Practice Test (Slides) Flashcards
Jace and Mary Anne are co-owners of a local t-shirt shop. They employ four part time employees to help them run the business. While Mary Anne often takes it upon herself to assign orders and dole out paychecks, Jace is much happier in verbally encouraging employees and planning holiday parties for the company. Within this team, what type of role does Mary Anne play?
Task Leader
When Bart arrived at his job interview, he was shocked when the interviewer congratulated him on his recent marriage. “Thanks, how did you know?”Bart asked. To which the interviewer replied, “I saw your wedding
website.”
Though kinda creepy, Bart should not have been surprised because _________ has become a common practice in the business world according to Chapter 7?
Cybervetting
During his speech on the introduction of color into film, Antoine notices his audience yawning, dozing off, and staring at him blankly. He quickly adjusts his presentation and asks the audience a question to wake them up.
The audience members’ behavior qualifies as which aspect of the interpersonal communication model?
Feedback
According to Chapter 3: Communication Ethics, which of the following is NOT a reason why citation is important?
A. Gives credit where credit is due.
B. Holds you accountable.
C. Creates potential for replication of your research.
D. Lets you be selective with the info you share.
D. Lets you be selective with the info you share
Which of the following pieces of information would a speaker not expect to see on a demographic profile?
A. A graphic representation of the medium income level of audience members.
B. Military titles of war veterans in the audience.
C. A ratio of Democrats to Republicans in the audience.
D. Excerpts from interviews of audience members about their beliefs regarding the death penalty.
E. A pie chart showing the age distribution of all audience members.
D. Excerpts from interviews of audience members about their beliefs regarding the death penalty
Angel is giving a presentation to a group of eighth graders on the importance of education. He feels an incredible sense of responsibility as he prepares what to say and carefully considers the influence he can have on these young people. Angel’s considerations reflect which ethical perspective?
Postmodern Ethics
The Republican National Committee website is a highly credible political source for information on candidates and platform issues of the Republican Party.
However, even though it is credible, it may lack which crucial component of determining the credibility of a website?
Objectivity
Jesse manages a team of electric meter readers who work for Austin Utilities. The job has long hours and little pay, and Jesse often finds it difficult to motivate his team. In order to encourage good performance, Jesse regularly offers a $50 prize to the reader who can most accurately record meters in the quickest time.
Which leadership style best describes Jesse’s approach?
Transactional leader
Brent and Agatha are texting back and forth during class. Eventually, their teacher just says, “Why don’t you guys step outside and talk if this conversation can’t wait?”
According to the text, Brent and Agatha are participating in which form of technological communication?
Synchronous (because it was back and forth, immediate)
Lil and Noah went out on a date. Noah really liked Lil, but Lil did not know how to tell Noah that she was not interested in pursuing a romantic relationship. When Noah called Lil the next day, she did not answer. He left her a voicemail, but she never returned his call. A week later, Noah called again and left another message. Lil never called him back.
Which communication proposition best illustrates Lil’s behavior toward Noah?
You cannot not communicate
Maureen confesses to her friend Jerome that she is very nervous for her upcoming speech. In order to help her overcome her anxiety, Jerome talks with Maureen and challenges some of her beliefs about her audience expectations and delivery. Maureen feels much better after their conversation.
Jerome engaged Maureen in which method of overcoming nervousness?
Cognitive restructuring
In his speech on the history of the Green Party, Tomas includes research from Dr. Tania Channing, a political scientist at Duke University.
Based on the rules for citing research, how could Tomas best verbally convey this source to his audience?
Cite her political science degree the first time he mentions her work
According to the textbook, successfully adapting to an audience yields all of the following benefits for the speaker except:
Increased chance of finding credible research
Dre and his coworker Annie both ask their boss for Thanksgiving and Christmas off. Considering both holidays are the busiest time of the year, their boss tries to resolve the issue by allowing to each take one of the holidays off.
This conflict management style known as _________ offered a solution that partially satisfied both of them.
Compromising
In attempting to construct a psychographic profile, which piece of information would be the most valuable?
Interviews with the audience to determine their
attitudes on religion
