Situational Questions
During a Zoom meeting, Alex presents his project idea. While he speaks, his internet connection lags, causing his teammates to miss parts of what he says. One teammate nods and types “Got it” in the chat, while another frowns in confusion. According to the communication model in Chapter 1, what element is primarily interfering with Alex’s message?
A. Feedback B. Encoding C. Noise D. Internet Connection
What is C. Noise?
Odynn is conducting a survey to know what his audience’s racial makeup is. Odynn is building what kind of a profile according to Chapter 5: The Audience?
A. Psychographic Profile B. Demographic Profile C. Cultural Profile D. This is not an example of any profile
What is B. Demographic Profile?
Nathalia wants to surprise Paige for her birthday. Nathalia loves clowns so she thought inviting one to Paige’s party would make Paige happy. Having grown up on scary clown movies, Paige reacted with fear, not joy, when one appeared at her party. According to Chapter 1: Foundations of Communication, which proposition of communication best fits this situation?
A. Meanings are in people B. Communication expresses both content and relationship C. Communication has both verbal and nonverbal components D. You cannot not communicate
What is A. Meanings are in people?
A leadership style in which the leader is hands-off and allows members to make decisions on their own.
What is Laissez-faire leadership?
The physical sensation of sound waves bouncing off an eardrum.
What is hearing?
Fernanda had much trouble accurately ____________________ her idea into a message to send to Nara because of the extensive external and internal noise.
What is encoding?
Austin is a naturally extroverted person who enjoys talking to new people. However, on his team presentation day, he felt a lot of fear and ended up freezing up when speaking in front of his class. According to Chapter 3: What’s Stopping You?, what type of communication apprehension was he experiencing?
A. Nervous anxiety B. Dispositional anxiety C. Significant anxiety D. Situational anxiety
What is D. Situational anxiety?
Gavin is asking his classmates to know more about their preferences regarding Hawaiian pizza. Gavin is building what kind of a profile according to Chapter 5: The Audience?
A. Psychographic Profile B. Demographic Profile C. Cultural Profile D. This is not an example of any profile
What is an A. Psychographic Profile?
Ceye was just fired, and wanted to speak with Sadie for some heartfelt reassurance. Sadie invites Ceye to a rave to have this conversation. With the music drowning out their voices, the blinding lights, and many strangers, Ceye and Sadie could not focus and connect on the deep level the conversation required. According to Chapter 1: Foundations of Communication, which proposition of communication best fits this situation?
A. You cannot not communicate B. Meanings are in people C. Communication takes place in physical and psychological contexts D. Communication expresses both content and relationship
What is C. Communication takes place in physical and psychological contexts?
“Learning” through experience that you can’t predict what is going to happen.
What is learned helplessness?
An ethical theory that emphasizes a person’s character and past experiences.
What is value/virtue ethics?
Henry engaged in ____________________ by thinking through the various ways in which he would succeed in his speech well before he gave it.
What is visualization?
During her Zoom meeting with her team, Megan leaves her camera on so that her team members can see her nodding along and smiling. According to Chapter 4: Listening, what communication strategy is Megan using during her meeting?
A. Backchannelling cues B. Evaluating C. Remembering D. Reticence
What is A. Backchannelling cues?
While working on a group project, Quang insists that every team member write their topic sentence in the exact asterisk format from the outline, refusing to allow changes even when the group thinks another style would fit better. According to Chapter 3: So What’s Stopping You, what strategy is Quang employing?
A. Assigned leadership B. Rigid Rules C. Multiplexity D. Monoplexity
What is B. Rigid Rules?
Before giving her speech on why blue erasers are better than green ones, Samantha checks out the auditorium and adjusts her hand gestures and speaking volume to fit the space. This is what kind of audience analysis according to Chapter 5: The Audience?
A. Assessing the background B. Assessing needs C. Assessing the situation D. Assessing the climate
What is C. Assessing the situation?
A therapeutic technique to help anxious people reduce their fears by associating communication with relaxation.
What is systematic desensitization?
Enhances the audience’s awareness of new or unknown information about an already familiar topic.
What is informative speaking?
Desirae tries to listen to Anthony’s story about his weekend, but she is distracted by the piece of spinach stuck between his teeth. According to the model of communication, Anthony’s message is not getting through due to ___________.
What is external noise?
Allan spent his life working on a farm, raising sheep and cattle on his family’s land. He enjoys sharing this with people through YouTube, and most people know about him. When he walks in to give an informative speech about milking cows and pasteurizing their milk, people begin to recognize him as that expert from YouTube. According to Chapter 6: The Speaker, what type of credibility has Allan built?
What is initial credibility?
Ayannah was worried about speaking in public. Therefore, before speaking in public, Ayannah saw herself getting her point across clearly and concisely to her audience to rousing applause. According to Chapter 3: So What’s Stopping You, what anxiety management technique is Ayannah engaging in?
What is Visualization?
While Jacob speaks to a small room about his policy proposal, he feels that everyone, including those walking past the window outside, are paying attention to him. According to Chapter 3: So What’s Stopping You, how is Jacob feeling?
What is Conspicuous?
Daily Double: An ethical theory that conceives of individuals as always enmeshed in relational networks.
What is care ethics?
A learned system of meaning, which helps us make sense of, and explain, what is going on in our everyday surroundings.
What is culture?
Both Archman and Zark want to win more games. However, Archman wants to start examining game footage first, while Zark wants to discuss throwing mechanics first. Archman and Zark are experiencing a(n) ________ conflict.
What is procedural?
Jake is speaking to his friends about the good old days. He starts his speech by saying, “Remember when we had no worries back in fifth grade.” According to Chapter 5: The Audience, which audience level does Jorge address?
What is a Rhetorically Constructed Audience?
Julia is giving a speech about cigarettes. She cites the National Association of Tobacco Sellers, who claim that cigarettes have no harmful effects in a 2020 report. According to Chapter 7: Research & Supporting Material, which element of evaluating sources should Avery consider?
What is purpose?
Aleksa is giving a presentation on why fish should get citizenship at city hall. She is trying to convince the members of the board, but there are many others who overhear her message in passing, even though that is not who she is trying to persuade. The members of the board and those who are overhearing her presentation are what kind of audience according to Chapter 5: The Audience?
What is the literal audience?
A creative method in which each person comes up with ideas on their own before sharing with the rest of the group.
What is the nominal group technique?
Being attuned to what the speaker is saying without becoming so engrossed that you end up taking everything they say at face value without deeper consideration of the speech’s factual or ethical merit.
What is critical listening?
Bower employs a(n) __________ leadership style by instating a commission-based work system, wherein the harder one works, the more money they make.
What is transactional?