Chapters 1-3

Question 1

Sending and receiving messages simultaneously is an example of the ——– of communication.

Answer 1

Transactional model

Question 2

In communication terms, a hot and sticky classroom represents.

Answer 2

Noise

Question 3

Congratulating yourself for acing the last quiz is an example of which type of communication?

Answer 3

Interpersonal communication

Question 4

Trading messages through the phone, computer or tablet is known as?

Answer 4

Mediated Communication

Question 5

The method by which messages is conveyed is known as?

Answer 5

the channel

Question 6

Trying to understand issues from a variety of perspectives is known as?

Answer 6

cognitive complexity

Question 7

“I can say whatever I want on social media, it’s my constitutional right” This is an example of ?

Answer 7

disinhibition

Question 8

You smiled and laughed at my joke, your response to me is known as?

Answer 8

feedback

Question 9

Instagram is an example of which type of communication context ?

Answer 9

mass communication

Question 10

self-monitoring is the term that means you need to make sure you are paying close attention to the behaviors of others.

Answer 10

False

Question 11

You knew you were going to nail your speech before you gave it… and then you nailed your speech. This is an example of ?

Answer 11

self-fulfilling prophecy

Question 12

By wearing high-end exercise clothes to the gym, you are engaging in which type of identity management?

Answer 12

presenting self

Question 13

The driver in front of you swerved and you yelled at the idiot. When you swerved something was in the road. What gives?

Answer 13

self-serving bias

Question 14

When you describe what you see, look at the situation from two angles, and then asked for an explanation, you are?

Answer 14

perception checking

Question 15

You swear up a storm on the ballfield and in church. This is an example of?

Answer 15

low self-monitoring

Question 16

culture is defined as?

Answer 16

all of these are part of culture

Question 17

In a low-context culture, people

Answer 17

are clear and direct

Question 18

In Brazil it is acceptable to go to class 30 minutes late. This is an example of ?

Answer 18

polychronic orientation

Question 19

If you wait outside my office until I invite you in, you are demonstrating?

Answer 19

high-power distance

Question 20

We live in the United States and that means that everyone should speak English. This is an example of?

Answer 20

ethnocentrism

Question 21

Traveling to a different country is overwhelming to me, because I am not sure ill fit in. This is an example of?

Answer 21

uncertainty avoidance

Question 22

Cultures where women often care for the home and family and men are financial providers are which type of cultures?

Answer 22

competitive

Question 23

In China, the surname is used first before their given name. This family loyalty is an example of ?

Answer 23

collectivistic cultures

Question 24

Being Mexican American, raised in the southwest, and catholic, is an example of which theory.

Answer 24

intersectionality theory

Question 25

Stereotyping is an exaggerated generalization about a group.

Answer 25

True

Question 26

In your answer to your question, your German guests told you about their education system. This exposure is an example of ?

Answer 26

Contact hypothesis