Interpersonal Communication Midterm PDF
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This document contains a midterm exam on interpersonal communication, covering topics like verbal communication, nonverbal communication codes, proxemics, and cultural influences on communication. It includes multiple-choice questions and short-answer questions, and provides an overview of key concepts.
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Verbal communication tends to be more credible or believable than nonverbal communication. True False Nonverbal communication tends to be more ambiguous than verbal communication. True False The online use of emoticons emulates what type of nonverbal communication code? Kinesics Haptics Chronemics...
Verbal communication tends to be more credible or believable than nonverbal communication. True False Nonverbal communication tends to be more ambiguous than verbal communication. True False The online use of emoticons emulates what type of nonverbal communication code? Kinesics Haptics Chronemics Physical Appearance Vocalics While at your workplace, what type of proxemics are you likely to communicate? Intimate space Personal space Social space Public space When disciplining your 2-year-old son, you raise your voice to emphasize the first word of the command “STOP throwing your bottle.” What function of nonverbal communication are you using? Complementing Accenting Repeating Regulating Amber notices her coworker hunched over her workstation, holding her head in her hands. Amber asks her, “Are you okay? You look upset.” Her coworker responds, “I'm fine, just tired.” This illustrates what principle of nonverbal communication? Nonverbal messages are less credible than verbal messages Nonverbal messages can be ambiguous Nonverbal messages are single-channeled. Nonverbal messages are cultural None of the options is correct What is the study of human movement, gestures, and facial expression called? Kinesics Chronemics Proxemics Low context When the text states that nonverbal communication is ambiguous, it means that nonverbal communication is ambiguous, it means that Little work is needed to understand and interpret nonverbal behavior. Nonverbal communication is less credible than verbal communication We cannot assume that nonverbal communication has only one meaning Nonverbal communication is learned It is difficult to misunderstand or misinterpret nonverbal behavior. When Derick departs for a long business trip, he says, “I love you” to his girlfriend Elizabeth, makes direct eye contact, and hugs her. What function of nonverbal communication is he using? Accenting Repeating Regulating Complementing You ask your spouse whether he is angry and he shouts, “No, I'm not angry!” What function of nonverbal communication is he using? Reiterating Regulating Complementing Contradicting Which of the following distances do you typically maintain when talking with one of your close yet platonic friends? Intimate space Personal space Social Space Public space Affect displays are primarily displayed through the Head and eyes Hands and eyes Eyes and Hands Face and voices During Malik's presentation to the class, he often scratches his head and adjusts his tie. What type of gestures is he displaying? Illustrator Regulator Adaptor Kinesics Emblem To indicate the end of your part of the conversation, you probably will NOT Decrease your pitch Cease any gestures Increase your volume Focus your gaze on the other person Research suggests that Our nonverbal communication contains more meaning than our verbal messages. We spend less time communicating nonverbally than verbally. Verbal messages are more cultural than nonverbal messages. Our verbal communication contains more meaning than our nonverbal messages. If your friend Michael becomes impatient while you tell your story about a recent breakup, then points to his watch, what type of nonverbal communication is he using? Illustrator Regulator Adaptor Kinesics Rapper/singer T-Pain's use of Auto-Tune is a manipulation of what code of nonverbal communication? Proxemics Haptics Vocalics Chronemics Silence can be used to signal dominance over someone else. True False We signal relationship intimacy by avoiding eye contact. True False We signal relationship intimacy by avoiding eye contact. True False Nonverbal communication tends to use multiple channels, whereas verbal communication tends to use only one channel. True False Co-cultures do not include gender, age, or sexual orientation. True False Microcultures are also referred to as ____ cultures. Local Small Introspective Co-cultures One of the functions of culture is to establish norms. True False At the o'ice, the department manager frequently joins her sta' for lunch or happy hour after work. She's using a low-power distance. True False In a high-power distance culture, people in a high-status position are treated better than those individuals with lesser status who must act humbly around those with higher-status. True False Culture can be Learned Communicated Layered Lived All of the above Co-cultures have all of the following features EXCEPT They co-exist with the primary culture. They can be learned They separate from the dominant culture They can accommodate their co-cultural identity The degree to which an individual sees themselves as a "good" member of the group. Private Collective Esteem Membership esteem Public collective esteem Importance to Identity If Maria were talking to Joe, who is from a low-context culture, she would be advised to Use common terms as he would not know society terms. Expect that most of the message is in the words and not the context Expect that most of the message is in the situation and not the words. Use profanity to identify with Joe who must be from a low class. Use silence to convey meaning. Which countries are known to have low-context cultures? Egypt, Switzerland and Iran China, Japan and Korea United States, Scandinavia and Germany United States, Japan and Germany The degree to which an individual views the world from their own culture’s perspective while evaluating other cultures according to their culture’s preconceptions often accompanied by feelings of dislike, mistrust, or hate for cultures deemed inferior? Ethnocentrism Stereotypes Prejudice Discrimination Juan’s culture is marked by expensive houses, fast cars, rich food, and all the luxuries one could desire. Which of Hofstede’s cultural differences does Juan’s culture represent? Individualism High Power Distance Masculinity Short-term orientation Indulgence Cultural intelligence is comprised of all of the following EXCEPT Knowledge Motivation Prejudice Understanding Behavior Milagros belongs to a very distinct South American tribe. Bravery is very important in her tribe. From an early age, all boys and girls are taught that bravery is akin to being a member of the tribe. Furthermore, people who are not brave are often banished from the tribe. For this tribe, what does bravery represent? A rule A norm A value A belief A worth African Americans; Bisexuals, Gays, and Lesbians; Irish Americans, Southerners are all examples of what? Dominant culutres Co-cultures Subcultures Microcultures All of the Above Listening is a process that involves both auditory and visual cues. True False Unlike hearing, listening Is automatic Is a physiological process Requires no conscious e'ort Is merely an external process Involves conscious, deliberate thought and e;ort Which of the following listening styles is the most likely to be concerned with others' emotions? Selective listening Action oriented listening Content oriented listening Time-oriented listening People oriented listening Which of the following is an example of an internal factor that can impact one's attention level? Illness Stress Hunger Fatigue All of the Above If a conversation is not two way, then it is not a conversation. True False A lecture is considered what type of conversation? Discourse Dialogue Debate Diatribe A traditional conversation is known as Discourse Dialogue Debate Diatribe If Jules actively seeks to interpret and understand the information in his professor's lecture, he is Listening to analyze Listening to support Listening to comprehend Listening to appreciate When a professor in a public speaking class listens to a student speech in order to grade it, which type of listening is the professor demonstrating? Listening to analyze Listening to comprehend. Listening to support Listening to appreciate All of the following are types of listening except: Silent listening Questioning Empathizing Imagining Advising Meno’s girlfriend has been seen with other male friends. His friends try and tell him that she is cheating on him, but he refuses to believe what they say. Even when they have pictures and proof, he doesn’t listen to their words. He is displaying: Interrupting Daydreaming Pseudo-Listening Emotional-listening Insulated listening Cory doesn’t know if he is a good cook because he has never been in a kitchen. His friends don’t even know if Cory has a kitchen in his house. Which window pane of Johari’s window does this represent? Open Blind Hidden Unknown Closed The more we spend time with other people and interact with them, the more we are likely to share information about ourselves. True it is contact frequency. False The idea that we can have different types of conversations with a person is called Variety Interactional variety Interaction variability Support The nature of relationships are usually defined immediately. True False Trust, Commitment, Willingness to work together to maintain the relationship, support, intimacy, empathy and skills for dealing with emotions True False Pop culture has a heavy influence in what people deem attractive True False There is an idea that we will form relationships with people with whom the rewards of being in that relationship outweigh the cost. This idea is known as: Relational equity Exchange theory Cost/Benefit analysis Social attraction Disclosure in a relationship does not need to be reciprocal. True False In which stage of relationship deterioration does interaction tend to be limited? Differentiating Circumscribing Stagnating Avoiding During relationship maintenance, which type of strategy is used to maintain equality in the relationship so that partners do not feel under-benefited or over-benefited from being in the relationship? Avoidance strategies Benefit strategies Balance strategies None of the above Which of the following dialectal tensions describe where partners seek involvement but are not willing to sacrifice their entire identity. Separation-integration Predictability-novelty Openness-closedness Similarity-difference