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Course Introduction
Foundations of Communication introduces students to the basic principles, models, and processes underlying human communication. The course explores key concepts such as verbal and nonverbal communication, perception, listening, and the influence of culture on interaction. Through lectures, discussions, and practical exercises, students will develop skills in effective interpersonal, group, and public communication, while examining the impact of technology and media. This foundational course prepares learners to analyze communication situations critically and apply fundamental communication theories to real-life contexts.
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Interpersonal Communication 1st Edition by Teri Kwal Gamble
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Chapter 1: Interpersonal Communication: A First Look
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Q1) ________________ is a social creation that imposes a sense of social order by reflecting the societal characteristics associated with the biological categories of male and female.
A) Class
B) Culture
C) Race
D) Ethnicity
E) Gender Answer: E
Q2) Whenever cultural variability influences the nature and outcomes of interpersonal communication, _____________ is having an effect.
A) Family
B) Knowledge
C) Environment
D) Culture
Answer: C
Q3) No matter how hard we resist, we cannot ____ ___________________.
Answer: Not communicate
Q4) We call the dividing of communication into segments ________________.
Answer: Punctuation
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Chapter 2: The Impact of Self-Concept
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Q1) Showing lack of regard for our own self-appraisals is known as rejecting them.
A)True
B)False Answer: False
Q2) The people we interact with frequently see the strengths or weakness we tend to either overlook or underplay.
A)True
B)False Answer: True
Q3) The words you use to express your self-perceptions reveal what you think you are like.
A)True
B)False Answer: True
Q4) Positive Pygmalions hold low expectations for others, their low expectations typically result in diminished performance.
A)True
B)False Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Perception
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Q1) We have a tendency to shift responsibility for communication problems and perceptual distortions away from ourselves and onto other people with whom we hold relationships.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Using stereotypes as the basis for social exchange often leads to __________________.
Answer: Miscommunication
Q3) When we look for a consensus, we consider differences in behavior.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) We usually reproduce what we store in our memory.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q5) Name the four constructs that make up our schemata.
Answer: Physical, interaction, role, psychological
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Chapter 4: Listening
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Q1) We likely multitask while listening, which tends to decrease our ability to listen effectively.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The average college student spends what percentage of his time in an average day listening?
A) Over 50%
B) Over 60%
C) Over 70%
D) 47%
Q3) ______________ is an involuntary process; ________________ is a voluntary process.
A) Hearing; listening
B) Listening; hearing
C) Hearing; responding
D) Responding; hearing
E) Paraphrasing; questioning
Q4) Avoid building barriers by using "_____" messages instead of "_____" messages.
Q5) When you ask for directions, you are listening to derive information; this is known as what kind of listening?
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Chapter 5: Communicating with Words
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Q1) When another person does not understand the denotative meaning of our words, we have a potential ______________ ______________.
Q2) For Americans, what is the purpose of conversation?
A) Share secrets
B) Establish and maintain friendships
C) Buy time when bored
D) Gain knowledge
Q3) Ogden and Richards create the _______________________ to help us understand why misunderstandings occur.
Q4) Please explain the difference between being "person minded" and "word minded."
Q5) _______________ language often describes words that can have more than one interpretation.
Q6) Communication Accommodation Theory explains that we adjust our words based on how we feel about another person.
A)True
B)False
Q7) If we use language that has more than one interpretation, and it leaves both parties confused at the end of a conversation, we have just used what kind of language?
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Chapter 6: Nonverbal Communication
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Q1) In up to ________ of all advertisements, male voices are used in voice-overs.
A) 75
B) 60
C) 83
D) 90
E) 95
Q2) Which is NOT a central function of eye movements?
A) Eyes influence judgments of persuasive and perceptions of dominance or submissiveness
B) Eyes reveal your lies and secrets
C) Eyes reveal the extent of interest and emotional involvement
D) Eyes regulate person-to-person interaction
Q3) Ekman and Friesen identified five categories of nonverbal behavior that we can use to describe bodily cues; which is NOT one of those categories?
A) Emblems
B) Statues
C) Regulators
D) Adaptors
Q4) Explain why nonverbal behavior is both ambiguous and relational.
Q5) Intimacy and distance correlate with ________________ type.
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Chapter 7: Conversations
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Q1) _____________________ let(s) our communication partner know that it is his/her turn to speak.
A) Turn taking
B) Turn yielding
C) Turn maintaining
D) Back channel signals
E) Open-ended questions
Q2) It is difficult to merge conversational stages-and still have a productive conversation.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Explain the analogy of "games and players" as it relates to having a conversation.
Q4) The conversations you find most fulfilling and least frustrating are those that develop sequentially according to the five-stage model.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Share at least three characteristics of a good conversationalist.
Q6) Technologically speaking, even as we connect, we __________________.
Q7) Explain three functions of a successful conversation.
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Chapter 8: Emotions
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Q1) The negative mood created when a woman cries is one that often lasts for at least a week.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Different cultures have rules that guide emotional displays, but this tends to remain the same:
A) Reactions
B) Physical expressions
C) Words we use
D) Emotional triggers
Q3) List at least two ways that you can share emotions effectively.
Q4) Both men and women report wanting to be with this friend when they are under stress, and they also tend to want to reveal more feelings to this person.
Q5) Messages containing positive emotions are retweeted more frequently than other messages.
A)True
B)False
Q6) How does emotional ineptitude impede relationships?
Q7) Persons from this type of climate tend to be more emotionally expressive.
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Chapter 9: Trust and Deception
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Q1) Displaying a willingness to rely or depend on another person is known as ________.
A) Interpersonal relationship
B) Trust
C) Compassion
D) Honesty
E) Competence
Q2) Willingness to forgive has nothing to do with gender.
A)True
B)False
Q3) This self-protection strategy allows us to give ourselves a logical explanation for an unrealistic picture, thought, or feeling.
A) Repression
B) Rationalization
C) Displacement
D) Counterfeit relationship
Q4) Trust consists of two basic components; what are they?
Q5) How can we repair and rebuild a relationship that has been jeopardized?
Q6) What percentage of online daters often embellish their profiles with "small" fibs?
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Chapter 10: Power and Influence
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Q1) Explain how technology can positively impact your interpersonal communication.
Q2) Small incentives are more effective at inducing change than larger incentives.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Beliefs are one's assessment of what is true or false, probable or improbable.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The extent to which persons within a culture perceive uncertainty or ambiguous situations as threatening is known as __________________________.
A) Need for reassurance
B) Cognitive dissonance
C) Power-Distance Index
D) Uncertainty avoidance
Q5) Because we fear the punishment another can inflict, threats made can be powerful motivators in a relationship.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Which group is considered "in power" in media-men or women?
Q7) How are minority men and women often viewed in the media?
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Chapter 11: Conflict
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Q1) In a low-intensity conflict, although each person wants to win, winning itself is seen as sufficient.
A)True
B)False
Q2) If members of older and younger generations could ___________ one another, a fuller, more meaningful understanding might develop between them.
A) Empathize with
B) Understand
C) Discuss ideas with
D) Stop arguing with
E) None of the above
Q3) _______________ and _____________ play parts in hindering or helping conflict resolution.
A) Problem; solution
B) Males; females
C) Media; technology
D) Attitude; words
E) Position in society; salary
Q4) Conflicts that are _____________ tend to damage or destroy relationships.
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Chapter 12: Relationship Dynamics
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Q1) During the initiation stage of a relationship, we tend to disclose a large amount of information.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Choosing a partner (online) is based more on _______________ similarities and is not necessarily a rational decision.
A) Income
B) Personality
C) Interests
D) Extracurricular activities
Q3) Sometimes, a change in a relationship causes initial discomfort or feelings of rebellion until we adjust to it-if we ever do.
A)True
B)False
Q4) During this relationship stage, you share information looking for commonalities.
Q5) Relationships will reach each of the ten stages at some point.
A)True
B)False
Q6) What three "categories" do Knapp and Vangelisti use to categories relationships?
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Chapter 13: Intimacy and Distance in Relationships
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Q1) When another person reveals the same kind of information we do, we feel:
A) Safer
B) Willingness to move disclosure to another level
C) Willingness to share even more intimate information
D) All of the above
Q2) How are we likely to judge those who reveal too much information too soon in a relationship?
Q3) During this grief stage, one regrets anything he/she may have said or done to hurt the person who has died.
A) Anger
B) Denial
C) Guilt
D) Depression
Q4) Please explain at least two media messages we receive that keep our relationships unhealthy.
Q5) Among this group, self-disclosure is a measure of closeness.
A) Japanese
B) Asian
C) Western cultures
D) Eastern cultures
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Chapter 14: Relationships in Our Lives: Family, Work, and
Health-Related Contexts
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Q1) It is in our close friendships that we first learn how to create, maintain, and end relationships.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Just as we can use different routes to reach a destination, families may choose different paths to reach similar goals. This concept is known as what process?
Q3) Family living is a complicated affair, and not all families develop their own patterns.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Provider insensitivity and consumer satisfaction are correlated.
A)True
B)False
Q5) A family's social background influences its preferred communication style and whether it is position or person oriented.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Please explain at least two "lessons" you can learn from a family network map.
Q7) How well groups work depends, in part, on these abilities.
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