Exam 1: A First Look at Interpersonal Communication

Which element is included in the transactional communication model?

What was the most significant deficit found in the "Wild Boy of Aveyron?"

What are the three types of noise that can hinder communication?

Divorced people have about the same life expectancy as married people.

Which of the following is an example of a relational dimension?

If you want to gain intercultural competence, you'll want to engage in cognitive complexity-the ability to construct a variety of frameworks for viewing an issue.

Social media promotes greater self-disclosure.

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

The major difference between impersonal communication and interpersonal communication is the number of people involved.

Match each of the statements below with the element of the communication model it illustrates most clearly. a.behaviour b.receiver c.environment d.message e.psychological noise -Alec tells Chan directly: "Your snoring bothers me."

Match each of the statements below with the element of the communication model it illustrates most clearly. a.behaviour b.receiver c.environment d.message e.psychological noise -Alex listens to a speech.

Carter was recently promoted to a supervisor position at the counselling centre he has worked at for the past 10 years. He now supervisors his former colleagues and he has found that both his communication with his former colleagues and their communication with him has changed. Which communication characteristic does this demonstrate?

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

Email is an example of transactional communication.

Val, a nurse, feels embarrassed when she gets an angry response after asking a doctor she is working with at the hospital a question. She apologizes profusely and believes she has done something wrong. What communication misconception best explains the error in Val's thinking?

One study revealed that ___ percent of the 4000-plus adults surveyed knew more about their neighbours' dogs than about their neighbours' backgrounds.

Professor Grant will be providing feedback to his social work students regarding their clinical placement working with abused children. Professor Grant is very respectful in how he phrases his feedback so he doesn't offend or discourage his students. What is Professor Grant doing?

Barbara sends an email to her Member of Parliament to communicate her concerns regarding the government's student loan repayment schedule. What is Barbara's action an example of?

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

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.