COM100
Introduction to Human Communication
At-Home Midterm Exam - Part 1
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Interference in communication is also known as
irritation.
noise.
channel.
speaker.
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________________ metacommunication
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COM100
Introduction to Human Communication
At-Home Midterm Exam - Part 1
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Interference in communication is also known as
irritation.
noise.
channel.
speaker.
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________________ metacommunication takes place prior to the actual speech.
Reflective
Adaptive
Anticipatory
Anxious
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DECIDE is a ________________________ model.
speech-making
false
decision-making
listening
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________________ metacommunication takes place during the actual speech.
Reflective
Adaptive
Anticipatory
Anxious
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The first step in DECIDE is
create message.
evaluate the receiver/situation.
deliver message.
define goal.
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________________ metacommunication takes place after the actual speech, conversation, or
presentation.
Reflective
Adaptive
Anticipatory
Anxious
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The process of making sense out of the world and sharing that sense with others by creating meaning
through verbal and nonverbal messages is
human communication.
group communication.
interpersonal communication.
intrapersonal communication.
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If a person insults you with a smile, instead of punching him or her in the nose, you decide he or she is
just teasing. This is an example of
selection.
perception.
reframing.
attention.
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DECIDE is the acronym used to remember the six basic steps that must be considered when you make
communication decisions. Step 2 is
create message.
define goal
deliver message.
evaluate the receiver/situation..
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_________________ communication occurs between two people to manage relationships, whereas
_______________ communication treats people as objects.
Verbal, nonverbal
Inclusive, critical
Anticipatory, adaptive
Interpersonal, impersonal
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Communication accomplished through a mediated message that is sent to many people at the same
time is
mass communication.
mediated communication.
spiritual communication.
romantic communication.
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What type of listening would be used if Jim was trying to determine his employees' opinions on new
healthcare coverage?
Listening for enjoyment
Listening for information
Critical listening
Precision listening
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What type of listening would be used if Jim were attending a conference on how to have a successful
business?
Listening for enjoyment
Listening for information
Critical listening
Precision listening
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Which of the following is one way to apply the listening process to the DECIDE tool?
Choosing the audience to listen to
Knowing the audience and adapting language appropriately
Listening to the goals during the communication process
Choosing the communication method
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Judonna and Candice were shopping at the mall. Judonna needed to go to the other end of the mall to
get something. She said to Candice, "Meet me at 2:00 in front of Sears." Candice thought that in front
meant outside in front of the parking lot entrance. Judonna thought that in front meant in front of the
entrance on the inside of the mall. Judonna and Candice spent two hours waiting for each other. What
language problem is reflected in this situation?
Denotative meaning
Polarization
Bypassing
Allness
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Listening involves which of the following processes?
Selecting, acknowledging, attending, comprehending, and responding
Attending, sorting, interpreting, filtering, and rehearsing
Awareness, rejecting, decoding, remembering, and reacting
Selecting, attending, understanding, remembering, and responding
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Which of the following steps are included in listening to evaluate?
Separate facts and inferences
Take down notes on everything the speaker says
Try to put yourself in the speaker's shoes
Identify pertinent information you want to remember
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In their model for improving listening, the textbook authors suggest "Stop, Look, and Listen." The step
"stop" refers to ________.
stop moving around
stop processing
stop being self-focused
stop talking
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________ meaning conveys the content of what a word means and the ________ meaning contains the
feelings behind words.
Concrete; abstract
Denotative; connotative
Abstract; concrete
Connotative; denotative
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Your roommate has just returned from giving her speech. She is visibly upset and begins to criticize the
instructor as an incompetent old fuddy-duddy. You sit patiently while she continues her tirade against the
instructor's criticism of her performance. When she is done, you say "It must be really frustrating to have
something you worked so hard on evaluated so harshly." This response indicates you are listening for
what purpose?
Learning
Evaluation
Empathy
Enjoyment
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A word, sound, gesture, or visual signal that represents a thought, concept, or object is a(n) ________.
meaning
action
trigger
symbol
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How can a person apply DECIDE in nonverbal communication?
Choosing the communication method
Evaluating the feedback from the receiver and determining if miscommunication has occurred
Listening to the goals he/she has before communication occurs
Only create verbal messages
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As Sofia is talking with her friends, she notices Jackie is looking at a magazine. Sofia concludes, based
on Jackie's non-verbal communication, that Jackie is not interested in what she is saying. Through which
step in the DECIDE process did Sofia filter Jackie's nonverbal communication?
Define communication goal
Evaluate receiver and situation
Create message
Identify communication strategy
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The statement "Nonverbal communication is non-linguistic" means that ________.
nonverbal messages flow from one situation to the next, unlike verbal messages
nonverbal messages vary widely across cultural groups
nonverbal messages do not conform to the patterns of language
nonverbal messages may be interpreted in a variety of ways
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As Libby entered the library, her friend saw her and raised her finger perpendicular to her lips to indicate
to Libby that she needed to remain quiet. What function was this behavior serving?
Substituting
Reinforcing
Complementing
Contradicting
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The reason that nonverbal communication is more believable than verbal communication is that
________.
verbal communication is a conscious activity; much of one's nonverbal is not
nonverbal communication is less obvious than verbal communication
nonverbal communication is mostly under one's conscious control
verbal communication is more ambiguous than nonverbal communication
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Greg's new job requires him to make a sales presentation in Korea. When he arrived, he was stressed
due to the differences in language, customs, and food. How would you best describe what Greg was
feeling?
Low-context culture stress
Exposure to co-cultures
High-context culture stress
Culture shock
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Stephanie felt uncomfortable when she gave her first speech in class. She was the only AfricanAmerican in her class; all the other students were White. She had been raised in a neighborhood in St.
Louis that was predominantly African-American, and she was accustomed to frequent audience
responses that meant involvement with and support of the speaker. When her classmates sat there
passively without saying a word and making few facial expressions, she felt they were bored, perhaps
even hostile. Before her second speech, she continually told herself, "They don't mean to be rude or
disinterested; they just have different cultural rules for appropriate behavior during a speech." This
helped her feel more confident during her speech. Stephanie was using which method of adapting to the
audience?
Bafflegabs
Visualization
Empathizing
Self-talk
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Which of the following most clearly describes the difference between empathy and sympathy?
In empathy, you experience a similar emotional reaction; with sympathy you don't.
In empathy you acknowledge feelings; in sympathy you don't.
In empathy, you feel sorry; in sympathy you don't.
There are no differences: Empathy and sympathy are the same thing.
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All of the following are immediacy cues EXCEPT
face-to-face orientation.
open posture.
dominance.
eye contact.
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Donald Brown found that people in all cultures share a list of universal behaviors. Which of the following
is NOT included in that list?
Beliefs about death
Rules for etiquette
A division of labor by sex
Value some degree of conflict
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Three to 15 people who share a common purpose, feel a sense of belonging to the group, and exert
influence on one another are known as
a small group.
a team.
a clique.
inclusion.
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A primary group is a group that
exists to help group members learn new information and ideas.
provides treatment for problems that group members may have.
exists to fulfill basic human needs.
meets to seek a solution to a problem.
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As a consumer, Judy was asked by a marketing firm to join a group to discuss different types of mattress
pads so they could better develop and sell them. This was a
primary.
study group.
virtual team.
focus group.
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Task roles help a group achieve its goal, while ___________ roles help manage relationships and affect
group climate.
norming
social
individual
status
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A problem-solving group
exists to help group members learn new information and ideas.
provides treatment for problems that group members may have.
exists to fulfill basic human needs.
meets to seek a solution to a problem.
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In Jeremy's office, everyone knows they need to arrive early to meetings or they will not be invited to the
boss's Friday lunch. This is a type of
norm.
social clique.
individual bias.
status promotion.
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__________ power stems from being liked.
Legitimate
Referent
Coercive
Reward
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______________ is power that comes from the ability to provide rewards or favors.
Legitimate
Referent
Coercive
Reward
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______________ tension is anxiety and discomfort that occurs when a group first meets and
____________________ tension is conflict that occurs over norms, roles, leadership, and opinions; it
develops after the members of the group have become acquainted with one another.
Primary, secondary
Early, late
Small, large
Open, closed
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Which of the following behaviors is NOT part of a supportive climate?
Provisionalism
Equality
Empathy
Certainty
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The statement "That is not a very good idea" is an example of which defensive climate behavior?
Superiority
Strategy
Evaluation
Neutrality
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Standards for an acceptable solution are referred to as
criteria.
norms.
roles.
tactics.
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Rick is the type of leader who leads by directing, controlling, telling, and ordering others. He is a(n)
________________ leader.
democratic
lassiez-faire
transformational
authoritarian
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When James visits conferences with colleagues, he sees others who lead by shaping the vision of the
group and by developing trust through quality interpersonal relationships with group members. James is
intrigued by his colleagues and wants to be more like them. He wants to be a _________________
leader.
democratic
lassiez-faire
transformational
authoritarian
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People who function on monochromic time prefer to
do one thing at a time, pay attention to deadlines and schedules, and use time efficiently.
do many things at once, place less emphasis on deadlines and schedules, and consider
relationships to be more important than deadlines.
wear as many watches as possible to stay in time with all cultures.
flatter themselves by their ability to transcend time.
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Discussion about the process and comments that help the group remain focused on the goals of the
group or that point out how the group is doing its work are known as
megadiscussion.
massdiscussion.
metadiscussion.
maldiscussion.
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During a heated argument, Jill explained, "From my perspective, I feel hurt when my car's gas tank is left
on empty after it has been borrowed." Jill is using
criteria.
I-messages.
metadiscussion.
you-messages.
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In communication interaction patterns, a group in which everyone talks to everyone is called a(n)
______________ network.
all-channel
wheel
chain
bubbly
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The roles involved in small group communication include
leadership, norming, and distracting roles.
task, social, and individual roles.
small, medium, and large roles.
functional, situational, and transformational roles.
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