Question 1

The concept of ________ helps people measure how well they are doing based on how well others are doing.

Accepted Answer

A) self esteem 
B) self worth 
C) social comparison 
D) life position 
A) self esteem 
B) self worth 
C) social comparison 
D) life position

Question 2

By focussing on your own talents and uniqueness, you are following which of the strategies for improving your self-esteem?

Accepted Answer

A) reframing 
B) developing honest relationships 
C) avoiding comparisons 
D) visualizing 
A) reframing 
B) developing honest relationships 
C) avoiding comparisons 
D) visualizing

Question 3

When we try to lose weight, we are

Accepted Answer

A) focusing on our social self. 
B) responding to the discrepancy between our desired material self and our self-concept. 
C) enhancing our looking glass self. 
D) focusing on our spiritual self. 
A) focusing on our social self. 
B) responding to the discrepancy between our desired material self and our self-concept. 
C) enhancing our looking glass self. 
D) focusing on our spiritual self.

Question 4

According to Will Schutz, our concept of who we are, coupled with our need to interact with others, profoundly influences how we communicate with others.Schutz identifies three primary social needs that affect the degree of communication we have with others:

Accepted Answer

A) need for inclusion, need for control, and need for safety. 
B) need for control, need for privacy, and need for comfort. 
C) need for inclusion, need for control, and need for affection. 
D) need for affection, need for solitude, and need for exclusion. 
A) need for inclusion, need for control, and need for safety. 
B) need for control, need for privacy, and need for comfort. 
C) need for inclusion, need for control, and need for affection. 
D) need for affection, need for solitude, and need for exclusion.

Question 5

Our communication style is defined as

Accepted Answer

A) a style characterized by high achievement and controlled emotions. 
B) a style characterized by high assertiveness and low expressiveness. 
C) the habitual ways in which we behave toward others. 
D) a style characterized by sensitivity toward others and a minimum of assertiveness. 
A) a style characterized by high achievement and controlled emotions. 
B) a style characterized by high assertiveness and low expressiveness. 
C) the habitual ways in which we behave toward others. 
D) a style characterized by sensitivity toward others and a minimum of assertiveness.

Question 6

Social decentring is the the process of

Accepted Answer

A) focussing on your own abilities and talents instead of those of others. 
B) cultivating friends in whom you can confide. 
C) the process of taking into account another person's thoughts, feelings, values, background, and perspective. 
D) acknowledging your own thoughts, etc., to understand how others see you. 
A) focussing on your own abilities and talents instead of those of others. 
B) cultivating friends in whom you can confide. 
C) the process of taking into account another person's thoughts, feelings, values, background, and perspective. 
D) acknowledging your own thoughts, etc., to understand how others see you.

Question 7

How does one's self-esteem affect his or her interpretation of messages?

Accepted Answer

Someone with low self-esteem may be more

Question 8

You like spinach, movies, and old cars.These are your ________ towards these items.

Accepted Answer

A) attitudes 
B) values 
C) beliefs 
D) life attitudes 
A) attitudes 
B) values 
C) beliefs 
D) life attitudes

Question 9

Describe Will Schutz's three primary social needs and provide examples for each.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary but should include the

Question 10

Which statement is NOT true about the looking glass self?

Accepted Answer

A) Our behaviour and our sense of who we are are not a consequence of our relationships. 
B) Our self changes primarily because of how people respond to us. 
C) Our parents are the key individuals who shape who we are. 
D) Our friends become highly influential. 
A) Our behaviour and our sense of who we are are not a consequence of our relationships. 
B) Our self changes primarily because of how people respond to us. 
C) Our parents are the key individuals who shape who we are. 
D) Our friends become highly influential.

Question 11

Explain how self-concept develops and include examples of each means.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary but should include the

Question 12

Match the example on the left with the dimension of the self on the right.
-"I'm a totally different person when I'm away from work."

Accepted Answer

A) the psychological self 
B) the material self 
C) the biological self 
D) the social self 
E) the spiritual self 
A) the psychological self 
B) the material self 
C) the biological self 
D) the social self 
E) the spiritual self

Question 13

A woman never thought of herself as heroic until she went through seventy-two hours of labour before giving birth and then nursed her baby right after delivery.This illustrates that

Accepted Answer

A) others must tell us what we are like. 
B) others must treat us in a manner that we like. 
C) once a shy person, always a shy person. 
D) through self observation we can discover qualities that allow us to assume different self-labels. 
A) others must tell us what we are like. 
B) others must treat us in a manner that we like. 
C) once a shy person, always a shy person. 
D) through self observation we can discover qualities that allow us to assume different self-labels.

Question 14

You think you are a great joke-teller, but all your friends and coworkers know that you cannot tell a joke to save your life. Which quadrant of the Johari Window model would explain this?

Accepted Answer

A) open 
B) hidden 
C) blind 
D) unknown 
A) open 
B) hidden 
C) blind 
D) unknown

Question 15

In the model of social penetration, the concentric circles represent

Accepted Answer

A) expressiveness. 
B) breadth. 
C) depth. 
D) responsiveness. 
A) expressiveness. 
B) breadth. 
C) depth. 
D) responsiveness.

Question 16

Describe Eric Berne's four life positions.

Accepted Answer

*Positive regard for self and others: I'

Question 17

Attitudes, beliefs, and values are

Accepted Answer

A) learned constructs that shape your behaviour and self-image. 
B) learned predispositions to respond favourably or unfavourably. 
C) ways we structure reality. 
D) enduring concepts of right and wrong. 
A) learned constructs that shape your behaviour and self-image. 
B) learned predispositions to respond favourably or unfavourably. 
C) ways we structure reality. 
D) enduring concepts of right and wrong.

Question 18

Your new friend pronounces your spaghetti sauce to be "out of this world." Of the following, which is the best reason why you are likely to believe your friend?

Accepted Answer

A) S/He is repeating a sentiment you have heard many times. 
B) S/He is an individual who doesn't usually eat spaghetti sauce. 
C) Most other people who taste your spaghetti sauce say it needs more salt 
D) Your friend is on a diet. 
A) S/He is repeating a sentiment you have heard many times. 
B) S/He is an individual who doesn't usually eat spaghetti sauce. 
C) Most other people who taste your spaghetti sauce say it needs more salt 
D) Your friend is on a diet.

Question 19

The "Sociocommunicative Orientation" test by McCroskey and Richmond is a tool to assess

Accepted Answer

A)  your need for control and your need for inclusion. 
B) your dominant strategies for improving your self-esteem. 
C) your style of communication on the assertiveness and responsiveness dimensions. 
D) your willingness to communicate. 
A)  your need for control and your need for inclusion. 
B) your dominant strategies for improving your self-esteem. 
C) your style of communication on the assertiveness and responsiveness dimensions. 
D) your willingness to communicate.

Question 20

An important first step in developing an "other" orientation is to

Accepted Answer

A) find out as much as you can about others. 
B) become androgynous. 
C) consider how much you know about yourself. 
D) become aware of the difference between your own self-concept and the perception others have of you. 
A) find out as much as you can about others. 
B) become androgynous. 
C) consider how much you know about yourself. 
D) become aware of the difference between your own self-concept and the perception others have of you.

The concept of ________ helps people measure how well they are doing based on how well others are doing.

By focussing on your own talents and uniqueness, you are following which of the strategies for improving your self-esteem?

When we try to lose weight, we are

According to Will Schutz, our concept of who we are, coupled with our need to interact with others, profoundly influences how we communicate with others.Schutz identifies three primary social needs that affect the degree of communication we have with others:

Our communication style is defined as

Social decentring is the the process of

How does one's self-esteem affect his or her interpretation of messages?

You like spinach, movies, and old cars.These are your ________ towards these items.

Describe Will Schutz's three primary social needs and provide examples for each.

Which statement is NOT true about the looking glass self?

Explain how self-concept develops and include examples of each means.

Match the example on the left with the dimension of the self on the right. -"I'm a totally different person when I'm away from work."

A woman never thought of herself as heroic until she went through seventy-two hours of labour before giving birth and then nursed her baby right after delivery.This illustrates that

You think you are a great joke-teller, but all your friends and coworkers know that you cannot tell a joke to save your life. Which quadrant of the Johari Window model would explain this?

In the model of social penetration, the concentric circles represent

Describe Eric Berne's four life positions.

Attitudes, beliefs, and values are

Your new friend pronounces your spaghetti sauce to be "out of this world." Of the following, which is the best reason why you are likely to believe your friend?

The "Sociocommunicative Orientation" test by McCroskey and Richmond is a tool to assess

An important first step in developing an "other" orientation is to

Introduction to Interpersonal Communication

Interpersonal Communication and Perception

Listening and Responding

Verbal Communication Skills

Non-Verbal Communication Skills

Conflict Management Skills

Interpersonal Communication and Cultural Diversity

Understanding Interpersonal Relationships

Developing, Maintaining, and Ending Interpersonal Relationships

Interpersonal Relationships at Home, Through

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Exam 2: Interpersonal Communication and Self

The concept of ________ helps people measure how well they are doing based on how well others are doing.

By focussing on your own talents and uniqueness, you are following which of the strategies for improving your self-esteem?

When we try to lose weight, we are

According to Will Schutz, our concept of who we are, coupled with our need to interact with others, profoundly influences how we communicate with others.Schutz identifies three primary social needs that affect the degree of communication we have with others:

Our communication style is defined as

Social decentring is the the process of

How does one's self-esteem affect his or her interpretation of messages?

You like spinach, movies, and old cars.These are your ________ towards these items.

Describe Will Schutz's three primary social needs and provide examples for each.

Which statement is NOT true about the looking glass self?

Explain how self-concept develops and include examples of each means.

Match the example on the left with the dimension of the self on the right. -"I'm a totally different person when I'm away from work."

A woman never thought of herself as heroic until she went through seventy-two hours of labour before giving birth and then nursed her baby right after delivery.This illustrates that

You think you are a great joke-teller, but all your friends and coworkers know that you cannot tell a joke to save your life. Which quadrant of the Johari Window model would explain this?

In the model of social penetration, the concentric circles represent

Describe Eric Berne's four life positions.

Attitudes, beliefs, and values are

Your new friend pronounces your spaghetti sauce to be "out of this world." Of the following, which is the best reason why you are likely to believe your friend?

The "Sociocommunicative Orientation" test by McCroskey and Richmond is a tool to assess

An important first step in developing an "other" orientation is to

Introduction to Interpersonal Communication

Interpersonal Communication and Perception

Listening and Responding

Verbal Communication Skills

Non-Verbal Communication Skills

Conflict Management Skills

Interpersonal Communication and Cultural Diversity

Understanding Interpersonal Relationships

Developing, Maintaining, and Ending Interpersonal Relationships

Interpersonal Relationships at Home, Through

Filters