Exam 1: A First Look at Interpersonal Communications

According to your text,awareness of new ways of communicating is sufficient to enable people to communicate more effectively.

What do some theorists claim is the most important reason for fulfillment and emotional well-being?

Match each of the statements below with the element of the communication model it illustrates most clearly. -You are deciding what Dana meant by that scowl.

Identify and explain the three features of qualitative interpersonal relationships.Provide a personal example for each feature.

What is common in almost all interactions?

The transactional model of communication suggests that communicators send and receive messages simultaneously.

What is an example of physiological noise?

Steve has taken a job as a police officer in remote northern town close to a First Nations community.He is surprised that many of the First Nations people he talks to do not make eye contact with him.He recognizes that this is a cultural difference and he decides that in order to be more effective at his job he needs to learn more about the people he will be working with.What is this an example of?

According to the text,what is a challenge when using social media?

Stacey is planning to ask her Mom for a big favour.Stacy spends extensive time planning out exactly what she is going to say in the hopes that her Mom will say yes.What communication misconception does this scenario illustrate?

According to a study by a University of British Columbia Ph.D.candidate on the effects of isolation,it is hard to escape spiritual and emotional darkness.

What is a person doing when he/she pays attention to his/her behaviour in relationships?

Vanessa is very aware of how her communication impacts others.She is a high self-monitor.

What sequence of stages would you expect to move through when learning a new communication behaviour?

Metacommunication is a destructive substitute for real communication.

According to your text,the axiom "the more communication the better" is true.

There is no such thing as the "same" message: words and behaviours are different each time they are spoken or performed.

What are the two main types of control exercised in relationships?

Jeremy and Sasha are talking about how they have gotten along in their friendship over the past few weeks.Which term best describes what they are doing?

Almost all verbal messages have a content dimension as well as a relational dimension.