Deck 2: Communication 101 - Whats Health Got to Do With It

Question 1

What is an example of communication?

A) Talking
B) Gestures
C) Body language
D) All of these are correct.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which of the following does not influence our perceptions?

A) Internal attitudes
B) Motives
C) Experiences
D) Cosmic energy

Answer 2

D

Question 3

What is it called when the brain deals with overload by simplifying and linking new information to what we already know?

A) Selective perception
B) Heuristics
C) Schema
D) Availability

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Any individual diagnosed with cancer, picking up an educational pamphlet at the doctor's office is an example of what?

A) Elaboration likelihood model
B) Availability
C) Experiences
D) Selective perception

Question 5

Which characteristic of a hazard leads individuals to tend to overestimate their risk?

A) Controlled
B) Trusted
C) Childhood impact
D) Natural

Question 6

Which of the following is not a component of successful communication?

A) Showing clear lines of cause and effect
B) Grabbing attention
C) Being extremely descriptive
D) Taking advantage of decision rules and heuristics

Question 7

What are four levels on which health communication functions?

A) Individual, group, community, society
B) Individual, societal, familial, community
C) Group, community, nationally, internationally
D) Continental, nationally, community, group

Question 8

Which of the following is not one of Hill's Criteria?

A) Coherence
B) Acceptability
C) Experimental evidence
D) Biological plausibility

Question 9

Which of the following is not a challenge of health communication?

A) Multitudes of information sources
B) Culture and belief systems
C) Individual processing time
D) What type of communication method to use

Question 10

Contrast effect is when we attribute our own characteristics to others.