COM 110 Final Multiple Choice

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Which of the following is not an example of polarization?For, againstEither, orAttending school, working

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Which of the following are characteristics of the assertive speaking style?Specific word choice and languageWorking independentlyLimiting risk-taking

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Which of the following is an example of gendered language?ActressChairpersonProfessor

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Negotiation is the process of _________.attempting to change or influence conditions within a relationship where there is conflict or a problem, resulting in an agreed-on settlement or solutionopening up in a conversationbargaining in a conversation

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Which meaning of touch is conveyed when two people shake hands?ControlRitualTask-relatedness

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Small talk serves important functions, such as creating a communication entry point, and is evidence of which stage of “Coming Together?”IntensifyingIntegratingExperimenting

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Which type of culture is focused on the individual rather than the group goal?Protective cultureCollectivist cultureIndividualist culture

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Prior to class, Callie received a text alerting them to call home immediately. As a result of receiving this message, Callie is unable to focus on the class discussion. Which component of the communication process affected them?ReceiverFeedbackNoise

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Using communication to emphasize the differences between conversational partners is known as ______________.convergencecode switchingdivergence

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Feelings are communicated to others by __________.verbal and nonverbal messagesverbal messagesnonverbal messages

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Which stage of conversation allows the conversational partners to clarify, restate, or discuss the points of the conversation to arrive at a sense of mutual understanding?Talking pointsFeedbackClosing

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Which of the following could cause culture shock?Moving to a new countryShopping at your favorite mallAdvancing from junior to senior year of high school

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Which culture communicates in a way in which much of information in their communication messages is left implied, it’s “understood.’?High-context cultureLow-context cultureCollectivist culture

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Which of the following is an example of a fallacy of helplessness?”It’s not my fault.””If I say anything, they will laugh.””I don’t know how.”

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The advantages of interpersonal relationships include all of the following EXCEPT?They publicly expose vulnerabilitiesThey help you learn about yourselfThey generally enhance self-esteem

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The type of friendship characterized by being able to communicate with another person in a way that enables the relationship to meet emotional, relational, and instrumental needs is __________.personalsocialvoluntary

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Perception checking does not consist of which of the following?EvaluationDescribing and asking for confirmationInterpreting another’s feelings and elaborating on those feelings

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Which of the following is a conflict management strategy?SilencingAcceptingAccommodating

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In the differentiating stage of relational interaction, communicating differences becomes a primary focus. Differentiating is the reverse of integrating, as __________.nicknames and inside jokes are more commonmindreading occurs“we and our” reverts back to “I and my”

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Phatic communication is __________.a primarily social, open form of communicationa way of seeing from the other person’s point of viewa way of sensing, organizing, interpreting, evaluating, storing, and retrieving data about people

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When someone discloses to you, __________.it is a sign of trustit imposes a burdenit requires that you disclose in return

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Which conflict resolution style has a low concern for self and a low concern for others?AvoidingCompetingCompromising

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Which of the following messages represents communicating in the Experimenting stage in the relationship?“I like to play soccer; what do you like to do?”“Our relationship has really grown over the past month.”“Sorry, I’ve got plans tonight.”

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Which of the following is not one of the five types of conflict that can cause problems in interpersonal relationships?AffectiveValueOpen

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Collaborating involves which of the following?A high degree of concern for self and othersAggressive communicationControl

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Which of the following is a stage of relationships?Relevance stageComing together stageAssimilation stage

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Proxemics is __________.the study of body communicationthe study of space communicationthe study of touch communication

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Workplace relationships __________.have no negative effectsbecome similar to family relationshipscan have several benefits

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__________ enable(s) you to control your facial expression of emotions.Facial management techniquesLamaze classesFacial feedbackC- facial feedback

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What is the term for schemata that reduce and ignore a person’s individuality and the diversity present within a larger group of people?DistortionPrejudiceStereotypes

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In the Circumscribing stage of relational interaction, interpersonal communication decreases, and certain areas or subjects become restricted as __________.individuals verbally close themselves off from each otherthe possibility for future communication existsthe people are no longer physically co-present

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Artifactual communication can be expressed in which of the following ways?Through life experiencesThrough clothing, jewelry, buttons, or home furnitureThrough the friendships we form

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Assuming a person primarily has the characteristics of a group is also called __________.self-fulfilling prophecyimplicit theorystereotyping

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Cultures differ in the degree to which they teach an individualist orientation or a __________ orientation.safeoptimisticcollectivist

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During step two of conflict resolution, you should do which of the following?Leave the end time open-endedAir all concerns at onceDetermine roles

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Believing a person has some positive qualities and thus inferring that he or she also possesses other positive qualities is called __________.stereotypinghalo effectself-fulfilling prophecy

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What is the name for personal, social, or cultural identities that are placed on us by others?AscribedAvowedDominant

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Objective listening is __________.preoccupation with the selfoffensive listeningmore active and engaged

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The receiving state of listening __________.is the same as hearingcalls for the receiver to focus on the speaker rather than on what they plan to saydeals only with verbal messages

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The study of communication by touch is which of the following?VocalicsProxemicsHaptics

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Social exchange theory involves __________.weighing costs and rewards of the relationshipnoting each reward and expecting the same in returncomplete dependence on your partner

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Which of the following is not a type of power in communication?CoerciveLegitimateNonassertive

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At which phase or relational interaction do individuals begin to form interdependence?DissolutionIntegratingBonding

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Which of the following is an intervention that experimental research has found combats self-fulfilling prophecies?Deep breathing techniquesEmpathetic listeningSelf-affirmation techniques

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Members of a family with a low conversation orientation have topics of conversation that are more restricted and __________.the relationship needs to be voluntarysome thoughts are considered privatemore independence is needed

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An example of ethnocentrism would include:visiting a foreign countrycomparing a foreign country’s cooking methods to your ownbeing respectful of other cultures

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“It is impossible to not communicate” is a statement which __________.means every aspect of behavior communicatesmeans it takes real effort to avoid communicationAmericanizes different cultures

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Intercultural communication means __________.the transmission of culture from one generation to anotherthe processes that modify a person’s culture through contact with other culturesthe communication between persons of different cultures

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49  of 50

Personal friendships are different from social friendships because personal friendships are characterized by being __________.independentdependentinterdependent

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Information exchange is __________.a communication strategy where you ask for more information and share more information, which can decrease an emotional reactionwhen the sender and receiver are independent of one another when receiving informationsharing information with peers