Question 1

When communicating we use schema to ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  create a plan of how to handle conflict 
B)  process and organize new information and experiences 
C)  get information from someone when we are confused 
D)  organize written words into similar groups 
E)  make sure we know right from wrong

Question 2

George Herbert Mead laid out his theory of symbolic interaction in a book entitled Mind, Self, and Society. Explain what he meant by mind, self, and society and how they interact to help us know who we are and make our way in the world.

Accepted Answer

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Question 3

Although communication can be____________ (describing or conveying some objective fact or information), it is almost always_______ (someone's version of the facts or information).

Accepted Answer

A)  presentational/representational 
B)  symbolic/signified 
C)  representational/presentational 
D)  signified/symbolic 
E)  encoded/decoded

Question 4

You are watching the news and the anchor is discussing the main occurrences of the day. This is an example of what kind of communication?

Accepted Answer

A)  Relational 
B)  Representational 
C)  Presentational 
D)  Bounded-culture 
E)  Biased

Question 5

_______ models of communication suggest that messages travel in a more or less straight line from a source, through a medium, to a receiver.

Accepted Answer

A)  Contemporary 
B)  Articulated 
C)  Transactional 
D)  Representational 
E)  Linear

Question 6

What are social cues and how do they allow for people to shift frames in an interaction?

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

A stop sign is a stop sign-rather than a stop symbol-because it is a more-or-less ________ substitution for something else, in this case, an official order to stop your car.

Accepted Answer

A)  objective 
B)  subjective 
C)  mandatory 
D)  official 
E)  culture-specific

Question 8

Mead explained how people learn about themselves and the world around them through interaction with others using a _________metaphor. That is one context in which we come to value ourselves to the extent that our role is respected by others.

Accepted Answer

A)  team sports 
B)  business 
C)  client/doctor 
D)  deep sea 
E)  college classroom

Question 9

In describing the operation of symbolic interaction, Mead argued that there are two important "others" to whom we look to better understand ourselves. Our sense of how others see us is our ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  looking glass self 
B)  idealized other 
C)  significant other 
D)  generalized other 
E)  wished-for self

Question 10

The quote, "I am not what I think I am and I am not what you think I am; I am what I think that you think I am," suggests that in any conversation there are actually 6 selves present: You, the Other, what You think of the Other, What the Other thinks of You, What You think the Other thinks of You, and ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  What the Other's family thinks of You 
B)  What the Other thinks You think of Him or Her 
C)  What various Significant others think of You 
D)  What various Significant others think of the Other 
E)  What the Wished-for Self thinks of You

Question 11

When asked an uncomfortable question by an acquaintance at an office party, most people's reaction will result in a(n) _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  upshift to make the relationship feel more formal and less open 
B)  upshift to make the relationship feel more relaxed and personal 
C)  downshift to make the relationship feel more relaxed and personal 
D)  downshift to make the relationship feel more formal and less open 
E)  horizontal shift to maintain the status quo

Question 12

How did the Palo Alto Group challenge the source-dominated view of communication? Explain how their perspective moved our understanding of communication toward the idea that communication is a transaction.

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

You think you're the funniest person you know, yet no one ever gets your jokes. You eventually realize that you are not that funny. This is symbolic interaction's _______ in operation.

Accepted Answer

A)  power of framing 
B)  many selves 
C)  mind, self, and society 
D)  looking glass 
E)  ego deflation

Question 14

You're walking down the street in your state's capital city. You hear people with accents that seem quite at home there, but you also hear folks talking with a decidedly different accent. You instantly know they're visitors to your state. This is an example of culture's power to _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  limit 
B)  liberate 
C)  differentiate 
D)  unite 
E)  politicize

Question 15

How can cultures both liberate and limit? Give examples of both functions.

Accepted Answer

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Question 16

The perspective on communication which sees communication as creating something that did not exist before is the ________ view of communication.

Accepted Answer

A)  transmissional 
B)  intransitive 
C)  regulatory 
D)  constitutive 
E)  representational

Question 17

Communication is about mutual meaning making. It is also transactional and ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  unilateral 
B)  transmissive 
C)  a process 
D)  relentless 
E)  different in different countries

Question 18

In 1923, linguist C.K. Ogden and literary critic I.A. Richards offered their "Triangle of Meaning" as a way to understand the operation of signs and symbols. List and describe the elements of the triangle, explain how they interact to make meaning, and offer your own example.

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

In symbolic interaction, ___________ are any objects to which we can refer to make meaning.

Accepted Answer

A)  social cues 
B)  participatory symbols 
C)  social objects 
D)  meaning-making objects 
E)  referents

Question 20

Because people's culture offers them a wealth of information in all their interactions, making communication easier and more effective and efficient. As such, it ______ people to make meaning more deeply, more quickly, more mutually.

Accepted Answer

A)  limits 
B)  liberates 
C)  differentiates 
D)  unites 
E)  reifies

Exam 1: The Communication Process: Perception, Meaning, and Identity

When communicating we use schema to ______________.

George Herbert Mead laid out his theory of symbolic interaction in a book entitled Mind, Self, and Society. Explain what he meant by mind, self, and society and how they interact to help us know who we are and make our way in the world.

Although communication can be______ (describing or conveying some objective fact or information) , it is almost always_ (someone's version of the facts or information) .

You are watching the news and the anchor is discussing the main occurrences of the day. This is an example of what kind of communication?

_______ models of communication suggest that messages travel in a more or less straight line from a source, through a medium, to a receiver.

What are social cues and how do they allow for people to shift frames in an interaction?

A stop sign is a stop sign-rather than a stop symbol-because it is a more-or-less ________ substitution for something else, in this case, an official order to stop your car.

Mead explained how people learn about themselves and the world around them through interaction with others using a _________metaphor. That is one context in which we come to value ourselves to the extent that our role is respected by others.

In describing the operation of symbolic interaction, Mead argued that there are two important "others" to whom we look to better understand ourselves. Our sense of how others see us is our ___________.

When asked an uncomfortable question by an acquaintance at an office party, most people's reaction will result in a(n) _______________.

How did the Palo Alto Group challenge the source-dominated view of communication? Explain how their perspective moved our understanding of communication toward the idea that communication is a transaction.

You think you're the funniest person you know, yet no one ever gets your jokes. You eventually realize that you are not that funny. This is symbolic interaction's _______ in operation.

You're walking down the street in your state's capital city. You hear people with accents that seem quite at home there, but you also hear folks talking with a decidedly different accent. You instantly know they're visitors to your state. This is an example of culture's power to _______.

How can cultures both liberate and limit? Give examples of both functions.

The perspective on communication which sees communication as creating something that did not exist before is the ________ view of communication.

Communication is about mutual meaning making. It is also transactional and ___________.

In 1923, linguist C.K. Ogden and literary critic I.A. Richards offered their "Triangle of Meaning" as a way to understand the operation of signs and symbols. List and describe the elements of the triangle, explain how they interact to make meaning, and offer your own example.

In symbolic interaction, ___________ are any objects to which we can refer to make meaning.

Because people's culture offers them a wealth of information in all their interactions, making communication easier and more effective and efficient. As such, it ______ people to make meaning more deeply, more quickly, more mutually.

Exam 1: The Communication Process: Perception, Meaning, and Identity

When communicating we use schema to ______________.

George Herbert Mead laid out his theory of symbolic interaction in a book entitled Mind, Self, and Society. Explain what he meant by mind, self, and society and how they interact to help us know who we are and make our way in the world.

Although communication can be____________ (describing or conveying some objective fact or information) , it is almost always_______ (someone's version of the facts or information) .

You are watching the news and the anchor is discussing the main occurrences of the day. This is an example of what kind of communication?

_______ models of communication suggest that messages travel in a more or less straight line from a source, through a medium, to a receiver.

What are social cues and how do they allow for people to shift frames in an interaction?

A stop sign is a stop sign-rather than a stop symbol-because it is a more-or-less ________ substitution for something else, in this case, an official order to stop your car.

Mead explained how people learn about themselves and the world around them through interaction with others using a _________metaphor. That is one context in which we come to value ourselves to the extent that our role is respected by others.

In describing the operation of symbolic interaction, Mead argued that there are two important "others" to whom we look to better understand ourselves. Our sense of how others see us is our ___________.

When asked an uncomfortable question by an acquaintance at an office party, most people's reaction will result in a(n) _______________.

How did the Palo Alto Group challenge the source-dominated view of communication? Explain how their perspective moved our understanding of communication toward the idea that communication is a transaction.

You think you're the funniest person you know, yet no one ever gets your jokes. You eventually realize that you are not that funny. This is symbolic interaction's _______ in operation.

You're walking down the street in your state's capital city. You hear people with accents that seem quite at home there, but you also hear folks talking with a decidedly different accent. You instantly know they're visitors to your state. This is an example of culture's power to _______.

How can cultures both liberate and limit? Give examples of both functions.

The perspective on communication which sees communication as creating something that did not exist before is the ________ view of communication.

Communication is about mutual meaning making. It is also transactional and ___________.

In 1923, linguist C.K. Ogden and literary critic I.A. Richards offered their "Triangle of Meaning" as a way to understand the operation of signs and symbols. List and describe the elements of the triangle, explain how they interact to make meaning, and offer your own example.

In symbolic interaction, ___________ are any objects to which we can refer to make meaning.

Because people's culture offers them a wealth of information in all their interactions, making communication easier and more effective and efficient. As such, it ______ people to make meaning more deeply, more quickly, more mutually.

Although communication can be______ (describing or conveying some objective fact or information) , it is almost always_ (someone's version of the facts or information) .