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Lack of communication and social relationships
increases the likelihood of which of the following
physical ailments?
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Cancer
The Common Cold
High blood pressure
All of these
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A meta-analysis of nearly 150 studies and over
300,000 participants found that socially connected
people
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Live close to 1 year longer
than those who are
socially isolated.
Live close to 4 years
longer than those who are
socially isolated.
Live close to 6 years
longer than those who are
socially isolated.
Have a life span similar to
that of socially isolated
people.
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Communication is the most widely used
approach to satisfying which of the
following?
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1. Sexual desires
2. Relationship
termination
3. Career
advancement
4. Instrumental goals
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The linear communication model is most
like:
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Talking on a radio.
Talking into a tin can
with a string to
another tin can.
Talking to just one
friend on the
telephone.
Talking to your friends
with a blindfold on.
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Noise, in the transactional view of communication,
which occurs within communicators, is called:
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1. Physiological noise.
2. Psychological noise.
3. Psychoanalytical
noise.
4. Both physiological
and psychological
noise.
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The transactional nature of communication
shows up dramatically in relationships
between:
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1. Parents and
children.
2. Coworkers.
3. Celebrities.
4. Soldiers in war.
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Communication:
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Is a transactional
process involving
participants who occupy
different but overlapping
environments.
Creates relationships
through the exchange of
messages.
Is affected by external,
physiological, and
psychological noise.
All of these choices are
correct.
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Which of the following is not a principle of
communication?
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Communication can be
intentional or
unintentional.
It is impossible not to
communicate.
Communication is
Reversible.
Communication is
Unrepeatable.
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According to the textbook, critics have argued that
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The more “friends” one has
on Facebook, the more likely
s/he is to have deep,
meaningful, and engaging
relationships.
Social networks are replacing
face to face communication
as a channel of long lasting
interpersonal relationships.
Communicators who strive to
acquire a large number of
“friends” on social networking
websites are engaging in
superficial, impersonal
relationships.
All of these are discussed in
the chapter.
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Arguments sometimes develop over apparently trivial
subjects like whose turn it is to wash the dishes or how to
spend the weekend. In cases like this, what is really being
tested is:
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The relational aspect of
the communication.
The instrumental aspect
of the communication.
The commitment of the
interlocutors.
The roles assigned to
those involved.
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The authors write that one of the misconceptions
of communication is that people think meanings
are in words. What they mean is that:
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Meanings are in
sentences and
paragraphs.
Meanings have limited
interpretation.
Words you understand
may not be understood
by others.
Words that make perfect
sense to you can be
interpreted in entirely
different ways by others.
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When the authors suggest that communication will not
solve all problems, they mean which of the following?
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Most of peoples’ problems
are due to psychological
barriers that have little to do
with communication.
Most of peoples’ problems
are due to physical
conditions that have little to
do with communication.
Sometimes clear
communication is even the
cause of problems.
Sometimes, the
communicators are the
source of the problems.
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The difference between a quantitative view of
communication and a qualitative view of communication is:
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Quantitative communication
requires a number of
interactants greater than two.
Qualitative communication is
characterized by the
treatment of each interactant
as unique.
Qualitative communication is
governed by social rules and
roles.
Quantitative communication
is characterized by the
irreplaceability of interactive
events.
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Our authors write that because relationships that are unique,
irreplaceable, interdependent, disclosing, and intrinsically
rewarding are rare, qualitatively interpersonal communication is
relatively scarce. They conclude that:
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1. This is one of the greatest
shortcomings of our culture.
2. The rarity of personal
relationships is not
necessarily unfortunate.
3. It is not possible to have too
many interpersonal
relationships.
4. Interpersonal relationships
are critical in the
accomplishment of even the
most mundane of activities.
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Computer-mediated communication (CMC)
includes which of the following?
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Instant messaging
E-mailing
Blogging
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A growing body of research reveals that CMC is not the threat to
relationships that some critics once feared because:
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Most Internet users report the
time they spend online has no
influence on the amount of time
they spend with their family or
friends.
Most people pick and choose
those with whom they
communicate online with great
care.
Even though heavy internet users
are more likely to ignore family
and friends, they make up for it
with virtual relationships that
serve the same needs.
Real-life and online relationships
are becoming indistinguishable
from one another.
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One study of college students who frequently use instant messaging
concluded that “nothing appears to compare to face-to-face
communication in terms of satisfying individuals’ communication,
information, and social needs.” From this, the authors conclude that:
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CMC, Blogging, E-mailing,
and Instant messaging are a
danger to relationships.
Rather than diminishing other
forms of communication,
CMC actually promotes and
reinforces them.
Many people are beginning
to regularly communicate
with family and friends over
the computer rather than
face-to-face.
None of these choices is
correct.
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Regarding interpersonal versus impersonal communication,
your textbook asks, “Is interpersonal communication better
than impersonal communication?” Which of the following
do the authors conclude?
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Interpersonal
communication is better
than impersonal
communication.
Impersonal communication
is better than interpersonal
communication.
Most relationships are not
either interpersonal or
impersonal.
Most relationships need
most of one kind of
communication or the other.
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Interpersonal communication is rather like rich
food, our authors write. What they mean is:
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Too much of it can
make you throw up.
Too little of it and your
life seems
impoverished.
It is fine in moderation,
but too much can make
you uncomfortable.
It is fine once in a while
and with certain people,
but it is not for
everyone.
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The personal-impersonal mixture of
communicating in a relationship:
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1. Remains constant
over time.
2. Can change over
time.
3. Ebbs and flows like
the tide.
4. Often changes with
the season.
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Communication scholars have argued for years about
communication definitions, however most would agree that
at its core, communication revolves around
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Nonverbal messages
being transmitted
simultaneously with
verbal messages.
Creating a versatile
vocabulary.
Creating a high context
for every interaction.
Using messages to
generate meanings.
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What are the characteristics that distinguish
effective communicators from their less successful
counterparts?
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They communicate in
“ideal” ways.
They communicate the
same in all situations.
They communicate the
same in all
relationships.
They communicate
“competently.”
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Effective communication involves:
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Achieving one’s goals.
Maintaining or
enhancing the
relationship in which it
occurs.
Getting what one wants
regardless of cost.
Achieving one’s goals
and maintaining or
enhancing the
relationship in which it
occurs.
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Customs like belching after a meal or appearing
nude in public:
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Are always a sign of
ineffective communicators.
Are evidence that a
communicator has
misread social cues.
Can be evidence of
competence in some
cultures and
incompetence in others.
Are likely to be competent
ways of communicating in
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Which of the following is not a feature of
communication competence?
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1. Competence Is
Situational.
2. Competence Is
Relational.
3. Competence Can Be
Learned.
4. There is an ideal
way to
communicate.
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Disinhibition refers to
1. sending clear online
messages.
2. sending online
messages without
considering the
consequences.
3. sending descriptive
online messages.
4. sending offensive
online messages.
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Communicating successfully with people
from other cultures requires
1. knowing the rules of
specific cultures
2. culture-general
communication
competence
3. having the desire to
communicate
successfully
4. all of these
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