Deck 4: The Effects of the Environment on Human Communication

Question 1

Ursula is the most popular person in her apartment complex.Everyone knows her face and where she lives.Given what we know about location and interaction patterns,which of the following statements about Ursula's apartment is most likely true?

A)The apartment is in a back corner of the complex.
B)The apartment has a door opening to a private hallway.
C)The apartment is upstairs and far from a stairwell.
D)The apartment is right next to the mailboxes.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Research on classroom settings and learning did not conclude that __________.

A)student participation is highly dependent on visual contact with the teacher
B)low performing students moved from the back to the front of the classroom improved their performance
C)student participation decreased as the class size increased
D)participants who dislike their learning environment will try to change it

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which of the following perceptual dimensions of our environments best explains why people like convenience stores to be laid out in exactly the same way all across the country?

A)formality
B)warmth
C)privacy
D)familiarity

Answer 3

D

Question 4

A desk seems to be perceived as an important object in a communication setting because __________.

A)the desk's impact is always negative
B)a professor who places a desk behind them self and the students is viewed as more open
C)for medical doctors,the presence of a desk increases the comfort level of patients
D)since it can be moved,it is not considered a barrier to communication

Question 5

Nonscreeners are more likely than screeners to become agitated in novel or changing environments.

Question 6

According to E.T.Hall,which of the following would best be identified as semi-fixed features in a communication environment?

A)walls in a home
B)clothing or other artifacts we carry with us
C)movable objects such as tables or chairs
D)its temperature

Question 7

Stacy is a CEO at a large corporation.If she wishes to environmentally project a stately and dignified persona to visitors in her office,which of the following actions should she perform?

A)remove her desk,so she can be physically close to visitors
B)cover her desk with knickknacks from home
C)install purple carpeting
D)install really comfortable visitors' chairs

Question 8

Because time is measured in objective,standardized units (such as hours,minutes,seconds),cultures do not differ in their perceptions of time.

Question 9

Prison officials have found that painting cells yellow suppresses violent and aggressive behaviors in inmates.

Question 10

Setting issues do not impact online course environments.

Question 11

The close proximity of people was found to increase the development of friendships __________.

A)between students in the same class
B)between managers in adjacent offices
C)the higher the individuals' company status
D)for home owners of corner lots

Question 12

Classroom size affects both the amount and type of class participation offered.

Question 13

Persons in the communicative environment whom are both external to the immediate conversation and ignored by the conversational participants are called __________.

A)eavesdroppers
B)normalizers
C)nonpersons
D)personalizers

Question 14

Which of the following statements about seasonal changes and behavior is true?

A)College students tend to break up with dating partners in the middle of the semester,when stress is optimal.
B)Crimes of rape and assault increase in the summer.
C)Suicide rates and admissions to public mental hospitals peak in the late fall,before the Christmas season.
D)All of these statements about seasonal changes and behavior are true.

Question 15

Richard believes that his past experiences have been generally negative and they still haunt him to this day.Zimbardo and Boyd would label him a __________ type.

A)past negative
B)present hedonistic
C)present fatalistic
D)past positive

Question 16

Research shows that men find women more attractive in red backgrounds.However,the color of the background does not seem to influence the attractiveness ratings that women give to pictured men.