Foundations of Human Communication Exam Questions
Course Introduction
This course explores the fundamental principles and processes that underpin human communication. Covering both verbal and nonverbal aspects, students examine key theories, models, and contexts of communication including interpersonal, group, and public settings. Topics such as perception, language, listening, cultural influences, and message construction are addressed to provide a thorough understanding of how meaning is created and shared. Through analysis and practical application, learners develop essential skills for effective and ethical communication in personal, academic, and professional environments.
Recommended Textbook
Interpersonal Communication 1st Edition by Teri Kwal Gamble
Available Study Resources on Quizplus
14 Chapters
784 Verified Questions
784 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/study-set/1059
Page 2
Chapter 1: Interpersonal Communication: A First Look
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
56 Verified Questions
56 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/20948
Sample Questions
Q1) Interpersonal communication is helpful to us because it does which of the following?
A) Fulfills our need to be friended and to friend
B) Alleviates our feelings of isolation
C) Fulfills our desire to feel needed, loved, wanted, and capable
D) All of the above
Answer: D
Q2) Every contact changes us in some way, and every experience, no matter how hard we may try, can never be recaptured in exactly the same way. This describes which characteristic of interpersonal communication?
A) Interpersonal communication is unrepeatable
B) Interpersonal communication is learned
C) Interpersonal communication is irreversible
D) Interpersonal communication is a dynamic process
Answer: A
Q3) When we interact with others, each manner of delivery suggests a different kind of relationship.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Page 3
Chapter 2: The Impact of Self-Concept
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
56 Verified Questions
56 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/20949
Sample Questions
Q1) ____________ characterize themselves as possessing initiative, control, and ambition; ____________ characterize themselves as sensitive, concerned for others, and considerate.
A) Males; females
B) Females; males
C) Teachers; students
D) Individuals; groups
E) Low-context cultures; high-context cultures
Answer: A
Q2) Someone who ______________ you ignores you and goes about her business as if you were not present.
A) Disconfirms
B) Dislikes
C) Rejects
D) Confirms
Answer: A
Q3) Society values which characteristics more highly-those of males or females?
Answer: Males
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 4
Chapter 3: Perception
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
56 Verified Questions
56 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/20950
Sample Questions
Q1) To avoid treating interpretations as facts, what skill should we develop?
Answer: That of perception checking
Q2) According to this model, we have different identities that make themselves visible in different situations.
A) DICE
B) EGBD
C) PPAS
D) IDEA
E) SIDE
Answer: D
Q3) Heavy television viewers are more likely to be fearful and to exaggerate the amount of violence in the world than are light viewers. This is an explanation of what theory?
Answer: Cultivation
Q4) What cultural group believes it is important to express their uniqueness and independence?
Answer: Americans
Q5) This theory allows us to monitor our environment and learn more about one another. Answer: Uncertainty Reduction Theory
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 5
Chapter 4: Listening
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
56 Verified Questions
56 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/20951
Sample Questions
Q1) By focusing on one's emotions and the cues you use to draw conclusions, you can increase your attentiveness, but that may not lead you toward being a more effective listener.
A)True
B)False
Q2) An "I" message contains three parts; which is NOT a part contained in such a message?
A) Description of how you feel about the behavior
B) Description of other's behavior
C) Consequences
D) Empathizing
Q3) During the remembering stage, we make choices about what is worth remembering.
A)True
B)False
Q4) While the average person hears a great deal throughout the day, she processes ________ of what is said.
Q5) Our reactions to a message often occur simultaneously with our reception of a message.
A)True
B)False
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 6
Chapter 5: Communicating with Words
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
56 Verified Questions
56 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/20952
Sample Questions
Q1) This code establishes that words have both denotative and connotative meanings and that they represent or symbolize reality.
A) Syntactic
B) Semantic.
C) Pragmatic
D) Language
Q2) To stress our differences in communication styles, and possibly, to ensure that we do not have lengthy conversations with people, we engage in _________________.
A) Communication accommodation
B) Communication convergence
C) Conversation subvergence
D) Communication divergence
Q3) To use language more effectively, we need to ensure the following:
A) Our words are clear
B) Our words are appropriate
C) Our words are concrete
D) All of the above
Q4) Why can we not make words mean what we want them to mean?
Q5) There are two distinct types of bypassing. Please explain them.
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 7
Chapter 6: Nonverbal Communication
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
56 Verified Questions
56 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/20953
Sample Questions
Q1) Which country believes that women should have a look called "yaeba," where their teeth are purposefully made crooked?
A) China
B) Japan
C) Ireland
D) France
Q2) What relationship did Bandler and Grinder find exists that determines what kind of "processor" a person is?
Q3) Freisen and Ekman identified 43 muscular movements that we are capable of making with our face, and they identified more than 3,000 facial expressions that have meaning. They compiled them into this system:
A) ICD10
B) FACS
C) IDEA
D) IDT
Q4) Human beings cannot not communicate because all behavior has message value.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Intimacy and distance correlate with ________________ type.
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 8
Chapter 7: Conversations
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
56 Verified Questions
56 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/20954
Sample Questions
Q1) A blog, short for ______________, is another way to compose our thoughts and share our ideas with others.
Q2) To facilitate interaction with people whose cultural background or gender differs from your own, you need to do the following:
A) Open yourselves to and respect the differences that exist
B) Maintain a flexible rather than rigid outlook
C) Both A and B
D) Neither A nor B
Q3) Explain the analogy of "games and players" as it relates to having a conversation.
Q4) One third of teenagers send approximately ____________ texts each day.
A) 75
B) 100
C) 200
D) 60
Q5) During the priming stage of a conversation, we often assess whether we still have uncertainty or anxiety about a person.
A)True
B)False
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 9
Chapter 8: Emotions
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
56 Verified Questions
56 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/20955
Sample Questions
Q1) Messages containing positive emotions are retweeted more frequently than other messages.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The negative mood created when a woman cries is one that often lasts for at least a week.
A)True B)False
Q3) The expression of moderate anger when compared to little or none cuts the risk of heart attack by 20%.
A)True
B)False
Q4) List at least two ways that you can share emotions effectively.
Q5) By knowing ourselves, we are more likely to recognize similar emotions in others, which is a skill that develops _________________________________.
Q6) "Primary" emotions include anticipation, joy, and acceptance.
A)True
B)False
Q7) Persons from this type of climate tend to be more emotionally expressive.
Page 10
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Chapter 9: Trust and Deception
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
56 Verified Questions
56 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/20956
Sample Questions
Q1) An inability to trust in one's partner is the reason most commonly given for a relationship's deterioration.
A)True
B)False
Q2) When one's actions hurt us, we only experience that hurt in our minds.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Deception may occur in any of our personal relationships.
A)True
B)False
Q4) _____________ believes that individuals who believe in themselves are "self-actualizers" who are close to fulfilling their unique potential as human beings.
Q5) Sharing these gives others the ability to see your private e-mails and texts, and is often a way of proving trust in others.
Q6) Trust is a gamble that often carries some risk.
A)True
B)False
Q7) Explain how trust is akin in "interpersonal glue."
Q8) How can we repair and rebuild a relationship that has been jeopardized?
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 11
Chapter 10: Power and Influence
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
56 Verified Questions
56 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/20957
Sample Questions
Q1) An indication of where a culture rests on the power-distance scale is measured by a
Q2) When things don't fit together as we would want them to or as we expect, we make adjustments to restore this.
Q3) Beliefs are one's assessment of what is true or false, probable or improbable.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Our attitudes, values, and beliefs influence our communication.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Explain how technology can positively impact your interpersonal communication.
Q6) These represent our feelings about the worth of something, and they are ideas about what is important in our lives.
A) Beliefs
B) Values
C) Attitudes
D) Feelings
Q7) Distinguish between attitudes and beliefs.
Q8) List at least three forces that influence our attitudes.
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 12
Chapter 11: Conflict
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
56 Verified Questions
56 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/20958
Sample Questions
Q1) An example of nonassertive language is which of the following?
A) "Great!"
B) "Um, hey . . . "
C) "I'm fed up with you."
D) "I'm busy."
Q2) How does technology impact our views toward conflict?
Q3) Through role reversal, in which each person imagines him- or herself as the other, the parties come to understand each other, discover creative ways to integrate their interests and concerns, and work toward a common goal.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Females tend to work toward meeting another's needs.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Collaborators see conflict as a means of improving relationships.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Explain what DESC Script stands for-and its purpose.
Q7) Conflicts develop for what reasons? (Please list at least three.)
Page 13
Q8) List one function of conflict and explain how using this approach is beneficial.
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Chapter 12: Relationship Dynamics
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
56 Verified Questions
56 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/20959
Sample Questions
Q1) This helps us to express grief, happiness, and other feelings in culturally acceptable ways.
A) Feelings
B) Relationships
C) Talking
D) Inclusion
Q2) During this stage, we announce our commitment to one another in a public ritual, one which also lets the world in on the exclusiveness of our relationship.
A) Wedding
B) Public ceremony
C) Integrating
D) Bonding
Q3) What kind of media/TV shows typically portray men in a stereotypical fashion?
Q4) List two relationship turnoffs.
Q5) During acquaintanceships, people seek one another out and provide emotional support.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Explain how stereotypes can both help-and hurt-a relationship.
Page 14
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Chapter 13: Intimacy and Distance in Relationships
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
56 Verified Questions
56 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/20960
Sample Questions
Q1) In the United States, a woman is battered by an intimate partner approximately every three minutes.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Name two ways that a relationship will "succeed."
Q3) Who is typically at risk when one discloses personal information in a relationship?
Q4) When communication lacks breadth and depth, it will typically advance beyond a casual relationship.
A)True
B)False
Q5) 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
Q6) How are we likely to judge those who reveal too much information too soon in a relationship?
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 15
Chapter 14: Relationships in Our Lives: Family, Work, and
Health-Related Contexts
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
56 Verified Questions
56 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/20961
Sample Questions
Q1) Generally, communication is done in "side-by-side" arrangement-avoiding eye contact-in this culture.
A) American
B) Korean
C) Asian
D) Arabic
Q2) People from this generation tend to live with parents, grandparents, and uncles-all in the same household.
A) Accordion
B) Intergenerational
C) Nuclear
D) Blended
Q3) Explain the concepts on the continuum of decision making.
Q4) The free flow of ideas during problem solving is known as ____________.
A) Gossiping
B) Talking
C) Sharing
D) Brainstorming
Page 16
Q5) Name-and explain-at least two components of an effective or healthy work climate.
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.