Coms 1010 Final – Flashcards
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Good at writing and understanding literature, make a great pair
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Complementary
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Rashi and Anita come from same culture
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Symmetrical
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According to Schultz, three interpersonal needs are satisfied through interaction
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Inclusion, affection, and control
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Good example of a complementary relationship
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She is shy, and he speaks for both of them
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Which part of listening process is responsible for interpreting and assigning meaning
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Working memory
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In what stage do first Impressions and sizing up of another person occur
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initiation
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What two concepts seem most closely related
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egocentrism, and personal bias
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College students spend what portion of time listening to each other and mass media
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50 percent
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Empathic listeners differ from active listening in that
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Empathic listening adds to the goal of understanding
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Which is not true of a collectivist culture
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High levels of a divorce
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During lecture Dr. Washington stated "now I will move on to my fourth topic" what type of lecture cue was he using
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Organizational
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Which of the following is a reason people terminate relationships
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aggressiveness
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The opposite of defensive communication is
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Supportive communication
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"Brandon did not prepare a study guide...etc" This argument is an
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Inductive Argument
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Which stage is not one of the stages of coming together
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Circumscribing
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You want to go out on saturday night but you need to borrow your moms car what type of interpersonal behavior do you use
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Compliance Gaining
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When you paraphrase a speakers message and intent, ask questions and invite corrections you are
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Checking your understanding or perception of the speaker
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Which of the following is not necessarily part of the process of listening
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Receiver responds with return message
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Which of the following statements about active listening is false
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active listening and empathic listening are exactly the same thing
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Someone in a marginalized group tries to fit in with the dominant group, he or she is striving for what goal of co-cultural communication
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assimilation
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The stage in a relationship in which the two people involved begin mirroring each others behavior
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integrating stage
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Which of the following descriptions applies to someone with an interpersonal relationship as defined in the book
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A married couple that have quarreled with each other for years
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Which of the following is true about mens listening behaviors as compared to women's listening behavior
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Men listen in order to take action and solve problems
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Which of the following is a limitation of short term memory
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Can only hold 5-9 bits of information storage
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Which of the following is an example of a physical distraction to listening
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The two people talking in the row ahead of me kept me from catching his lecture
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Which of the following is an inference
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The road is dangerous
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The phrases "this will be your quiz friday" and "The second type of listening is" are examples of
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Lecture cues
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Michael and Victorias relationship is not doing well, what stage of relationship deterioration are they likely experiencing
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Avoidance
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A person who gets so involved in the particulars that she misses the main point is demonstrating
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factual distraction
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Cultures that tolerate ambiguity and diversity are known as
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Uncertainty-accepting cultures
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____ is where you have a negative attitude toward a group of people because of who they are
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Prejudice
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When you analyze the speaker and the situation to make judgements about the message, you are engaging in
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Critical thinking
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Which of the following best exhibits critical thinking
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You are able to interpret what you hear and apply it to other knowledge
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Jeremy was walking across campus in a hurry, the information only went as far as johnnys...(Cell phone example)
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Short term memory
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Which of the following is an example of hearing rather than listening
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The sound of firecrackers in the air
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Which typer of need can only be fulfilled through interpersonal interaction
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Affection
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Which statement below is not an example of ethnocentrism
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American workers get higher pay for less work than the rest of the world
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Unique combinations of rituals, thought patterns and behaviors are known as
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Culture
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Which association below is not part of the textbook definition of interpersonal relationships
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One between two or more people who exhibit affection toward each other
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_____ is where you assume all members of a group are alike
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Stereotyping
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Which of the following is not an effective means of using verbal communication when listening
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Use evaluative, non descriptive comments
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What do we call the stage in which the two partners start emphasizing their individual differences
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Differentiation
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A relationship in which two people are very similar is called
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A symmetrical relationship
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Which of the following would be a good example of self disclosure
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You tell the person you meet that your parents were from mississippi
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Which of the following is essential to demonstrating active listening
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1. Sit or stand so you are directly facing the speaker 2. Sit without crossing your arms or legs
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Children with higher levels of language development are more likely to
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Have more efficient working memory
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Susan and Walter are out on a date, what principle of self disclosure can be identified here
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Disclosure seems to be reciprocal
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In relationships formalized patterns of actions or words that are followed regularly and are indicators of relational uniqueness are called
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Rituals
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Kevin and Paul are having a conversation (Gay man example)
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Stereotyping
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The concept that suggests that your roommate is more likely to become your friend than a person ten blocks away from you is known as
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Proximity
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Angela tells Richard that he will not receive a raise unless he agrees to give her a massage...what type of sexual harassment is this?
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Quid Pro Quo
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The army is a type of what organization?
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Political
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Dan explained in lecture in her speech on women's rights to vote, the arguments and language used by susan b anthony were strong examples of what type of artistic proof?
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Logical
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Which of the following statements illustrates a task function statement?
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"Let's make a list of what we still need to do"
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Your public speaking teacher asks you to come up with a topic and some research for your informative speech. This is an example of which of the canons of rhetoric
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Invention
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The ways in which groups of people both maintain structure and order through their symbolic interactions refers to
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Organizational
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A conflict management style that involves negotiation is also known as
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Compromise
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After I tell you that 93% of the students who took my class last year (example....)
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Consensus
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The type of computer mediated communication where the sender is simultaneously the receiver is called...
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synchronous
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Aggressive communication in the workplace includes all of the following behaviors except
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sexual harassment
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When other members of a group admire and respect a person that person has
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Referent power
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An example of ____ is when the news director of a local tv station makes the decisions to not air a highly controversial episode of the jerry springer show
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Gatekeeping
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During an interview for a waitress job (example)
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Protected Class
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As dan explained in lecture, when delivering a toast at a ceremonial event be sure to do all of the following except
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Memorize the toast
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Which of the following is not an effect of the mass media
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Eliminating stereotypes
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Which situation invites an emergent leader
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Company just announced impending personal reductions
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The ability to withhold from followers what they want is called
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Punishment power
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Which of the following is not an example of a group norm?
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The leader has a large vocabulary
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Jennifer is giving a persuasive speech to her class (example)
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Logos
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Which of the roles described is more of an informal role than a formal one
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Kathleens role of taskmaker
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The statement "I don't care" is most likely to be uttered by
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a laizzes faire leader
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"and 17 years later I did go to college But I naively chose a college that was almost as expensive as stanford" (example)
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Narrative
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As Goffman explains careers like nursing, sales, or teaching involve
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Emotional Labor
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Which of these groups may be classified as a secondary group
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SGA committee
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The following are types of interpersonal influence of power except
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Pride
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When delivering a toast you should be sure to do which of the following things
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Practice with a microphone
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Which claim regarding cell phones did Dan west make in class
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Ninety percent of cell phone texts are stupid
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If you wear your keys on a lanyard and walk through walmart (Example)
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Authority
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The key difference between virtual communities and physical communities
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Mutual interest
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The idea that employees can be divided into two groups or "theory x" and "theory y"
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Human resources theory
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Did the president of the US really have intestinal flu or was it a more serious malady..this is a question of
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Fact
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A school is which type of organization
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Economic
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Electronic mail is a form of
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Asynchronous
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When you are working as a waiter next summer (example)
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Reciprocity
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As dan explained in lecture, the arguments used by steve jobs in his commencement address at stanford were good examples of
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narrative and emotional
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Which of the following is most likely an example of an assigned group
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Group of students asked to clean the playground
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Which great teacher has a school for speech writing
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Aristotle
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According to research cited in your textbook concerning group size, how many people should be in a small group to increase likelihood of productivity
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3 or 4
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As you prepare your informative speech for class you are sure to include, main points, and a conclusion, the importance of these parts of speech were first explained by which famous speaker
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cicero
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When other members of the group value the knowledge of expertise of a person that person has
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Expert Power
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According to the perspective of media effects stating that the media influences our behaviors how can the link between viewing violence and violent behaviors be explained
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desensitization
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The reason you will check your incoming text messages while you are talking with a friend over lunch is based on which principle of persuasion
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Scarcity
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All of the following reasons are listed in your text as reasons why you should study small group communication except
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Its more fun
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" theres a coincidence today. On this day three hundred" (example)
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Ronald Reagan
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Which of the following is an example of a primary group
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women playing cards
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The great Tennessee basketball coach (example)
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Expert Power
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Mark is asked to give a presentation to a client, he carefully prepares his notes (example)
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Ethos
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"no one should die because they cannot afford health care" (example)
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Civic engagement
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The digital divide refers to
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A growing gap between those who have access to technology and those who don't
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In a computer mediated communication which of the following is the likely channel
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The internet