Question 1

Which of the following is a disadvantage of critical research?

Accepted Answer

A)  It does not discuss the issue of how power is accepted by those without power. 
B)  It does not focus enough on relationships. 
C)  It does not adequately answer the question of whether there can be a general interpretation of individual experience. 
D)  It suffers from reductio ad absurdum 
A)  It does not discuss the issue of how power is accepted by those without power. 
B)  It does not focus enough on relationships. 
C)  It does not adequately answer the question of whether there can be a general interpretation of individual experience. 
D)  It suffers from reductio ad absurdum A

Question 2

Describe the purpose of Society's Secret Agents in ancient dramatic performance, and compare that to performance artists and scholars today.

Accepted Answer

Society's Secret Agents were playwrights and actors who represented, to a large theater audience, the moral and ethical dilemmas and consequences that befell those who ignored the instructions of the gods. Today, performers, playwrights and performance scholars are often interested in providing critiques of social structure and political ideologies.

Question 3

Describe how the histories of communication have changed in the past 30 years?

Accepted Answer

The changes in social structure, including the more common appearance of women and minorities in the discipline and leadership positions in society, have encouraged the inclusion of these groups in the official histories of communication.

Question 4

Describe three ways that printed material impacted the development of literate culture over the oral cultures that preceded it.

Accepted Answer

In the literate culture, people were bet

Question 5

The relationships between faculty have little impact on the history of the discipline of communication studies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

17) The discourse of suspicion, as discussed by post-modernism, argues that there may be three kinds of rationality. Which of the following is not one of these kinds of reality?

Accepted Answer

A)  Technical 
B)  Practical 
C)  Logical 
D)  Emancipatory 
A)  Technical 
B)  Practical 
C)  Logical 
D)  Emancipatory

Question 7

Which of the following research ideas would be of interest to a critical scholar?

Accepted Answer

A)  A study of how conflict resolution is managed in American corporations. 
B)  A study of how television reproduces gender stereotypes. 
C)  A study of how dysfunctional family relationships impact an individual's non-family relationships. 
D)  All of the above 
A)  A study of how conflict resolution is managed in American corporations. 
B)  A study of how television reproduces gender stereotypes. 
C)  A study of how dysfunctional family relationships impact an individual's non-family relationships. 
D)  All of the above

Question 8

The major perspectives of the study of communication include all but which of the following:

Accepted Answer

A)  Social Science 
B)  Experimental Science 
C)  Interpretivist 
D)  Post-Modernism 
A)  Social Science 
B)  Experimental Science 
C)  Interpretivist 
D)  Post-Modernism

Question 9

Describe two primary differences between rhetorical communication and mass communication and media studies.

Accepted Answer

First is that while rhetorical communica

Question 10

Most communication contains either an explicit or implicit relational element.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Aristotle argued that there are three primary features of persuasive arguments. When speakers use logic to persuade, they are using which feature?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pathos 
B)  Logos 
C)  Ethos 
D)  Mythos 
A)  Pathos 
B)  Logos 
C)  Ethos 
D)  Mythos

Question 12

What is the name of the communication studies honor society?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gamma Delta Tau 
B)  Lambda Phi Beta 
C)  Psi Epsilon Lambda 
D)  Lamba Phi Eta 
A)  Gamma Delta Tau 
B)  Lambda Phi Beta 
C)  Psi Epsilon Lambda 
D)  Lamba Phi Eta

Question 13

Critical scholars are interested in identifying hidden but powerful structures and practices that create or uphold inequity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The histories of communication are written within particular political and social forces.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Social science researchers are typically positivists or post-positivists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Aristotle argued that there are three primary features of persuasive arguments. When speakers use emotion to persuade, they are using which feature?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pathos 
B)  Logos 
C)  Ethos 
D)  Mythos 
A)  Pathos 
B)  Logos 
C)  Ethos 
D)  Mythos

Question 17

Which of the following is a common research method used by interpretivists?

Accepted Answer

A)  In-depth interviews 
B)  Textual analysis 
C)  Surveys 
D)  All of the above 
A)  In-depth interviews 
B)  Textual analysis 
C)  Surveys 
D)  All of the above

Question 18

Which of the following is not a common structure of departments that study communication?

Accepted Answer

A)  Department of Speech Communication 
B)  Department of Speech and Theater 
C)  School of Communication 
D)  School of PerformanceTrue/False 
A)  Department of Speech Communication 
B)  Department of Speech and Theater 
C)  School of Communication 
D)  School of PerformanceTrue/False

Question 19

What is the underpinning concept that our textbook authors argue is most important to the future of the communication discipline?

Accepted Answer

A)  Inclusion of women and minorities in research topics 
B)  Inclusion of new technologies, such as cell phones, in research. 
C)  Inclusion of how relationships impact all areas of communication. 
D)  None of the above. 
A)  Inclusion of women and minorities in research topics 
B)  Inclusion of new technologies, such as cell phones, in research. 
C)  Inclusion of how relationships impact all areas of communication. 
D)  None of the above.

Question 20

Which of the following is characteristic of social science research?

Accepted Answer

A)  Involves laboratory experiments 
B)  Involves precise measurements of behavior 
C)  Relies on statistical analysis of what is studied 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Involves laboratory experiments 
B)  Involves precise measurements of behavior 
C)  Relies on statistical analysis of what is studied 
D)  All of the above

Which of the following is a disadvantage of critical research?

Describe the purpose of Society's Secret Agents in ancient dramatic performance, and compare that to performance artists and scholars today.

Describe how the histories of communication have changed in the past 30 years?

Describe three ways that printed material impacted the development of literate culture over the oral cultures that preceded it.

The relationships between faculty have little impact on the history of the discipline of communication studies.

17) The discourse of suspicion, as discussed by post-modernism, argues that there may be three kinds of rationality. Which of the following is not one of these kinds of reality?

Which of the following research ideas would be of interest to a critical scholar?

The major perspectives of the study of communication include all but which of the following:

Describe two primary differences between rhetorical communication and mass communication and media studies.

Most communication contains either an explicit or implicit relational element.

Aristotle argued that there are three primary features of persuasive arguments. When speakers use logic to persuade, they are using which feature?

What is the name of the communication studies honor society?

Critical scholars are interested in identifying hidden but powerful structures and practices that create or uphold inequity.

The histories of communication are written within particular political and social forces.

Social science researchers are typically positivists or post-positivists.

Aristotle argued that there are three primary features of persuasive arguments. When speakers use emotion to persuade, they are using which feature?

Which of the following is a common research method used by interpretivists?

Which of the following is not a common structure of departments that study communication?

What is the underpinning concept that our textbook authors argue is most important to the future of the communication discipline?

Which of the following is characteristic of social science research?

An Overview of Communication

Histories and Contexts of Communication

Identities, Perceptions, and Communication

Verbal Communication

Nonverbal Communication

Culture and Communication

Listening

Personal Relationships

Groups and Leaders

Communication in the Workplace

Technology and Media in Everyday Life

Interviewing

Preparing for a Presentation

Developing a Presentation

Delivering a Presentation

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Exam 15: Giving Informative and Persuasive Talks

Which of the following is a disadvantage of critical research?

Describe the purpose of Society's Secret Agents in ancient dramatic performance, and compare that to performance artists and scholars today.

Describe how the histories of communication have changed in the past 30 years?

Describe three ways that printed material impacted the development of literate culture over the oral cultures that preceded it.

The relationships between faculty have little impact on the history of the discipline of communication studies.

17) The discourse of suspicion, as discussed by post-modernism, argues that there may be three kinds of rationality. Which of the following is not one of these kinds of reality?

Which of the following research ideas would be of interest to a critical scholar?

The major perspectives of the study of communication include all but which of the following:

Describe two primary differences between rhetorical communication and mass communication and media studies.

Most communication contains either an explicit or implicit relational element.

Aristotle argued that there are three primary features of persuasive arguments. When speakers use logic to persuade, they are using which feature?

What is the name of the communication studies honor society?

Critical scholars are interested in identifying hidden but powerful structures and practices that create or uphold inequity.

The histories of communication are written within particular political and social forces.

Social science researchers are typically positivists or post-positivists.

Aristotle argued that there are three primary features of persuasive arguments. When speakers use emotion to persuade, they are using which feature?

Which of the following is a common research method used by interpretivists?

Which of the following is not a common structure of departments that study communication?

What is the underpinning concept that our textbook authors argue is most important to the future of the communication discipline?

Which of the following is characteristic of social science research?

An Overview of Communication

Histories and Contexts of Communication

Identities, Perceptions, and Communication

Verbal Communication

Nonverbal Communication

Culture and Communication

Listening

Personal Relationships

Groups and Leaders

Communication in the Workplace

Technology and Media in Everyday Life

Interviewing

Preparing for a Presentation

Developing a Presentation

Delivering a Presentation

Filters