SPC1017 MIDTERM

• The term dyadic communication refers to the context in which people in a group communicate with each other.

  False
• James is at home watching a politically oriented discussion show on cable TV. One of the commentators is making arguments that are faulty, which makes James very angry. However, James cannot express that to the commentator on TV. James is feeling the frustrations of which context of communication?

  Mass context
• Having a local newspaper start placing video about news events on its website is an example of media convergence.


  True
• Dialogic communication is best described as

  Discussion
• Which of the following is NOT a context of communication?

  Feedback
• Learning about communication will diminish your self-perception.


  False
• One strategy for improving your creativity is to develop rituals.


  True
• There are more opportunities for feedback in the dyadic context than in the small group context.


  True
• Perceptual constancy means that past experience has little effect on our perceptions.

  False
• Our physical characteristics are unrelated to our perceptions.


  False
• Impression management is sharing personal details in order to present an idealized self.


  True
• "Birds of a feather flock together" is an expression that illustrates the concept of closure.

  False
• Interpretive perception involves only internal stimuli.

  False
• Prejudices interfere with our accurate perceptions of others.

  True
• We use similarity to engage in the organization of stimuli.

  True
• Closure is related to how we organize stimuli.


  True
• Juan, who is majoring in political science, is giving a speech in class about the Electoral College. During his speech, he often talks very technically about the legal functions and rules of the Electoral College. Juan ultimately bores his audience and does not get a very strong grade. What error might Juan have committed with his language usage?

  Jargon
• Which of the following does NOT accurately describe what we mean when we say that language is personal?

  We each have different vocabularies.

  We develop our own expressions to describe our own reality.

  We have different levels of experience that limit or expand our capacity to communicate ideas and things.

  We each have developed language without the influence of our age, gender, or personality.


  We each have developed language without the influence of our age, gender, or personality.
• Technical language that has been developed by a professional group is known as irony. paraphrase. colloquialisms. jargon.

  Jargon
• When you say that you "need to use the restroom" instead of saying you "have to go to the toilet," you are using slang

  False
• Which of the following does NOT mean that "words are arbitrary"? Words have inherent meaning.

  Words are created by people.

  The meaning of words is decided by listeners.

  Things are named by people.

  Words have inherent meaning.
• Language that puts down people for being young or old is

  Ageist language
• Which of the following is NOT an example of a cliché?

  "You only get out of it what you put in it."

  "Our country is more of a banquet than a melting pot."

  "The rich get richer and the poor get poorer."

  "No pain, no gain."

  "Our country is more of a banquet than a melting pot."
• When we say that "the word is not the thing," we mean that the word is an abstraction, a simplification, a symbol of that for which it stands.

  True
• Which of the following statements about distance is FALSE?

  Women exhibit discomfort at the small space they are allowed by others.

  Women and children are given little space in our American culture.

  Women and children desire more relational closeness than do males in our society.

  Men tend to take more room because they are usually bigger in height and weight.

  Women exhibit discomfort at the small space they are allowed by others.
• Which statement about nonverbal use of space is FALSE?

  People tend to stand close together in a large space like an auditorium.

  People tend to stay farther apart in small places like elevators.

  Middle-class suburbanites in the United States tend to have open backyards, but people in Latin America tend to have walls.

  Americans tend to stand much closer to each other than do people from most other countries.

  Americans tend to stand much closer to each other than do people from most other countries.
• Research does not show a link between physical attractiveness and perceived credibility.

  False
• The least touching occurs between fathers and sons.

  True
• Paralinguistic cues can indicate all of the following EXCEPT

  emotional states.

  personality characteristics. intelligence.

  physical characteristics.

  Intelligence
• Audiences who can see the speaker's nonverbal behavior understand more of the message than audiences who cannot.

  True
• Vocal cues help a public speaker establish credibility.

  True
• In nonverbal communication we use the same cue to communicate a number of different meanings.

  True
• Critical listening and critical thinking both involve gathering information, ideas, or arguments; establishing a basis for evaluation; and applying those standards to the information and ideas you have gathered.

  True
• Which of the following is an example of a physical distraction to listening?

  "I didn't know what he said because I was so worried about what the kids were doing in my absence."

  "Are you kidding? All I could think about was my vacation that starts tomorrow."

  "The two people talking in the row ahead of me kept me from catching very much of his lecture.

  "I could not pay attention to anything she said after she mentioned feminist theory."

  "The two people talking in the row ahead of me kept me from catching very much of his lecture.
• A person who gets so involved in the particulars that she misses the main point is demonstrating an example of a semantic distraction. factual distraction. mental distraction. physical distraction.

  Factual Distraction
• Which of the following statements about active listening is FALSE?

  Active listening is "involved listening with a purpose."

  Active listening and empathic listening are exactly the same thing.

  Active listening is characterized by movement, change, and responsiveness on the part of the listener.

  Active listening implies feedback to the speaker.

  Active listening and empathic listening are exactly the same thing.
• Active listening is marked by involvement; empathetic listening, by judgment; and critical thinking, by understanding.

  False
• A person responds by asking, "Are you suggesting that I am not doing my job on this project?" You could classify the response as an example of defensiveness.

  True
• Which of the following is generally true about men's listening behaviors as compared to women's listening behaviors?

  Women interrupt more often.

  Men like more complex information that requires careful evaluation.

  Women like short, concise communication.

  Men listen in order to take action and solve problems.

  Men listen in order to take action and solve problems.
• You have to give a speech on Hawaii. Which of the following sources would have the best source credibility? a classmate's friend who watched a TV show about the islands you, because you want to go there

  a friend who just got back from vacationing there

  a tabloid that reported two celebrities were staying at a Hawaiian resort

  a friend who just got back from vacationing there