Deck 2: Perspectives on Human Communication

Question 1

A _____ is a set of statements that explains a particular phenomenon.

A) paradigm
B) theory
C) method
D) approach

Answer 1

B

Question 2

_____ researchers support the idea that reality is constructed by individuals and cultures.

A) Social scientific
B) Interpretive
C) Critical
D) Postmodern

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which of the following major approaches is the most important to understand the complexity of communication?

A) social scientific
B) interpretive
C) critical
D) they are equally important

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Critical scholars often look to _____ texts to discuss societal norms.

A) media
B) written
C) historical
D) all of the above

Question 5

A communication researcher who is examining the flirtation behaviors used by couples interacting with one another by converting data to numeric indicators is using _____ methods.

A) qualitative
B) quantitative
C) interpretive
D) ethnographic

Question 6

_____ is the renaissance idea that celebrates human nature and its potential.

A) Behaviorism
B) Relativism
C) Positivism
D) Humanism

Question 7

The _____ approach views reality as subjective and material.

A) social science
B) interpretive
C) critical
D) postmodern

Question 8

One social scientific study found that individuals who were more satisfied in their relationships had a _____ attachment style and tended toward positive emotional communication.

A) avoidant
B) insecure
C) preoccupied
D) secure

Question 9

This is an example of _____ communication pattern.

A) negative reciprocity
B) insecure attachment
C) demand-withdrawal
D) blaming

Question 10

One of the earliest influences on the field of communication was

A) rhetoric.
B) psychology.
C) sociology.
D) family studies.

Question 11

What type of research is conducted by a researcher who travels on the road with a team of disabled rugby players and engages in their daily life?

A) ethnography
B) content analysis
C) statistical analysis
D) rhetorical analysis

Question 12

The _____ approach to communication research and study focuses on the role of power in communication exchanges.

A) social science
B) interpretive
C) critical
D) post-modern

Question 13

A _____ scholar always explores communication in larger societal contexts.

A) social scientific
B) interpretive
C) critical
D) post-modern

Question 14

The approach to communication research and study that attempts to predict and explain human behavior is called the _____ approach.

A) social science
B) interpretive
C) critical
D) post-modern

Question 15

This study belongs to the _____ approach to communication research.

A) social science
B) interpretive
C) critical
D) post-modern

Question 16

Elocution, the mechanics of public speaking, includes all of the following EXCEPT

A) proper pronunciation.
B) posture.
C) grammar.
D) persuasive arguments.

Question 17

A person's worldview or _____ characterizes the assumptions one makes about knowledge and the nature of reality.

A) interpretation
B) method
C) theory
D) paradigm

Question 18

Examining the behaviors of buyers at a swap meet in order to determine how they interact with sellers, in a natural environment, would involve the _____ approach.

A) social science
B) interpretive
C) critical
D) postmodern

Question 19

This method is associated with _____ approach.

A) social science
B) interpretive
C) critical
D) post-modern

Question 20

The _____ approach generally endorses the idea that reality is external to individuals.

A) social science
B) interpretive
C) critical
D) post-modern

Question 21

The first interpretivists were the _____ who believed that the analysis of individual behavior was the best way to understand humans.

Question 22

Social scientists consider communication to be predictable.

Question 23

Methods describe the specific ways in which scholars collect and analyze data, the results of which they use to test theories.

Question 24

A _____ is a belief system that bears a set of assumptions about knowledge, reality, and human nature.

Question 25

Conversation analysis is a quantitative method that examines naturally occurring conversations to understand better the sequences and functions of everyday talk.

Question 26

One of the ethical concerns for interpretive scholars is presenting what a participant says in a manner that is accurate to the participant's intent and worldview.

Question 27

The study of communication has a short history that can only be traced back to the early 1900s.

Question 28

Social scientists never use qualitative methods.

Question 29

A critical scholar might explain female-demand and male-withdrawal patterns as a result of male _____ in society and marriage.

Question 30

Compare and contrast the social scientific and interpretive approach by describing the strengths and limitations of each approach.

Question 31

According to social scientific research, one particularly toxic pattern of conflict behavior is when one partner attempts to talk through an issue calmly but the other partner _____.

Question 32

Critical scholarship generates generalizable conclusions.

Question 33

Explain demand-withdrawal conflict patterns from the interpretive approach and the critical approach.

Question 34

Critical scholars are concerned with whether or not they have the right to study, analyze, and represent the views of others, perhaps disadvantaged people.

Question 35

The analysis of popular culture texts is common within the _____ tradition.

Question 36

Interpretive studies have found that defensive communication can lead to unproductive cycles of conflict.

Question 37

Critical scholars generally use quantitative methods.