Communication and Well-Being Quiz

Which of the following statements best describes the effect that communication has on our physical well-being? (Select all that apply)

Communication as the means of coming to know who we are is known as satisfying ________ needs.

Communication is used to satisfy instrumental goals, which means ________.

How does the transactional model of communication differ from the linear model?

An illness that interferes with a person's ability to accurately receive a message is an example of ________ noise.

Which type of noise is accounted for in a transactional model of communication but not in a linear model?

Which of the following is not a principle of communication?

What distinguishes interpersonal communication in a qualitative approach?

What are the three features that distinguish interpersonal communication from less personal communication?

Martin Buber states that 'I-It' and 'I-Thou' represent two ways in which humans can relate to one another. What is the difference between these two types of relationships?

All of the following statements are true except

Cognitive complexity is

Which statement below is the best example of self-monitoring?

In one survey, managers across the country rated the abilities to speak and listen effectively as second in importance, right after technical competence.

According to your text, you are like a transmitter that can be shut off. When you no longer want to send messages, you can simply stop.

According to your text, the biggest mistake you can make as a communicator is to assume that saying something is the same thing as communicating it.

According to your textbook, Watson's use of the Urban Dictionary teaches us that artificial intelligence can easily learn the complicated, ever-changing ins and outs of human communication.

During the 'skillfulness' stage of acquiring a new skill, you are able to handle yourself well, but you still need to actively think about what you're doing.

A traditional phone message includes which of the cues of a face-to-face conversation?

According to your text, studies have found leaner mediated communication can be advantageous when _____________.

Synchronicity is the condition when communicators are all _______________.

According to your text, when conducting a meeting online, business professionals should follow each of these rules except:

Research shows that, when online, communicators express themselves ___________.

When compared with marital relationships that began in person, those that started online had ____________.

According to your text, studies have revealed that the mere presence of mobile devices can have a negative effect during face-to-face discussions related to all of these except __________.

As she described in the Reading Feature 'Virtually Separated,' Caitlin's online relationship with Will enabled her to do all of the following except:

In the Reading Feature 'Social Networking, Survival, and Healing,' Brad K. explains that social media saved his life by offering him ________________.

In the Reading Feature 'Alone Together,' your text explains that communication with digital devices causes us to develop all of the following habits except:

In one study, communicators who were assigned feminine avatars ________ than did those with masculine avatars.

Your text suggests all of the following are indicators that you are probably spending too much time online except __________________.

In the Ethical Challenges Feature 'The Ethics of Online Anonymity,' your text asserts that, in most social media, the veil of anonymity provides cover for ________________.

Leaner messages are always less effective than richer messages.

When an isolated communicator's sense of self-efficacy increases due to successful mediated communication, he or she is likely to increase the amount of time spent in mediated communication and become more isolated.

In the Looking at Diversity Feature 'Forging Relationships with Social Media,' Kevin Schomaker says online communication has been beneficial for him because he's able to make a first impression that doesn't include his developmental disability.

Researchers using word-count programs found that men tend to use about the same number of large words, nouns, and swear words as do women.

In mediated messages, men and women use the word 'we' about equally, but in different ways.

According to your text, digital natives tend to prefer different digital communication channels more than do digital immigrants.

According to some surveys, 70 percent of job recruiters in the United States have hired candidates because of information found online.