect how others interpret
the message being communicated intentionally.
53. Using classroom interaction as the source for your examples, illustrate the characteristics of communication
as being symbolic, requiring a shared code, being linked to culture, being both intentional and unintentional,
occurring through various channels, and being transactional. Explain how understanding these characteristics
can help a teacher communicate more competently with their students.
54. What is the difference between cognitions and behaviors?
55. What are the essential features of competent communication? In what ways are process and outcome
related, and in what ways are they distinctly different from one another? How do appropriateness and
effectiveness affect communication?
56. Provide an example of a coculture to which you belong. What makes this a coculture?
57. Identify one element of the situational context of the classroom in which you are taking this course that can
create a challenge to the communication between you and your instructor or among the students in the class.
58. What is the difference between encoding and decoding a message?
59. What are the three primary functions of goal-oriented communication?
60. What key factors go into effective communication?
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