Exam 1: A First Look at Interpersonal Communication

Using the characteristics of an effective communicator discussed in Chapter 1, evaluate your communication competence in the context of one interpersonal relationship in which you are currently involved. Provide specific examples of your behaviour and the behaviour of the other person.

What is a characteristic of integrated communicators?

What is characteristic of the behaviour of effective communicators?

Shannon is struggling to pay her monthly bills and is worried she may not have enough money to buy groceries at the end of the month. According to Maslow's hierarchy, what type of need is Shannon concerned about?

Describe an interpersonal communication incident from your experience, identifying at least five elements of the transactional model of communication shown in LOOK.

Metacommunication is a destructive substitute for real communication.

Jane, a cashier at a grocery store, tells a customer to have a nice day. What type of interpersonal communication is this?

Discuss attributes that are helpful to communicate effectively with people from cultures that are different from yours.

Which statement best describes impersonal relationships?

Jesse tells Joy about a crane that has been visiting his neighbourhood. "I just love the crane's visits!" Jesse exclaims. Joy thinks it's strange that Jesse enjoys a construction crane in his neighbourhood; however, Jesse is actually talking about a bird. Which communication misconception does this illustrate?

Protection is one of the social needs identified by researchers.

As it relates to social media, what does the term "leaner messages" mean?

Betty appears to be upset. Justin wonders if Betty is upset because he knows she is working on a difficult project at work. He also wonders if she might be upset because she didn't sleep well last night or perhaps she's just having an off day. Justin is demonstrating cognitive realism.

Professor Kumar is having difficulties teaching a statistical research method to his students. He is having trouble concentrating because he is coming down with the flu. What type of noise is this an example of?

What is the main source of a sense of identity?

Explain how social media can have positive and negative impacts on interpersonal communication. Explain your answer using points from the text and examples from your personal experience.

Metacommunication is made up of messages that people exchange, verbally or nonverbally, about their relationship. It is communication about communication.

Which of the following best defines the meaning of the "environments" that communicators occupy?

Why is Maslow's hierarchy of needs important to the study of interpersonal communication?

What is a person doing when they pay attention to their behaviour in relationships?