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What percentage of the time do most people spend of their waking hours communicating with others? 80-90%
What three elements distinguish interpersonal communication from other forms of human communication? It is a distinctive, transactional form of human communication involving mutual influence, for the purpose of managing relationships.
Interpersonal Communication occurs when the other person is viewed as? I-Thou
Which of the following statements describes noise? Anything that interferes with the message being interpreted in the way it was intended.
The receiver is the person who decodes and attempts to make sense out of what the source encoded. True
An e-mail would be considered a channel, but videoconference would not be considered a channel. False
Cheyenne is distracted during her conversation with Will because she's worried about a test in her history class. Cheyenne is experiencing literal noise. False
Context is the physical and psychological environment for communication. True
The process whereby people mimic the emotions of others after watching and hearing their emotional expressions is known as? Emotional contagion
Asynchronous messages are not read, heard, or seen at the same time they are sent. True
Beth sends Julian an e-mail asking him to meet her at the bank at 2:30 pm. When she gets to the bank Julian doesn't arrive until 3:15. When she asks him why he is late, he replies, "I came as soon as I got your message." The problem an email message is... asynchronous
Which of the following is true about deception when using EMC? Liars are more likely to use more negative terms like "not" and "never".
Based upon the criteria for determining the "richness" of communication channels, what is the richest channel for communication out of: an exchange of email, a live video conference, a memo sent by your boss, a personal letter? A live video conference
The social information-processing theory explains how? Information about social groups learned over the Internet is used to form opinions that affect communication with those groups.
Ethics are which of the following: a) Beliefs, B) Beliefs, Values, and moral principles, C) Values, D) Moral principles B) Beliefs, Values, and moral principles
A learned predisposition to respond to a person, object, or idea in a favorable or unfavorable way is a(n)? Attitude
Which of the following is most resistant to change? Values
On the whole, it seems that we spend most of our time giving "shows" instead of giving information. True
William James identified three components of the self: The Material, the social, and the spiritual. The material self is based upon? All the tangible things you own.
The ability to think about what we are doing while we are doing it is called Self-reflexivity
The set of enduring internal predispositions and behavioral characteristics that describe how you react to your environment is your? Personality
Which of the following is NOT one of the Big Five Personality Traits? Introversion.
What percentage of adults report being shy? 40%
Through self-esteem you describe who you are. Through self-concept, you evaluate who you are. False
Politeness theory was developed by? Brown and Levinson
The process of redefining events and experiences from a different point of view is known as? Reframing
The theory that suggests that we make sense of the world based on our interactions with others is called symbolic interaction theory? True
When your perception is that you are convinced that you are lousy in math, so you don't really study, and your recent test results confirm that perception, you may be engaging in... Self-fulfilling prophecy
People who have a high sense of self-worth are more likely to be... Comfortable having others observe them when they perform.
Self-disclosure refers specifically to admitting deepest fears and private fantasies rather than mere demographic information about yourself. False
What is the proper ordering of the stages by which we come to make sense of the various stimuli around us? Selecting, organizing, interpreting
Our tendency to put ourselves in situations that reinforce our attitudes, beliefs, values, or behaviors is known as? Selective exposure
Some of our experiences are too painful to remember. __________ helps us repress such memories. Selective recall
Which process of perceptual organization and interpretation is being used when we use information we think we know about a person to make assumptions about things we don't know about the person? Implicit Personality theory
A construct is a bipolar quality that we use to classify people. True
Uncertainty reduction theory is essentially a stereotype. False
When Beth first met Katie at work, Katie was impatient, stressed, and irritable. Beth had a negative impression of Katie, and tried to avoid her. Which of the following best describes why Beth continued to see Katie that way. Primacy effect
A halo effect occurs when we attribute positive qualities to someone we like without ever actually observing those qualities. True
The theory that explains how we generate explanations for other people's behavior is ___________ theory. Attribution
Which barrier to accurate perception is involved when we fail to focus on important information because we give too much weight to obvious and superficial information? Ignoring information
Tim is conversing online with Rob, and Tim has stereotyped Rob more than he might have done in a face-to-face interaction with Rob. Which theory accounts for this situation? Social identity model of deindividuation effects (SIDE)
Rebecca is nervous and fidgets during her job interview with Calder. She is hired anyway, but Calder is surprised when he sees her at work on her first day and she is calm. Calder may be guilty of perceptual mistake of? Imposing consistency
People tend to give more weight to positive information than negative information about others. False
Our tendency to take credit for the good things that happen to us, but deny responsibility for the bad things is called the... Self-serving bias
Which of the following is an example of direct perception checking? Asking someone if your perception is accurate
Which of the following statements about gender differences in communication is true? Men tend to approach communication from a content dimension.
Linguist Deborah Tannen views men and women as belonging to different cultural groups. True
Which of the following terms best describes a person's visible physiological attributes? Phenotype
Which of the following statements about ethnicity is FALSE? Ethnicity is the same as race
The general cultural perspective on such key issues as death, God, and the meaning of life that shapes how you perceive and respond to what happens to you is called a/an... Worldview
A co-culture is a learned system of knowledge, behavior, attitudes, beliefs, values, and norms that is shared by a group of people. False
What is the process of communicating a group's culture from one generation to another called? Enculturation
Which of the following statements about the cultural value of individual versus group achievement is true? Individualistic cultures tend to be more loosely knit socially.
How would a culture that values support from others and expects loyalty from the community probably by classified, according to the six dimensions of culture? Collectivistic
What is a culture called that relies heavily on nonverbal information to enhance message meanings not explicitly communicated through language? High-context
A low-context culture relies heavily on nonverbal cues to interpret message. False
Spain would be considered a long-term culture. False
Which barrier to effective intercultural communication is involved when Jason, an American exchange student, is confused when his British host mother tells him to put the luggage in the 'boot'? Different communication codes
Several researchers suggest that one of the best ways to enhance understanding when communicating over a period of time with someone from a different cultural background is to develop A third culture
Mindfulness is Acknowledging the connection between thoughts and deeds when interacting with someone from a background different from your own.
The physiological process of decoding sounds is known as... Hearing
Analytical listeners focus on facts and tend to withhold judgment before reaching a specific conclusion. True
What stage of the listening process is involved when you focus on one sound from the many that compete for your attention? Selecting
Which stage of the listening process is involved when you recall information from an earlier conversation with your friend? Remembering
Information is stored in long-term memory because it is significant to us in some way. True
While Jeannine is speaking, Gail is watching Jeannie's nonverbal expressions, looking for the meta-message or message about the message. True
An abstract theory is more likely to capture our attention than something more concrete. False
People understand best if they can relate what they are hearing to something they already know than to something new. True
Second-guessing is an activity closely associated with the task-oriented listening style. False
Which of the following is true about speech rate versus thought rate? People generally think faster than a speaker can speak.
Listener apprehension is the fear of misunderstanding or misinterpreting, or of not being able to adjust psychologically to message spoken by others and can actually be a factor in misunderstand a message. True
Research suggests that effective listeners are active rather than passive when listening. True
Information triage helps one distinguish useful from less useful information. True
Which of the following is an example of asynchronous listening? Retrieving a voicemail message
Drew has just been fired from his job and turns to you to talk about it. According to communication researchers, what would be an inappropriate response to show social support? Don't worry about it. You can always find a new job.
In general, the more abstract the language, the more difficult it is for others to understand. True
If you can see it, touch it, smell it, taste it, or hear it, then a word refers to something that is. Concrete
What is the theory called that seeks to explain how societies are bound or linked together through their use of symbols? Symbolic interaction
Tom was describing the noises that hens make at his part-time job at the egg farm He used the cord "cackle" to describe the sound. This work is an example of... Onomatopoeia
One study found that people who described the world is pessimistic terms when they were younger experienced negative health effects at middle age. True
The theory that suggests that language shapes our culture and culture shapes our language is... The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
Linguistic determinism is a theory based on the understanding that words have power to affect and reflect culture. True
A confusion of one word or phrase for another that sounds similar to it is known as a/an... Malapropism
When general semanticists use the expression, "The map is not the territory," to which language barrier are they referring? Static evaluation
When you speak of law enforcement officials as policemen or the person leading a meeting as the chairman, you are probably employing the language barrier of Sexist language
David has a habit of screaming, "You idiot!" whenever his brother does something that he doesn't like. Which strategy for creating a supportive climate does his outburst violate? Describe your own feelings rather than evaluate others
Open-ended questions create a more defensive climate than critical comments False
Which of the following is NOT listed in your text as benefit of apologizing? The recipient understood the reason for the offender's error.
When you pursue your own interests without denying the rights of others, you are being Assertive
It is best to apologize immediately after you have made a mistake. False

What is the process of communicating a group's culture from one generation to another called?

Through enculturation, the process of communicating a group's culture from generation to generation, you learned what you liked by choosing from among the elements that were available within your cul- ture.

What is the process of communicating a Groups culture?

Intercultural communication refers to the communication between people from two different cultures. Intercultural communication is a symbolic, interpretive, transactional, contextual process in which people from different cultures create shared meanings.

Is the process of adapting to a new culture other than the one of your birth?

Acculturation is a process of social, psychological, and cultural change that stems from the balancing of two cultures while adapting to the prevailing culture of the society.

What is the process called when members of two or more cultures or co cultures communicate in a way that is influenced by their cultural perceptions?

Intercultural communication describes the process that occurs when members of two or more cultures or co-cultures exchange messages in a manner that is influenced by their different cultural perceptions and symbol systems, both verbal and nonverbal.