Comm Test 1

Front 1

acting on information is defined as___

Back 1

communication

Front 2

making sense out of the world and sharing that sense with others through verbal and nonverbal messages is defined as

Back 2

human communication

Front 3

the pathway through which messages pass between sourse and receiver is called

Back 3

channel

Front 4

as tom shares his ideas, steve holds his response until tom has finished speaking. steve then answers tom's questions and adds his own information. this is situation best describes which model of human comm

Back 4

interaction

Front 5

henry calls samantha to tell her that he didnt really mean what he'd said. samantha, however, couldnt forgive henry because she kept recalling his hurtfull words, this is demonstrating that comm is

Back 5

irreversible

Front 6

jason meets with three of his friends everyday to discuss reading assignments from class. He is engaging in what type of comm

Back 6

small group

Front 7

judy has never won a pool tournament. her parents tell her she is the best and she feels very confident, her self concept has developed through

Back 7

communication with others

Front 8

before his test ryan thought he was going to fail. He did. this scenario is an esample of:

Back 8

self- fulfilling prophecy

Front 9

the music is playing, his wife is talking to him on his cell phone and the ac is buzzing. luke begins to sing to the music, which stage of perception has he engaged in?

Back 9

selection

Front 10

to improve your ability to form accurate perceptions of others you should

Back 10

check your perceptions of others

Front 11

confronting your roommate about the dirty room is an example of

Back 11

direct perception checking

Front 12

when people have different understandings of the same words, this is

Back 12

bypassing...ex "late"

Front 13

The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis is a theory that helps us better explain the importance of which of the fundamental communication principles belown?

Back 13

effectively use and interpret verbal messages

Front 14

a word's literal meaning is ___. A word's figurative meaning is ___.

Back 14

denotative, connotative

Front 15

when jack says " you know im tired of you never paying attention to me" it exibits that words have the power to..

Back 15

make or break a relationship

Front 16

by saying "i may be wrong" it is establishing a supportive relationship by....

Back 16

presenting himself as equal rather than superior

Front 17

when pounding your fist down on a table as you say "lets begin class", the gesture serves which nonverbal function?

Back 17

complementing

Front 18

tattoos, peircings, and jewlery are examples of...

Back 18

artifacts

Front 19

the study of human movements, posture, and gestures can be defines as:

Back 19

kinesics

Front 20

combing your hair and fixing your make-up are exhibiting types of what courtship behavior?

Back 20

preening

Front 21

When you sit at a table alone and scatter your belongings all across it demonstrates the use of:

Back 21

territorial markers

Front 22

assigning meaning to message occurs in which step of the listening process?

Back 22

understanding

Front 23

mary keeps her advice brief to sarah as she looks around to see others hurrying off to class. Mary's listening style is described as:

Back 23

time-oriented

Front 24

brian is thinking about his bio test which he is listening to his girlfriend talk, what listening barrier is brian experiencing

Back 24

self-focus

Front 25

to gain a complete understanding of what sarah is saying, john shifts the focus away from his own thoughts and attempts to experience the thoughts of sarah. john is engaged in:

Back 25

decentering!

Front 26

relating in your own words what you thing the other person is saying is called:

Back 26

paraphrasing the context

Front 27

when individuals or groups of individuals from different cultures communicate, they are engaging in what type of comm?

Back 27

intercultural

Front 28

north americans tend to rely more on verbal messaes and less on non verbal. this is an example of:

Back 28

low-context culture

Front 29

in these cultures, every member is rewarded for good work and takes responsibility for completing an assignment, the type of culture is reffered to as:

Back 29

collectivistic

Front 30

when friendly jenn attempts to engage with her unfriendly co-workers in one on one convo , what stage of intercultural competence would best describe jenn?

Back 30

stage 3: minimize

Front 31

"sorry you feel so bad, let me know if i can do anything" is an example of?

Back 31

sympathy