Semester Test

Question 0

What is interpersonal communications?

Answer 0

Talking to others

Question 1

Explain the importance of smiling according to the research we read in five articles.

Answer 1

It helps people feel comfortable and sets a good mood between people and if you are smiling, people want to be around you.

Question 2

What are some distractions to interpersonal communications? Do not list specific people.

Answer 2

People with bad attitudes
Shy people
Loud people
People who don’t communicate well

Question 3

Explain schema. In your explanation, cite personal examples.

Answer 3

Schema is background knowledge that is stored in your head.

EX: started talking about science and already knew about some scientific laws you learned from a past science experiment

Question 4

List at least five communication tools.

Answer 4

Facial expressions
Gestures 
Vocabulary 
Tone
Attitude

Question 5

Define comprehensive listening.

Answer 5

Listening to others and remembering what was said

Question 6

Where are you when you are listening comprehensively?

Answer 6

School

A meeting

Question 7

How may you improve comprehensive listening?

Answer 7

Listen to a documentary and try to remember the most important information

Question 8

Define critical listening.

Answer 8

It is listening and giving the speaker your undivided attention.

Question 9

Where are you when you are listening critically?

Answer 9

When an instructor is giving instructions or directions

Question 10

How may you improve critical listening?

Answer 10

Practice listening to your teachers during class

Question 11

Explain brainstorming and why it is so important to brainstorm before speaking.

Answer 11

So you know what you are going to say and you don’t mumble or say something you don’t mean while you are speaking

Question 12

What are some things you want to remember when writing a public speech?

Answer 12

Speaker commitment- love your topic
Well-chosen topic- fits time and place 
Clear sense of purpose
Audience involvement 
Substance- facts, support, evidence
Appropriate structure
Skillful language use

Question 13

What is the format for an informative speech outline?

Answer 13

Introduction
Attention getter
Credibility
Preview 
Transition
Body
Main idea
Supports
Supports 
Transition 
Main idea 
Supports 
Supports 
Transition
Conclusion 
Summary
Concluding remarks

Question 14

List some of the new types of mass communication and give a brief description of them. Include problems and benefits.

Answer 14

Instagram- share pictures 
Twitter- share words 
Pinterest- cool pictures 
Snapchat- send pictures to each other 
Vine- share and look at videos

Question 15

How does where you get your information influence your decisions?

Answer 15

It depends if your source of information is bias towards one side of the issue

Question 16

How does diversity affect public opinion and bias?

Answer 16

We get things from a variety of sources

Question 17

How do you determine a source’s credibility? What should you look for when deciding on a source?

Answer 17

.edu

.gov

Question 18

What do you believe are the greatest concerns of digital/Internet mass communication? Should we be concerned about privacy issues? Terrorism? Identity theft?

Answer 18

Privacy problems are a big issue; bullying is also a big issue

Question 19

Discuss effective group behavior. (Think about all of the times we have worked in small groups in this class, what behaviors worked and what behaviors didn’t work. What made the group work best? How did you divide and assign jobs? What was going on when you wanted to be in the group? What was going on when you wanted to change groups?)

Answer 19

Everybody is on task
Everybody is responsible 
Everybody is on time
Everybody does the equal share of work
Listen, respect others
Everybody is prepared; have what they need

Question 20

What are some of the roles in a small group?

Answer 20

Leader
Recorder
Participants

Question 21

What are the stages of group development? Why is conflict and conflict resolution an important part of working in a small group?

Answer 21

Orientation
Conflict
Resolution

Question 22

What are some tips to working well in a group?

Answer 22

Look in both view points
Open to ideas
Work together
Everyone have a part
Talk, listen, communicate 
Constructive criticism