GEB 3213 Exam 3 Questions with
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1. Which of the following allows you to increase the audience's knowledge, teach about
a topic or issue, and share your expertise?
a. Speech to demonstrate
b. Speech to inform
c. Speech to persuade
d. Speech to entertain
e. Ceremonial speech - Answer-b. Speech to inform
1. Which of the following is not one of the goals of a negative news message?
a. Help the receiver understand and accept the news.
b. End the relationship when a formal association is being terminated.
c. Reduce the anxiety associated with the negative news to increase comprehension.
d. Be clear and concise in order not to require additional clarification.
e. Maintain trust and respect for the business or organization and for the receiver. -
Answer-b. end the relationship when a formal association is being terminated
1. _____ are nonverbal representations of communication.
a. Beliefs
b. Artifacts
c. Traditions
d. Attitudes
e. Values - Answer-b. artifacts
1. _____ may be defined as the exchange of information with those who are alike
culturally, linguistically, and/or geographically.
a. Group communication
b. Intrapersonal communication
c. Interpersonal communication
d. Public communication
e. Mass communication - Answer-a. group communication
1. _____ may include self-talk, acts of imagination and visualization, and even recall
and memory.
a. Concentration
b. Intrapersonal communication
c. Jargon
d. Incubation
e. Nonverbal communication - Answer-b. intrapersonal communication
1. Suppose you have written an article about a new product. Your company has
developed an advertising campaign introducing the product to the market and has
,added it to their online sales menu. Once your article has been reviewed and posted, it
is accessed online by a reader in another country who is currently researching products
that fall within your product range. That reader sees a banner ad displayed across the
header of the Web page, with the name of your company prominently displayed in the
reader's native language. Ads of this nature are called _____ ads.
a. psychologically irrelevant
b. contextually relevant
c. behaviorally nonrelevant
d. channel nonrelevant
e. interference awareness - Answer-b. contextually relevant
2. From planning to problem solving, internal conflict resolution, and evaluations and
judgments of self and others, we communicate with ourselves:
a. overtly.
b. unconsciously.
c. through intrapersonal communication.
d. through an internal monologue.
e. with externalization. - Answer-c. through intrapersonal communication
2. Mark, a manager, approaches an employee in his cubicle to speak to him directly
about his poor performance. He says, "You had better buck up or I'll be forced to put
you on a performance improvement program." A possible disadvantage of this approach
is that:
a. the juxtaposition between the environment and the verbal message may cause
tension and confusion.
b. the lack of tact apparent in the approach may reflect negatively on Mark.
c. it may be considered beyond the scope of supervision.
d. the statement may elicit more responses and open the conversation up into a
dialogue.
e. it will still keep a positive attitude even as Mark gives the employee a verbal warning.
- Answer-b. the lack of tact apparent in the approach may reflect negatively on Mark
2. Mike and Sara are both from the same country and share the same culture. The
communication that takes place between them would be classified as:
a. intracultural communication.
b. intrapersonal communication.
c. ethnocentric communication.
d. international communication.
e. individual communication. - Answer-a. intracultural communication
2. Which of the following statements is not true about groups?
a. Group members may be known by their symbols.
b. Groups may be known by their use of specialized language or jargon.
c. Humans naturally make groups a part of their context or environment.
d. Group members may be known by their proximity.
,e. A group does not recognize itself as a group. - Answer-e. a group does not recognize
itself as a group
3. Communication with yourself is called:
a. internal communication.
b. individual communication.
c. interpersonal communication.
d. intrapersonal communication.
e. inner communication. - Answer-d. intrapersonal communication
3. _____ involve a common set of theories that explain the world around us, terms to
explain those theories, and have grown to reflect the advance of human knowledge.
a. Analyses
b. Viewpoints
c. Research studies
d. Disciplines
e. Hypotheses - Answer-d. disciplines
3. _____ is defined as one's own sense of individuality, personal characteristics,
motivations, and actions.
a. Consciousness
b. Personality
c. Self
d. Ego
e. Id - Answer-c. self
3. The first part of a negative news message, verbal or written, involves:
a. neutral or positive information.
b. an explanation discussing why there is an issue in the first place.
c. the bad news itself.
d. the bad news and a solution strategy.
e. both positive and negative information - Answer-a. neutral or positive information
1. Which of the following statements is not true about texting?
a. It has become a common way to connect.
b. It is useful for long and complicated messages.
c. It is a convenient way to stay connected with others when talking on the phone would
be cumbersome.
d. It is useful for short exchanges.
e. It is a form of written communication using a digital device. - Answer-b. It is useful for
long and complicated messages.
2. A speech to persuade:
a. increases the audience's knowledge.
b. shows the audience how to use, operate, or do something.
, c. influences the audience by presenting arguments intended to change attitudes,
beliefs, or values.
d. amuses the audience by engaging them in a relatively light-hearted speech that may
have a serious point.
e. involves performing a ritual function. - Answer-c. influences the audience by
presenting arguments intended to change attitudes, beliefs, or values.
4. Our _____ is "what we perceive ourselves to be," and involves aspects of image and
esteem.
a. internal monologue
b. self-concept
c. personality
d. IQ
e. character - Answer-b. self-concept
4. Mohan Limaye makes the clear case that not only is this part of a negative news
message necessary; it is also an ethical and moral requirement.
a. Buffer
b. Negative news
c. Explanation
d. Redirect
e. Cushion - Answer-c. explanation
4. Everett Rogers and Thomas Steinfatt define intercultural communication as the
exchange of information between individuals:
a. who are simultaneously a part of a community and its culture(s).
b. who are separated by a matter of degrees from each other.
c. who believe in the "culture of one."
d. who are "unalike culturally."
e. who have many things in common - Answer-d. who are "unalike culturally"
4. _____ are formed through communication interaction across time, and often share a
common history, values, and beliefs about the world around us.
a. Norms
b. Relationships
c. Roles
d. Functions
e. Processes - Answer-b. relationships
5. _____ is the tendency to view other cultures as inferior to one's own.
a. Unilateralism
b. Egocentrism
c. Ethnocentrism
d. Monism
e. Singlism - Answer-c. ethnocentrism
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