Exam 1: A First Look at Interpersonal Communication

Communication is so important that its quantity and quality can affect physical health.

Describe each of the communication principles and provide an example for each one.

The absence of communication can affect physical health in extremely negative ways.

Communication competence is a trait that people either possess or lack.

It is through _____ that we meet our physical, safety, social, and self-esteem needs and rise to self-actualization.

Which of the following describes "noise" in the communication process?

Cognitive complexity is defined as the degree to which two or more people like or appreciate one another.

Your text promises that if you communicate skillfully enough, you should be able to solve every problem you encounter.

Jane, your best friend, seems angry with you. At first you wonder if you have done something to upset her. Then you think about how stressed she has been with work, and then you consider that perhaps she isn't angry at all, perhaps you have been overly sensitive. What are you displaying?

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

Ian is frowning as he does his reading for Interpersonal Communications. Which communication principle is his scowling an example of?

It is impossible to repeat the same communication event.

According to Maslow's hierarchy, what is the most fundamental need?

Your goal should be to become a perfect communicator.

We learn who we are through communicating.

Which term is defined as "the fields of experience that affect how a communicator understands another's behaviour?"

Match each of the statements below with the element of the communication model it illustrates most clearly. a.channel b.sender c.environment d.external noise -Chris and Bill understand each other easily because they have many experiences in common.

Just as judges instruct juries to disregard some statements made in court, we can reverse or erase the effects of communication interactions in everyday life.

What are two friends likely doing while they are communicating?

Socially isolated people compensate effectively for their lack of communication so that their longevity rates are about the same as those of people with strong social ties.