1.- Which of the following statements is true of communication? The more you com
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1.- Which of the following statements is true of communication? The more you communicate the better communicator you will be. Good communicators are bom, not made. Fear of speaking in public is detrimental and should be eliminated None of the above 2.-mail, blogging, Go ogle+, and Face book are all examples of communication. computer-mediated b. small group public d interpersonal communication is the general term used to describe communication from one source to many ceivers, some of which may be scattered throughout the world. ass Interpersonal Public Computer-mediated 4. The transactional view is more satisfying than the linear or linear view because it simpler is representative of how communication actually happens demonstrates the most recent theory of the communication process. explains everything about media communication. 5. Nodding your head and saying, "uh huh" while someone else is speaking can best be descnbed as. feedback punctuation displacement imme diacy 6 Daydreaming is an example of psychological noise. rue FalseExplanation / Answer
Answer- d. None of the above
Explanation- Option ‘a’ is false because you might practice bad habits in communication. Options ‘b’ and ‘c’ are false statements.
2. E-mail, blogging, Google+, and Facebook are all examples of __________ communication.
Answer- a. computer-mediated
A computer mediated communication is communication between people using transactions of communication through the use of two or more network of computers.
3. ________________communication is the general term used to describe communication from one source to many receivers who may be scattered throughout the world.
Answer- a. Mass communication
Other options ‘b’ and ‘c’ pertains to communication between one or two people. Option ‘c’ is a public communication which is a group of people in a specific place.
4. The transactional view is more satisfying than the linear or linear view because it
Answer- b. is representative of how communication actually happens.
Explanation- It makes the person to be both the speaker and the listener.
5. Nodding your head and saying, uh-huh while someone else is speaking can best be described as
Answer- d- immediacy
Explanation- Immediacy is reacting instantaneously and the statement best describes this option.
6. Day dreaming is an example of psychological noise
Answer- True
Explanation- Psychological noise is when the mind blocks the message. Day dreaming blocks the concentration. You lack focus in what you do.
7. Communication is a reversible and erasable process
Answer- False
Explanation- Communication once done (either oral or written) cannot be reversed nor erased.
8. The concept of looking-glass self suggests that we
Answer- d. All of the above
Explanation- The concept of looking-glass self is a concept wherein we imagine how we appear to others.
9. Self-awareness may be defined as
Answer-c. revealing information about yourself
Explanation- Self awareness is the collection and identifying information about the self both internally and externally (physical appearance) .
10.One recommended way to resist pressure to self-disclose is to be indirect and change the topic.
Answer- True
Explanation- you avoid self-disclose (revealing about yourself) by avoiding the topic
11.One way to increase accuracy in perception is to reduce your uncertainty
Answer- True
Explanation- Once the uncertainty is reduced in what you perceive about others, you increase the accuracy in the perception
12. Which of the following statements is true of listening?
Answer- c. the process of listening is circular
Explanation- The listening process is circular which means that communication keep moving in circular motion and it does not have a start or end note.
13. Effective listeners are more likely to
Answer- a. Emerge as a group leader
Explanation- Effective listeners actively listen to what the other person says and responds accordingly which is a very important leadership skill.
14. Understanding means grasping both the thoughts that are expressed and the emotional tone that accompanies them
Answer- True
Explanation- Example of this statement is the urgency or the sorrow expressed in the message.
15. The degree to which a listener understands corresponds with the message the sender attempts to communicate is called ---------------
Answer- d. Listening fidelity
Explanation- The degree of congruence or the gap between the what the listener understands and what the sender tries to communicate.
16. The denotative meaning of a word
Answer-b. Found in dictionary
Explanation- Denotative words are precise, literal and ofcourse objective in nature.
17. A euphemism is a word or phrase that is substituted for a potentially more unpleasant word or phrase
Answer-a. True
Explanation- an indirect word to express something unpleasant
18. During her speech to persuade her classmates to get involved in campus politics, Leatrice pounds the podium to draw her audience's attention to a particularly important point. Leatrice has used nonverbal communication to ______ verbal communication.
Answer- d. accent
Explanation- Accent is to emphasize the verbal communication
19. Most business transactions take place in which proxemic distance?
Answer- a. social
Explanation- Most business transactions requires meeting new people and interacting with groups of people.
20. Proficiency in sending or receiving nonverbal message can directly affect a person’s popularity
Answer- a. True
Explanation- A person’s facial expression depicts the person’s image to the listener or the public or the group
21.The personal distance is the closest of all of Hall’s four distances and ranges from the close phase of actual touching to the far phase of 6 to 18 inches.
Answer- b. False
Explanation- The personal zone is from two to four feet
22. Good non verbal communicators are more ___than people who are less skilled.
Answer-d. persuasive
Explanation- Good non verbal communicators are usually good negotiators and can persuade others to buy-in their concept or product.
23.The following sequence accurately depicts the four stages of listening: Attending, Understanding, Responding and Remembering
Answer- a. True
Explanation- The listening process is a sequence of Attending, Understanding, Responding and Remembering. Understanding and interpreting are interchangeable terms.
24.The most common non verbal greeting, especially in business is the handshake
Answer- a. True
Explanation- Handshake is considered as the most important non verbal greeting.
25.Which of the following is true of non verbal communication
Answer- a. It is virtually impossible to avoid using nonverbal communication.
Explanation- Non verbal communication is messages expressed through non linguistic means and the behavior is unintentional and presented without conscious efforts.
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