Foundations of Communication Exam Practice Tests
Course Introduction
Foundations of Communication offers an essential introduction to the principles and processes underlying effective human communication. The course explores key concepts such as verbal and nonverbal communication, listening, perception, and cultural influences on interaction. Students will examine various communication models, the role of language and symbols, and barriers to understanding. Through lectures, discussions, and practical exercises, learners will develop foundational skills in interpersonal, small group, and public communication, preparing them to communicate more confidently and competently in academic, professional, and social settings.
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Interpersonal Communication Relating to Others 5th Canadian Edition by Steven A. Beebe
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Interpersonal Communication
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Q1) Rules governing interpersonal relationships may be
A)complementary or symmetrical.
B)self-oriented or other-oriented.
C)content-driven or emotion-driven.
D)explicit or implicit.
Answer: D
Q2) Competent communication should be appropriate, which requires which of the following?
A)Choosing the single best way to communicate.
B)Choosing only our own approach to communication.
C)Letting other people dictate the approach to communication.
D)Considering time, place, and overall context, as well as the feelings and attitudes of the listener.
Answer: D
Q3) What is the difference between the content and relationship dimensions in a communication?
Answer: The content contains new information, ideas, or suggested actions that the speaker wishes to share.The relationship dimension is more implied and offers cues about the emotions, attitudes, power and control the speaker feels toward the other.
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Chapter 2: Interpersonal Communication and Self
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Q1) Which is an accurate statement regarding your self-concept and self-esteem?
A)They affect your ability to be sensitive to others, and affect your overall expectations through the self-fulfilling prophecy, but do not affect your interpretation of messages or your communication style.
B)They do not affect your ability to be sensitive to others but affect your overall expectations through the self-fulfilling prophecy as well as your interpretation of messages and your communication style.
C)They affect your ability to be sensitive to others as well as affecting your interpretation of messages and your communication style, but do not affect the self-fulfilling prophecy.
D)They affect your ability to be sensitive to others, your overall expectations through the self-fulfilling prophecy, your interpretation of messages, and your communication style. Answer: D
Q2) Describe Eric Berne's four life positions.
Answer: *Positive regard for self and others: I'm OK, you're OK.
*Positive regard for self and low regard for others: I'm OK, you're not OK.
*Low self-regard and positive regard for others: I'm not OK, you're OK.
*Low self-regard and regard for others: I'm not OK, you're not OK.
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Chapter 3: Interpersonal Communication and Perception
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Q1) If you are willing to seek out and consider others' perceptions of you, communicate about your perceptions with others, or grow as you expand your experiences, you are on the road to
A)experiencing perception that occurs because your senses are in operation.
B)improving your perceptual skills.
C)forming a general collection of perceptions about another person.
D)developing a sophisticated set of personal constructs.
Answer: B
Q2) Attributing to circumstance means
A)you place responsibility for an action outside of the person.
B)you place responsibility for an action with another person.
C)you place responsibility for an action with the person him/herself.
D)you place responsibility for an action based on degree of intentionality.
Answer: A
Q3) The barrier to accurate perception called "oversimplifying" means
A)we treat irrelevant information as if it were relevant.
B)we prefer simple explanations to complex explanations.
C)we treat small amounts of information as if they were highly representative.
D)we tend to give more weight to negative than to positive information.
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Listening and Responding
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Q1) If you are not accepting and do not trust the speaker, if the skills are a way to hide, or if you feel pressured or tired, which is true of reflecting skills?
A)Reflecting skills should be used under the above circumstances.
B)Reflecting skills should not be used under these circumstances.
C)Reflecting skills can easily be used in these circumstances.
D)Reflecting skills are difficult to use in these circumstances.
Q2) Use the five steps of the listening process to describe how you listen to a lecture.
Q3) On each of your birthdays, your parents recount the details of the day you were born.The event is stored in your parents'
A)left brain.
B)right brain.
C)short term memories.
D)long term memories.
Q4) Confirming responses
A)cause another person to value him/herself less.
B)pronounce judgment without considering changes.
C)use few words to communicate an idea.
D)cause others to value themselves more.
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Chapter 5: Verbal Communication Skills
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Q1) A confusion of one word or phrase for another that sounds similar to it is a
A)fact.
B)inference.
C)judgement.
D)malapropism.
Q2) If you call the container in which you carry your lunch a bag and your roommate calls the container in which s/he transports lunch a sack, you are demonstrating that
A)words are context bound.
B)words are culturally bound.
C)words have denotative meaning.
D)words are arbitrary.
Q3) In general, the more ________ the language, the easier it is for others to understand.
A)abstract
B)concrete
C)denotative
D)powerful
Q4) Rephrase the statement, "You are so irresponsible!" into a more supportive form, using the word "I".
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Chapter 6: Non-Verbal Communication Skills
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Q1) Provides information about status, power, and intimacy.
A)Movements and Gestures
B)Eye Contact
C)Facial Expressions
D)Vocal Cues
E)Personal Space
F)Territory
G)Touch
H)Appearance
Q2) When you are physically close, when you are low on inclusion needs, when you are talking rather than listening, you are
A)less likely to make eye contact with your partner.
B)more likely to use the expressive function of eye contact.
C)more likely to look at your partner.
D)less likely to use the cognitive function of eye contact.
Q3) Kinesics is the study of
A)facial expressions.
B)human movement and gestures.
C)vocal cues.
D)eye contact.
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Chapter 7: Conflict Management Skills
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Q1) When attempting to resolve a conflict with people from a collectivist culture, you would be wise to
A)use avoidance strategies to end the conflict.
B)use competitive strategies to end the conflict.
C)use compromising and collaborative strategies to end the conflict.
D)use the demand-withdrawal strategy to end the conflict.
Q2) During the active conflict stage
A)partners begin seeking ways to manage the conflict.
B)partners monitor whether they are both satisfied with the resolution.
C)partners become aware that differences are problematic.
D)partners communicate with each other about their frustrations.
Q3) Which of the following best describes the demand-withdrawal pattern?
A)The parent makes a pointed request, and the teenager responds by changing the subject.
B)The parent makes a pointed request, and the teenager responds competitively.
C)The parent makes a pointed request, and the teenager responds by accommodatingly.
D)The parent makes a pointed request, and the teenager responds by collaboratively.
Q4) What is the difference between expressive and instrumental conflict?
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Chapter 8: Interpersonal Communication and Cultural Diversity
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Q1) What are the differences between Millenials and Generation X? Discuss the impact these differences may have on communication between these two age groups.
Q2) One of the best ways to enhance understanding when communicating with someone from another culture is to develop a
A)third culture.
B)co-culture.
C)subculture.
D)a new communication code.
Q3) Which is not a strategy to help you improve your acceptance and appreciation of others who are different from you?
A)tolerate ambiguity
B)adapt predictively
C)develop mindfulness
D)avoid negative judgments
Q4) "I was so sorry to learn that you have to retake the exam" exemplifies
A)relational empathy.
B)adaptation.
C)empathy.
D)sympathy.
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Chapter 9: Understanding Interpersonal Relationships
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Q1) Connections we make with other people as a result of our interpersonal communication with them are
A)intrapersonal relationships.
B)relationships of circumstance.
C)relationships of choice.
D)interpersonal relationships.
Q2) The non-verbal cues that allow us to assess relationship potential are A)POV.
B)short term initial attraction.
C)physical appearance.
D)proximity.
Q3) Relational stability occurs when A)one partner becomes submissive.
B)one partner becomes dominant.
C)partners reach an agreement about power in the relationship.
D)the power has been removed from the relationship.
Q4) Explain how the elements of short-term initial attraction and long-term maintenance attraction work.
Q5) Compare and contrast the three types of power relationships.In your opinion which power relationship is best?
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Chapter 10: Developing, Maintaining, and Ending
Interpersonal Relationships
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Q1) Disclosing information and direct expression are two ways to A)de-escalate a relationship.
B)let partners know what we are feeling.
C)initiate relationships.
D)seek affinity.
Q2) In order to provide comfort and social support, you need to A)provide balance
B)use conversational sensitivity
C)have the ability to socially decentre and adapt
D)employ directness
Q3) Exploration is marked by partners engaging in A)passively acquiring information about each other.
B)sharing more in-depth information about each other.
C)engaging in risky self disclosure.
D)personalized and synchronized communication.
Q4) Turning points in a relationship signify
A)positive or negative changes in a relationship.
B)levels of tension in a relationship.
C)increases in intimacy in a relationship.
D)attempts to stabilize a relationship.
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Chapter 11: Interpersonal Relationships at Home, Through
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Q1) Describe asynchronous interaction.
Q2) What are the challenges of CMC? Use some examples from your own life to help illustrate these.
Q3) What is the circumplex model of family interaction?
Q4) Virginia Satir found that members' sense of self-worth is high and communication is direct in a(n)
A)natural family.
B)blended family.
C)healthy family.
D)extended family.
Q5) Which of the following is NOT an example of a fundamental skill needed as a base for further development in the workplace.
A)Ability to manage others.
B)Ability to communicate.
C)Ability to manage information.
D)Ability to think and solve problems.
Q6) Does CMC enhance or detract from interpersonal relationships? Discuss in regard to your own life.
Q7) Compare and contrast the challenges of FtF with CMC.
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