TEST REVIEW: CH. 1

SECTION 1

100

What is interpersonal communications?

Communication between two people within the context of their relationship that helps them define their relationship.

200

Which of the following is false about Interpersonal Communication 

a) it can improve relationships 

b) it can improve our health

c) it makes everyone a communication expert 

d) it fulfills our needs 

c) it makes everyone a communication expert

300

Which of the following is not a need:

a) Physical

b) Mental 

c) Spiritual

d) Instrumental

b) Mental

400

What is a stigma?

A characteristic that discredits a person, making him or her be seen as abnormal or undesirable 

500

Getting a new job, earning a promotion, and getting one's work noticed and appreciated by supervisors 

Instrumental Needs

SECTION 2

100

What are the three models of human communication?

Action, Interaction, and Transaction 

200

Which of the following is not a myth about communication?

a) everyone is a communication expert

b) communication is inherently good

c) communication is the best way to resolve conflict

d) less communication is always better 

d) less communication is always better

300

Which of the communication models recognizes communication as a two-way process

Interaction Model 

400

________is communication about communication 

Metacommunication 

500

Sending a text message to your roommate is an example of what kind of communication context?

Channel-lean context

SECTION 3

100

Communication occurring in groups of three or more people

Small group communication 

200

Intrapersonal communication is communication with _____?

Oneself

300

A pair of people

Dyad

400

The benefits of internet communication were greater for people with 

a) lower income and less education

b) higher income and higher education 

a) lower income and less education 

500

Number one reason why relationships, including marriages, end

"lack of effective communication" 

SECTION 4

100

Communicating in ways that are effective and appropriate for a given situation is

Communication competence 

200

Awareness of one's behavior and how it affects others is defined as 

Self-monitoring 

300

True or False: The majority of cultures have the same ethical beliefs in the realm of communication 

False 

400

Which of the following should you not do in online communication?

a) review your message before you send it

b) clarify meaning wherever possible 

c) refrain from the use of too many emojis 

c) refrain from the use of too many emojis

500

What makes a competent online communicator 

One that recognizes the danger of communicating in anger and therefore avoids it.