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1. The openness of a system is:
a. refers to the interconnection of its components
b. the extent to which the system affects and is affected by outside factors
c. the operations of its components in their totality
d. a result of new elements emerging from the existing parts of the system
e. a function of its overall balance
2. The social, symbolic, and material practices of a social group that shape its members perspectives and communication processes are known as:
a. understanding
b. co-cultures
c. standpoint
d. ethnocentricism
e. relativism
3. Which of the communication cultures or co-cultures below tends to favor competitiveness in interaction, limited emotional responsiveness, and a focus on accomplishing instrumental goals?
a. feminine communication culture
b. masculine communication culture
c. Asian communication culture
d. African American communication culture
e. lesbian communication culture
4. Phil attends a party being held in honor of a visitor from Great Britain. Phil notices that the visitor doesn't stand very close to those who are talking to her. Phil doesn't assume that the visitor is being rude or unfriendly, instead he wonders how personal space preferences in Great Britain differ from those in the United States. Phil is practicing:
a. resistance
b. toleration
c. understanding
d. respect
e. participation
5. Specific people such as mothers, fathers, siblings, peers, and other care givers that are significant to us are known as:
a. generalized other
b. significant other
c. particular others
d. overgeneralized other
e. overbearing other
6. "You are a very smart girl," Beth tells her daughter. Beth's statement is an example of:
a. indirect definition
b. direct definition
c. identity script
d. self-fulfilling prophesy
e. anxious/ambivalent
7. The first stage in a romantic relationship is:
a. initial attraction
b. intensifying stage
c. revising communication
d. no interaction
e. invitational communication
8. In negotiating safer sex with your partner, which of the following would be considered a more constructive approach?
a. "Without a condom, you could give AIDS."
b. "You just don't care about me!"
c. "If you wear a condom, I'll have sex with you."
d. "You need to wear a jacket, dude!"
e. "I feel unsafe having unprotected sex."
9. Three or more people who interact over time, depend on one another, and follow shared rules of conduct to reach a common goal are known as:
a. group
b. special group
c. team
d. focus group
e. quality circle
10. A marketing research firm employs a number of interviewers at the Carousel Mall to gather selected shoppers in a group and question them on how they feel about a new candy product that may shortly be introduced. The subjects being questioned are part of a:
a. research group
b. marketing team
c. focus group
d. decision group
e. product innovator group
11. Next, Shiv says, "That's not how I see it. I think the research indicates that the market is pretty stable, but there are new competing products." Shiv's comment is which type of contribution?
a. task
b. procedural
c. climate
d. egocentric
e. dynamic
12. Lucinda sighs, "I'm sick of talking about markets and products. I feel frustrated with the drudgery of this group." Lucinda's comment is which type of contribution?
a. task
b. procedural
c. climate
d. egocentric
e. dynamic
13. On Tara's first day on the job, a co-worker tells her, "Ryan is a real stickler for rules, so dot every 'i' and cross every 't' for him." The co-worker's comment is an example of a(n):
a. corporate story
b. collegial story
c. personal story
d. interaction ritual
e. enhancement rite
14. Which of the following would most likely be an example of a speech designed to persuade?
a. speaking at a co-worker's retirement party
b. talking to students about responding to a proposed tuition increase
c. talking about one's experiences growing up during the Great Depression
d. giving a speech on what it's like to be a professional athlete
e. giving a lecture about touring the Athenian ruins
15. What a speaker exactly wants to accomplish with the audience is:
a. a thesis statement
b. a specific purpose
c. a mind map
d. a presentation topic
e. none of the above
16. Communication anxiety:
a. improves communication
b. is natural
c. is experienced primarily by novice speakers
d. is experienced by public figures
e. all of the above
17. Four methods of reducing communication apprehension include:
a. daydreaming, systematic desensitization, cognitive restructuring, skills training
b. positive visualization, cognitive restructuring, systematic desensitization, skills training
c. negative visualization, cognitive restructuring, systematic desensitization, skills training
d. cognitive complexity, positive visualization, systematic desensitization, skills training
e. cognitive restructuring, negative visualization, daydreaming, skills training
18. Which of the following is true about mass communication today?
a. It is a major source of information, companionship and entertainment.
b. It presents a view on human beings, events and cultural life.
c. It favors some viewpoints while muting others.
d. A and B
e. all of the above
19. Consumers select mass communication to gratify themselves and their desires. This view of how mass communication operates represents:
a. cultivation theory
b. critical theory
c. uses and gratification
d. agenda setting theory
e. agency theory
20. The idea that television creates homogenized and stable portrayals of society is called:
a. mainstreaming
b. high resonance
c. cultivation
d. gatekeeping
e. agenda setting
21. The idea that the world is a dangerous place, filled with mean and dangerous people who want to harm us is called:
a. truth
b. the mean world syndrome
c. critical theory
d. mystification
e. elitism
22. An disadvantage of written communication is that it:
a. leaves a paper trail
b. requires time to prepare
c. requires precision
d. A and C
e. B and C
23. The ability to conduct meetings while being geographically separated is known as:
a. teleconferencing
b. multitasking
c. interconnection
d. convergence
e. virtual reality