Fundamentals of Communication Midterm Exam
Course Introduction
Fundamentals of Communication introduces students to the essential principles and processes of human communication in personal, professional, and public contexts. The course explores verbal and nonverbal communication, active listening, interpersonal dynamics, group communication, and public speaking. Students examine the impact of culture, perception, and technology on communication, while developing critical thinking and effective message delivery skills. Through interactive activities and practical assignments, learners gain the foundational tools necessary for successful and ethical communication in diverse environments.
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Communication Principles for a Lifetime 5th Edition by Steven A. Beebe
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Chapter 1: Foundations of Human Communication
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Q1) The "communication as transaction" model fails to take into account the simultaneous nature of communication.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Presentational communication occurs when a speaker addresses a gathering of people to inform,persuade,or entertain.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) According to the textbook,the key problem with the "communication as action" model of communication is that it overlooks the various channels of communication.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) _____ communication often occurs when a time delay occurs between the sending of an email message and the receipt or reading of that message.
Answer: asynchronous
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Chapter 2: Self Awareness and Communication
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Q1) The idea that what we believe will occur in the future is likely to come true because we believe it will come true is called_____.
A) social comparison
B) self-expectation
C) self-consciousness
D) self-fulfilling prophecy
Answer: D
Q2) Edgar wants to develop s healthy self-esteem,so he engages in which of the following?
A) Compare yourself to others
B) Place a label on yourself based upon one incident
C) Mentally rehearse all possible scenarios,positive and negative
D) Surround yourself with positive people
Answer: D
Q3) Mandi effectively uses public speaking skills without having to concentrate heavily on what she is doing.Mandi is functioning at a level of _____ on Maslow's framework. Answer: unconscious competence
Q4) An evaluation of one's worth or value that can fluctuate is known as _____.
Answer: self-esteem
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Chapter 3: Understanding Verbal Messages
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Q1) Briefly explain how a sensitive communicator might avoid offending others by avoiding bias with his or her language.
Answer: Be aware that language changes.Avoid using allness statements to refer to individuals.Use terms to refer to ethnic groups or other groups that members of those groups prefer.If necessary,ask which they prefer.Avoid biased language based upon sexual orientation,gender,age,class,or ability.Avoid using language that makes parts of groups,such as women,invisible.
Q2) Give an explanation and an example of code switching..
Answer: Code switching is the practice of using one form of language and then switching to another form,usually seamlessly.Examples may have a wide range,such as the example in the textbook of "Donde esta la ice cream."
Q3) Polarization is a form of
A) supportive communication
B) defensive communication
C) code switching
D) empathy
Answer: B
Q4) When a person interprets or makes sense of symbols,he or she is creating _____. Answer: meaning
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Chapter 4: Understanding Nonverbal Messages
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Q1) While on a trip to the Mediterranean,Carl notes that men tend to stand very close to each other - actually touching -- when talking to one another on the street.This closeness would tend to invade which of the following for Carl? ?
A) Intimate space.
B) Personal space.
C) Social space.
D) Public space.
Q2) Territorial markers are sometimes used to show where our own space ends and another's begins.
A)True
B)False
Q3) According to Mehrabian,dominance cues indicate status,position,and importance.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Nonverbal cues that complement are those that take the place of a verbal message.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Nonverbal cues that communicate emotions are called _____.
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Chapter 5: Listening and Responding
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Q1) Ben is afraid that he will misunderstand what others say to him.He experiences _____.
Q2) Describe three strategies to improve the effectiveness and appropriateness of your responses.
Q3) Max is attempting to listen to his friend on the phone while watching a baseball game on television.This example illustrates which of the information processing barriers to listening?
A) Receiver apprehension
B) Shifting attention
C) Processing rate
D) Information overload
Q4) Restating in your own words what you think the other person is saying is called_____.
A) communication triage
B) receiver apprehension
C) a meta-message
D) paraphrasing
Q5) Listening skills can be improved by listening to difficult material.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Adapting to Others: Diversity and Communication
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Q1) An expressive orientation toward communication values assertiveness and action.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Greg's new job required that he make a sales presentation in Korea.When he arrived,he was stressed due to the differences in language,customs,and food.How would you best describe what Greg was feeling?
A) Globalization
B) Culture shock
C) Difference in worldviews
D) Exposure to co-cultures
Q3) A culture in which people derive much information from nonverbal and environmental cues is described as a co-culture.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Globalization is the spread of one culture around the globe.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Briefly explain at least two differences between a masculine and a feminine culture.
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Chapter 7: Understanding Interpersonal Communication
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Q1) What is interpersonal attraction?
Q2) A common pattern in this culture is for one person's self-disclosure to be followed by a similar self-disclosure from the other person.This is the characteristic of self-disclosure known as _____.
A) reciprocity
B) appropriateness
C) assessment
D) reflexivity
Q3) The Johari window is a model that demonstrates that self disclosure
A) stays relatively consistent for most people in most relationships.
B) changes from relationship to relationship,but stays the same for the duration of that relationship.
C) differs from person to person for each relationship,and changes during the stages of relationship.
D) Both a and b
Q4) When we self-disclose,we make ourselves vulnerable and forfeit control of information.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Enhancing Relationships
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Q1) If both people in a relationship attempt to assume control of that relationship,it would be considered a symmetrical relationship.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Dialectics help us to understand the up-and-down,messy,and oftentimes illogical nature of interpersonal relationships.
A)True
B)False
Q3) When a relationship forms between dating partners after their romance terminates,it is called which of the following?
A) stagnation stage
B) initiation stage
C) FWBR stage
D) post-interaction stage
E) postdissolution relationship
Q4) What is interpersonal power? How might these power dynamics play out in a romantic relationship
Q5) _____ conflict is characterized by a lack of flexibility and may do damage to a relationship.
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Chapter 9: Understanding Group and Team Performance
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Q1) A campus organization planning group is brainstorming possible themes for their homecoming float.The ideas are flowing freely,when Katie enters the group late.Without regard for the group's brainstorming session,she begins discussing her recent break-up with her boyfriend.Katie is playing which type of group role?
A) Individual role
B) Task role
C) Social role
D) Procedural role
Q2) Which of the following accurately describes an all-channel network?
A) Groups use chat rooms for their meetings
B) All members make comments to the high status members,but rarely to low status members
C) The norms of the group include raising one's hand when one wants to make a comment or ask a question
D) Everyone talks to everyone else and no cliques or subgroups emerge
Q3) _____ is the feeling of apprehension that occurs during the early meetings of a group.It is common for group's members to feel uneasy due to the uncertainty and discomfort of meeting for the first time.
Q4) If Carlos has power because people like him,he has _____ power.
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Chapter 10: Enhancing Group and Team Performance
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Q1) Explain surface-level and deep-level diversity.
Q2) Briefly define the meaning of metadiscussion.
Q3) Which of the following is an effective strategy for organizing a meeting agenda?
A) Put the least important items at the beginning of the meeting.
B) Start with announcements.
C) Make your first agenda item something that will actively involve group members.
D) Place your most important item last.
Q4) Discuss when a situational leader might employ a democratic style.
Q5) The nominal group technique is the same thing as silent brainstorming.
A)True
B)False
Q6) When some group members are shy or uncomfortable talking in groups,it is a good idea to use nominal group technique to generate possible solutions to a problem.
A)True
B)False
Q7) Briefly define the difference between authoritarian,democratic,and laissez-faire leadership styles.
Q8) Briefly explain the concept of transformational leadership.
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Chapter 11: Developing Your Presentation
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Q1) If you experience speaking anxiety,it is a good idea to practice giving public presentations.
A)True
B)False
Q2) When using statistics in a speech,exploding them means to get as many into the speech as possible.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The primary advantage of illustrations is _____.
A) they offer solid proof of the point you want to make
B) audiences enjoy listening to stories,so your speech is more interesting
C) you can just make up stories if you can't find other materials
D) they are the primary means of building speaker credibility
Q4) Sara is giving a speech to her sociology class.Her central idea is "Why are consumers drawn to the violence in video games?" What is the problem with this central idea?
A) The central idea should reflect a single topic.
B) The central idea should be a complete declarative sentence.
C) The central idea should use specific language.
D) The central idea should be audience centered.
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Chapter 12: Organizing and Outlining Your Presentation
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Q1) In his speech on varying explanations of how the earth came into existence,Eduardo begins with opinions,moves to inferences,and uses scientific facts in support of his last point.What principle of supporting material organization is Eduardo reflecting in his speech?
A) Primacy-recency
B) "Soft" to "hard" evidence
C) Complexity
D) The specificity principle
Q2) Janine organized her three statistics on organ transplants according to their significance.She saved her "clincher" point about how easy it is to indicate your willingness to donate by signing the back of your driver's license for the last point before her conclusion.What organizational principle did Janine demonstrate in this speech?
A) Complexity
B) Specificity
C) Primacy
D) Recency
Q3) The method of arranging ideas from the strongest or least controversial to the weakest or most controversial utilizes the principle of _____.
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Chapter 13: Delivering Your Presentation
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Q1) "Before the hurricane,the rush of people leaving New Orleans for Baton Rouge was as mighty as the storm surge that was approaching with the wind." This sentence is an example of personification.
A)True
B)False
Q2) In his speech on Aphrodite,Ted stated that "her eyes were pools" and went on to compare their beauty to that of the sea.The phrase "her eyes were pools" is a use of_____.
A) simile
B) metaphor
C) parallelism
D) personification
Q3) In a persuasive speech on lowering tuition,Alvaro wanted to compare the tuition paid by students at various state universities in his state.In order to present the information clearly,which of the following visual aids should he choose?
A) A line graph
B) A pie graph
C) A bar graph
D) A flip chart
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Chapter 14: Speaking to Inform
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Q1) Explain the importance of redundancy in a public speaking situation,and what a speaker can do to build in redundancy.
Q2) How might word pictures be used to enhance a speech about an event?.
Q3) According to comedian Michael Klepper,humor is which of the following with regard to speeches?
A) The heart
B) The spice
C) The leavening
D) The basis
Q4) Sean is informing his audience about the benefits of networking as a way to find as job.His speech is about which of the following?
A) A procedure
B) An event
C) An idea
D) A person It should only include previews.
Q5) In your speech,you should not use humorous quotations because citing the source takes away from the focus of your speech..
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 15: Speaking to Persuade
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Q1) There are eight logical fallacies listed in your book.Identify,define,and give an example of six of the eight.
Q2) When students arrived for the speech by Joe Clark,they had already seen posters around campus with his picture and the mention of a movie about him,Lean on Me,which many had even seen.In his speech of introduction,the student body president complimented Clark's achievements and commented upon his awards and recognition.The publicity and the introduction enhanced Mr.Clark's _____ credibility.
A) initial
B) derived
C) terminal
D) vicarious
Q3) "All ministers are honest people;Rev.Thompson is a minister;therefore,Rev.Thompson is an honest man" is an example of _____.
A) inductive reasoning
B) a syllogism
C) a form of causal reasoning
D) a fallacy known as ad hominem
Q4) A proposition advocating that something "should" be changed is a proposition of _____.
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