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COMM 114 Exam 1 Ch. 1-4 Rated A+"I gotta be me" might be the motto in a collectivistic culture. - ANSWER-false
A fellow student in one of your communication classes, Rose, starts acting particularly
nice to you in the weeks leading up to the first exam. Classmates have frequently
treated you this way in the past in the hope that you will help them study. As a result,
you are suspicious of Rose's motives. In this scenario, you are likely basing your
suspicions on - ANSWER-personal experience
A group of students who attend the same high school and all belong to the school's
computer club would be an example of what? - ANSWER-a co-culture
A sign in the library that reads "No Talking Allowed" would constitute an example of
what? - ANSWER-explicit rule
A verbal phrase whose meaning is purely figurative, such as "shake a leg" or "kick the
bucket," is called what? - ANSWER-idiom
According to social penetration theory, the ________ dimension concerns the number
of topics disclosed, whereas the ________ dimension concerns the level of detail in
topics disclosed. - ANSWER-breadth; depth
According to the distinctions between men's and women's linguistic styles, men are
more likely to - ANSWER-talk in shorter phrases
According to the Johari window, there are aspects of our personalities that others can
see in us but that we are unaware of. These are known as the ________ aspects of our
self. - ANSWER-blind
According to the norm of reciprocity, people expect the level of disclosures in their
personal relationships to be relatively equivalent. - ANSWER-true
According to the text, which of the following characteristics is NOT typically associated
with some type of social stigma? - ANSWER-having cancer
According to the text, which of the following is NOT a necessary characteristic of
interpersonal communication? - ANSWER-It relates to intimate information.
According to the text, your self-concept is influenced by all of the following EXCEPT -
ANSWER-impression evaluation
According to the textbook, all of the following are among the defining elements of
culture EXCEPT - ANSWER-ethnicity
, According to the textbook, which of the following statements about people with low self-
esteem is NOT true? - ANSWER-People with low self-esteem are more likely to engage
in antisocial behavior.
According to your text, the perception-making process consists of three stages. Which
of the following is NOT among them? - ANSWER-attribution
Among adults, which of the following is true about touch behavior? - ANSWER-
Opposite-sex touch is more common than same-sex touch.
An explanation for why something occurred is called a(n) - ANSWER-attribution
Angela had just been promoted to department chair at the college where she taught.
Although she treated everyone the same, several of the male professors in the
department were put off by Angela's requests. As a result, the female professors
thought of Angela as fair and equitable in her treatment, but the male professors began
resenting her and openly challenging her position on several issues. The male
professors probably treated Angela that way because they - ANSWER-perceived
Angela's professional position as masculine and socially threatening.
Any time you expect something to happen and then it does happen, that's a self-fulfilling
prophecy. - ANSWER-false
As articulated by Schutz, the need for affection refers to the need to have people love
and appreciate us. - ANSWER-true
As defined in the textbook, communication can help us grow spiritually in all of the
following areas EXCEPT - ANSWER-discouraging the spirituality of others.
Biological sex is genetically determined, whereas gender roles are socially constructed.
- ANSWER-true
Communication context includes all of the following EXCEPT - ANSWER-the
connotation of the message.
Competent communication must be both effective and appropriate. - ANSWER-true
Context and feedback are aspects of the action model of communication. - ANSWER-
false
Culture consists of the shared symbols, language, values, and norms that distinguish
one group of people from another. - ANSWER-true
Different cultures have different standards that define competent communication. This
cultural variation speaks to which element of communication competence? - ANSWER-
appropriateness
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