Question 1

Face, according to Goffman, is an approved social identity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

According to your text, to understand communication it is important to look at the history and background of each person involved in the relationship rather than to try to look at the relationship itself.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

At the end of the day, the authors make which claim about the effects of new technologies?

Accepted Answer

A)  New technologies have only rarely been beneficial and improved communication. On the balance there are more problems than benefits. 
B)  The authors lament the introduction of new technologies. 
C)  New technologies rarely have a learning curve for people adopting them. 
D)  On the balance, while there have been problems, communication has been improved by new technologies. 
E)  All of the above are true. 
A)  New technologies have only rarely been beneficial and improved communication. On the balance there are more problems than benefits. 
B)  The authors lament the introduction of new technologies. 
C)  New technologies rarely have a learning curve for people adopting them. 
D)  On the balance, while there have been problems, communication has been improved by new technologies. 
E)  All of the above are true.

Question 4

According to Frymier, the best predictor of positive classroom outcomes was which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  The gender of the professor 
B)  The gender of the student 
C)  The time of day of the class 
D)  The quality of writing skills 
E)  The student's interaction involvement 
A)  The gender of the professor 
B)  The gender of the student 
C)  The time of day of the class 
D)  The quality of writing skills 
E)  The student's interaction involvement

Question 5

That all languages depend on social agreement for their meaning suggests that communication is collective.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Studies suggest that human communication differs little from that used by other animals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What does Greg Focker do to try to impress Pam's parents?

Accepted Answer

A)  He takes them to Paris. 
B)  He tries using small social lies to impress her family. 
C)  He shows them all of his awards from high school and college. 
D)  He is very quiet and lets her father do all the talking. 
E)  He doesn't care at all about what they think. 
A)  He takes them to Paris. 
B)  He tries using small social lies to impress her family. 
C)  He shows them all of his awards from high school and college. 
D)  He is very quiet and lets her father do all the talking. 
E)  He doesn't care at all about what they think.

Question 8

Knowledge that we use unconsciously to guide our behavior is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  implicit. 
B)  explicit. 
C)  interpretive. 
D)  none of the above; knowledge can never be unconscious. 
A)  implicit. 
B)  explicit. 
C)  interpretive. 
D)  none of the above; knowledge can never be unconscious.

Question 9

Communication is typically the product of one person's efforts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

For Erving Goffman, our identities are only on loan to us from society and can be taken away from us if we don't act worthy of them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

According to Meerloo, the word communication means:

Accepted Answer

A)  transmission. 
B)  to keep hidden or secret. 
C)  mutual help, exchange, and interaction. 
D)  to put on a mask. 
A)  transmission. 
B)  to keep hidden or secret. 
C)  mutual help, exchange, and interaction. 
D)  to put on a mask.

Question 12

The ability to label, organize, and interpret the conditions surrounding an interaction is called interpretive competence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Discuss some of the differences between primate communication and human communication. Comment on Huxley's quote, "For evil, then, as well as for good, words make us the human beings we actually are."

Accepted Answer

Primate communication and human communic

Question 14

The five types of competence are interconnected but not necessarily linear.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Trenholm and Jensen believe that what is important in interpersonal communication is what people do when they are together, not what each does separately.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

All of the following are true of processes except:

Accepted Answer

A)  they are constantly changing. 
B)  they are static. 
C)  they have no beginning nor end. 
D)  they are active. 
A)  they are constantly changing. 
B)  they are static. 
C)  they have no beginning nor end. 
D)  they are active.

Question 17

Orlin is a good communicator because he knows what he wants, can anticipate others' objections, and thinks of effective lines of argument. Which of the following terms best indicates the kind of competence highlighted here?

Accepted Answer

A)  Interpretive competence 
B)  Goal competence 
C)  Role competence 
D)  Message competence 
A)  Interpretive competence 
B)  Goal competence 
C)  Role competence 
D)  Message competence

Question 18

According to your text, there is only one correct way to define communication.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Scully can tell Mulder is having a bad investigation day just by looking at how he's seated at his desk and is throwing pencils into the ceiling. She is focusing on the stimuli presented to her. This kind of competence is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  interpretive competence. 
B)  goal competence. 
C)  self-competence. 
D)  message competence. 
A)  interpretive competence. 
B)  goal competence. 
C)  self-competence. 
D)  message competence.

Question 20

Katia doesn't seem to pay much attention to the context of communication. She has difficulty sizing up people, and she can't identify episodes very easily. Which kind of competence is being addressed here?

Accepted Answer

A)  Interpretive competence 
B)  Goal competence 
C)  Role competence 
D)  Message competence 
A)  Interpretive competence 
B)  Goal competence 
C)  Role competence 
D)  Message competence

Face, according to Goffman, is an approved social identity.

According to your text, to understand communication it is important to look at the history and background of each person involved in the relationship rather than to try to look at the relationship itself.

At the end of the day, the authors make which claim about the effects of new technologies?

According to Frymier, the best predictor of positive classroom outcomes was which of the following?

That all languages depend on social agreement for their meaning suggests that communication is collective.

Studies suggest that human communication differs little from that used by other animals.

What does Greg Focker do to try to impress Pam's parents?

Knowledge that we use unconsciously to guide our behavior is called:

Communication is typically the product of one person's efforts.

For Erving Goffman, our identities are only on loan to us from society and can be taken away from us if we don't act worthy of them.

According to Meerloo, the word communication means:

The ability to label, organize, and interpret the conditions surrounding an interaction is called interpretive competence.

Discuss some of the differences between primate communication and human communication. Comment on Huxley's quote, "For evil, then, as well as for good, words make us the human beings we actually are."

The five types of competence are interconnected but not necessarily linear.

Trenholm and Jensen believe that what is important in interpersonal communication is what people do when they are together, not what each does separately.

All of the following are true of processes except:

Orlin is a good communicator because he knows what he wants, can anticipate others' objections, and thinks of effective lines of argument. Which of the following terms best indicates the kind of competence highlighted here?

According to your text, there is only one correct way to define communication.

Scully can tell Mulder is having a bad investigation day just by looking at how he's seated at his desk and is throwing pencils into the ceiling. She is focusing on the stimuli presented to her. This kind of competence is called:

Katia doesn't seem to pay much attention to the context of communication. She has difficulty sizing up people, and she can't identify episodes very easily. Which kind of competence is being addressed here?

Building Interpersonal Relationships

Nonverbal Competence

Language and Interpersonal Communication

Listening

Perceiving and Interpreting Social Worlds

Meeting Social Expectations

Establishing Individual Identities

Achieving Personal and Relational Goals

Understanding Family Relationships

Creating Intimate Relationships

Managing Professional Relationships

Interpersonal Communication Culture and Change

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Exam 1: Introduction- Communication and Competence

Face, according to Goffman, is an approved social identity.

According to your text, to understand communication it is important to look at the history and background of each person involved in the relationship rather than to try to look at the relationship itself.

At the end of the day, the authors make which claim about the effects of new technologies?

According to Frymier, the best predictor of positive classroom outcomes was which of the following?

That all languages depend on social agreement for their meaning suggests that communication is collective.

Studies suggest that human communication differs little from that used by other animals.

What does Greg Focker do to try to impress Pam's parents?

Knowledge that we use unconsciously to guide our behavior is called:

Communication is typically the product of one person's efforts.

For Erving Goffman, our identities are only on loan to us from society and can be taken away from us if we don't act worthy of them.

According to Meerloo, the word communication means:

The ability to label, organize, and interpret the conditions surrounding an interaction is called interpretive competence.

Discuss some of the differences between primate communication and human communication. Comment on Huxley's quote, "For evil, then, as well as for good, words make us the human beings we actually are."

The five types of competence are interconnected but not necessarily linear.

Trenholm and Jensen believe that what is important in interpersonal communication is what people do when they are together, not what each does separately.

All of the following are true of processes except:

Orlin is a good communicator because he knows what he wants, can anticipate others' objections, and thinks of effective lines of argument. Which of the following terms best indicates the kind of competence highlighted here?

According to your text, there is only one correct way to define communication.

Scully can tell Mulder is having a bad investigation day just by looking at how he's seated at his desk and is throwing pencils into the ceiling. She is focusing on the stimuli presented to her. This kind of competence is called:

Katia doesn't seem to pay much attention to the context of communication. She has difficulty sizing up people, and she can't identify episodes very easily. Which kind of competence is being addressed here?

Building Interpersonal Relationships

Nonverbal Competence

Language and Interpersonal Communication

Listening

Perceiving and Interpreting Social Worlds

Meeting Social Expectations

Establishing Individual Identities

Achieving Personal and Relational Goals

Understanding Family Relationships

Creating Intimate Relationships

Managing Professional Relationships

Interpersonal Communication Culture and Change

Filters