Exam 1: A First Look at Interpersonal Communication

Tom and Kelly meet in their staff lunch room to discuss concerns they have regarding a mutual client. What is NOT likely to occur in their discussion?

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Question 61

Why does social media enhance interpersonal communication?

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Question 62

Why is tolerance for ambiguity an important quality for intercultural competence?

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Question 63

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

(True/False)

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Question 64

In a demanding tone of voice, your nursing supervisor says "It's your turn to fill the medical supplies." What should a person do to clarify the relational dimension of her message?

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Question 65

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

(True/False)

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Question 66

Communication consists only of messages a sender deliberately conveys.

(True/False)

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Question 67

Cognitive complexity is the ability to construct a variety of frameworks for viewing an issue.

(True/False)

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Question 68

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

(True/False)

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Question 69

Psychologist Abraham Maslow arranged human needs on a hierarchy. According to Maslow, which statement best describes the most basic need in his hierarchy?

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Question 70

Relational dimensions of messages make statements about how the parties feel toward one another.

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Question 71

What are some of the characteristics that make relationships more interpersonal than impersonal?

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Question 72

A jet flying low overhead interferes with your conversation with a friend. What is this an example of?

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Question 73

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

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Question 74

Jason tells a joke in economics class and his peers laugh wildly. Encouraged by this response, Jason tells the joke later in his sociology class, but no one laughs. What communication principle does this scenario illustrate?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 75

Pleasure is one of the social needs identified by researchers.

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Question 76

How are the relational dimensions of messages usually expressed?

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Question 77

One study found that over 60 percent of medical errors were due to inadequate training in procedures.

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Question 78

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

(True/False)

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Question 79

Why did Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple, suggest that personal computers be renamed "interpersonal computers"?

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Tom and Kelly meet in their staff lunch room to discuss concerns they have regarding a mutual client. What is NOT likely to occur in their discussion?

Why does social media enhance interpersonal communication?

Why is tolerance for ambiguity an important quality for intercultural competence?

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

In a demanding tone of voice, your nursing supervisor says "It's your turn to fill the medical supplies." What should a person do to clarify the relational dimension of her message?

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

Communication consists only of messages a sender deliberately conveys.

Cognitive complexity is the ability to construct a variety of frameworks for viewing an issue.

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

Psychologist Abraham Maslow arranged human needs on a hierarchy. According to Maslow, which statement best describes the most basic need in his hierarchy?

Relational dimensions of messages make statements about how the parties feel toward one another.

What are some of the characteristics that make relationships more interpersonal than impersonal?

A jet flying low overhead interferes with your conversation with a friend. What is this an example of?

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

Jason tells a joke in economics class and his peers laugh wildly. Encouraged by this response, Jason tells the joke later in his sociology class, but no one laughs. What communication principle does this scenario illustrate?

Pleasure is one of the social needs identified by researchers.

How are the relational dimensions of messages usually expressed?

One study found that over 60 percent of medical errors were due to inadequate training in procedures.

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

Why did Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple, suggest that personal computers be renamed "interpersonal computers"?

Communication and Identity: Creating and Presenting the Self

Perception: What You See Is What You Get

Emotions: Feeling, Thinking, and Communicating

Language: Barrier and Bridge

Nonverbal Communication: Messages Beyond Words

Listening: More Than Meets the Ear

Communication and Relational Dynamics

Improving Communication Climates

Managing Interpersonal Conflicts

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