Prep & Research
True or false? Speakers should avoid choosing a topic that is important to them because they will not be able to communicate the topic objectively.
True
False
False
Which explains how people develop relationships by sharing information that starts out basic and becomes increasingly more private?
a) social information processing theory
b) social exchange theory
c) communication privacy management theory
d) social penetration theory
d) social penetration theory
What refers to the way that we engage in and address disagreements with our relational partners?
a) conflict
b) productive conflict
c) conflict management
d) negotiation
c) conflict management
Which would be considered a group?
a) customers shopping at a retail store
b) the members of your campus safety board
c) registered voters in California
d) patients waiting in a doctor's office
c) registered voters in California
True or false? A personal attack is also known as a red herring fallacy.
a) True
b) False
b) False
Which is highlighted as an ethical responsibility in preparing presentations?
a) inclusion of all audience-member types
b) trustworthiness
c) clarity of delivery
d) compelling information
b) trustworthiness
Jon is frustrated because he feels that after two years of dating, he and his romantic partner have fallen into a rut. Their relationship is comfortable, but he feels like they do the same things day after day. Jon’s frustration MOST likely involves which dialectical tension?
a) openness versus closedness
b) autonomy versus connection
c) predictability versus novelty
d) similarity versus difference
c) predictability versus novelty
Which form of provocation includes someone insulting you for who you are?
a) irresponsibility
b) identity threats
c) aggression
d) passivity
b) identity threats
The fundamental group that influences your sense of self and belonging are called your:
a) teams.
b) support groups.
c) secondary groups.
d) primary groups.
d) primary groups.
A hasty generalization occurs when a speaker makes a generalization based on isolated examples or insufficient evidence.
a) True
b) False
a) True
Which statement conveys the central takeaway points about your topic?
a) ethical statement
b) specific purpose statement
c) thesis statement
d) topic statement
c) thesis statement
Problems with work or money that contribute to the declining stage of a relationship are BEST identified as:
a) unmet expectations
b) uncertainty reduction
c) interference
d) uncertainty events
c) interference
An atmosphere of mistrust, suspicion, and apprehension characterizes which kind of communication climate?
a) cold
b) defensive
c) supportive
d) uncertain
b) defensive
Which type of speech is complex, provides reasons or causes, demonstrates relationships, and answers “why” questions?
a) descriptive presentation
b) definitional speech
c) demonstration speech
d) explanatory speech
d) explanatory speech
An appeal to pathos is primarily focused on which factor?
a) the reasoning in a speech.
b) the emotions of the audience
c) the speaker’s credibility
d) the homophily between speaker and audience
b) the emotions of the audience
As he opens his speech persuading his classmates to donate their used shoes to a charity, Jonah tells a brief story about a child who has no shoes and must walk to school barefoot. What type of information is Jonah using to support his speech?
a statistic
lay testimony
expert testimony
an anecdote
a) argue with the speaker without fully listening to the message adaptor.
Which stage of a relationship occurs when partners become more intimate and move their communication toward more personal self-disclosure?
a) intensification
b) stable
c) exploratory
d) initiating
a) intensification
Which is a competitive style of conflict management that involves seeing conflicts as something to win or lose?
a) obliging
b) indirect fighting
c) direct fighting
d) verbal aggressiveness
c) direct fighting
“You may have heard the term hard-nosed used to refer to someone stubborn. This phrase may be from descriptions of bullets or shells - which have hard tips—or even a dog that is having trouble following a scent trail.” What type of definition is represented in this statement?
a) definition by etymology
b) definition by example
c) definition by negation
d) definition by synonym
a) definition by etymology
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The persuasive speech pattern that reveals why your viewpoint is superior to other viewpoints on a particular issue is the:
a) refutational pattern.
b) comparative advantage pattern.
c) problem–solution pattern.
d) motivated sequence pattern.
b) comparative advantage pattern.
You go to your sociology class to turn in your paper, but you still need to do a final review for the Spanish test in your next class. Ultimately, you end up making eye contact and nodding your head while your sociology professor lectures, but instead of listening you’re reviewing Spanish vocabulary words in your head. We would characterize your listening behavior as:
a) monopolistic listening.
b) selective listening.
c) pseudolistening.
d) insensitive listening.
c) pseudolistening.
What type of strategies for uncertainty reduction involve interaction with a third party?
a) active
b) passive
c) interactive
d) aggressive
a) active
When Christina brings home a low math grade on her report card, she is greeted at the door with disapproving looks from her parents. At the dinner table, both of her parents are silent as they eat, and neither responds to her comments. Based on this information, what type of culture(s) would we infer that Christina lives within?
a) masculine
b) feminine
c) individualist and low context
d) collectivist and high context
d) collectivist and high context
Which would be an appropriate topic for an informative presentation?
a) a case for decriminalizing marijuana
b) reasons to give 16-year-olds the right to vote
c) why violent video games shouldn’t be sold to customers under 18
d) ways to reduce your cholesterol intake
d) ways to reduce your cholesterol intake
“People should have to wait until they are in their thirties to marry in America” is an example of what kind of proposition?
a) proposition of value
b) proposition of attitude
c) proposition of policy
d) proposition of fact
c) proposition of policy