Modeling
What does the semantic triangle describe?
A. A triangle with three points of communication
B. The relationship between thoughts and language
C. A type of Doritos chip
D. None of these
B. The relationship between thoughts and language
Which of the following is characterized with uncertainty when the group is just starting to come together?
A) Norming
B) Performing
C) Forming
D) Storming
C) Forming
What are the three roles categories we discussed in class?
A.) Task, Maintenance, Disruptive
B.) Team leader, team player, team advocate
C.) emphasizing on the position within the group, rather than the position itself
D.) Supporter, Recorder, Coordinator
A.) Task, Maintenance, Disruptive
What of type of power did we discuss in class?
A. dominance
B. prevention
C. empowerment
D. All the above
D. All the above
If you are in a small group with 4 other people working on a project together, and one of your group members does not completely understand the English language, what kind of boundary or barrier would that fall into?
Which of the following is the best example of the concept of physical noise?
A) Joe received an email from his friend.
B) Emanuel hasn't received a reply from a professor about permission to take a class and he can't focus on the first week's lecture.
C) John is talking with his friend using ZOOM.
D) Sac State announced to evacuate from the campus but Erika is listening to music and didn't realize it.
D) Sac State announced to evacuate from the campus but Erika is listening to music and didn't realized it.
What is an example of a group in the storming stage?
A) Katy discusses with the group how she is unhappy with the current quality of work the group has been doing.
B) A group agrees to meet twice a week to practice.
C) Timmy, Jack, and Jen all find out they like bowling.
D) John finished his slides on the group agreed due date.
A) Katy discusses with the group how she is unhappy with the current quality of work the group has been doing.
What did the guards use as a mask during the Stanford experiment?
A. Halloween costumes
B. Sunglasses
C. Blindfolds
D. Gas masks
B. Sunglasses
Which is an example of a nonverbal expression of power?
A) Holding eye contact when speaking with someone.
B) Touching the other person on the shoulder.
C) Standing fairly close to the other person with very upright posture.
D) All of the above
D) All of the above
Communication is...
A) easy, reversible, repeatable
B) the same in all cultures around the world
C) always understandable
D) inevitable, irreversible, unrepeatable
D) inevitable, irreversible, unrepeatable
Which model describes the sender and receiver as simultaneously sending/receiving messages?
a. Multiaction model
b. Action model
c. Interaction model
d. Transactional model
d. Transactional model
Which of the following is a correct definition of conformity?
A) How much we adhere to norms
B) How much we dislike the opinions of others
C) Being interested in what others are talking about
D) Having no interest in what others are talking about
A) How much we adhere to norms
What happens with role fixation?
1. adjust role to group needs.
2. inability to adjust to group needs.
3. settling into a primary role with ability to serve other roles.
4. none of the above.
2. inability to adjust to group needs.
Which is an example of a “carrot”?
A.) “If you’re late to class one more time, you will get a detention.”
B.) “If you skip work again, you will no longer have your job.”
C.) “If you leave the house, you will not be allowed back.”
D.) “If you are the first person to arrive, you will receive a gift card.”
D.) “If you are the first person to arrive, you will receive a gift card.”
Which of the following is the best example of the concept of mirroring?
A) In order to keep the attention of a child parents like to hold their hands.
B) Jerome, after fighting with his girlfriend took a test and he is so angry he is having a hard time focusing on the exam.
C) Jake and Shonda, after dating for six months unconsciously stand closer to each other.
D) On the first date, Mike unconsciously started to mimic Tamara's head tilt.
D) On the first date, Mike unconsciously started to mimic Tamara's head tilt.
Which is the best example of psychological noise?
A) Tom not being able to hear the lecture on zoom because of his neighbor mowing his lawn?
B) Alonso hearing his chickens every morning?
C) Tammy not being able to concentrate at work because she's worried that she won't get financial aid for school?
D) Eric getting annoyed by his little brother asking to play with him as he is trying to study?
C) Tammy not being able to concentrate at work because she's worried that she won't get financial aid for school?
Which of the following theorists is responsible for introducing the original four stages of group development: Forming, Storming, Norming, and Performing?
A.) Jensen
B.) Tuckman
C.) Pettigrew & Martin
D.) Biggs
B.) Tuckman
Maintenance Roles can be all of these except:
1) Gatekeeper
2) Harmonizer
3) Supporter
4) Devil's Advocate
4) Devil's Advocate
Which of the following is NOT a resource of power?
A) Culture
B) Authority
C) Information
D) Presence
A) Culture
What is NOT considered a collectivist culture value?
A.) community
B.) responsibility
C.) cooperation
D.) privacy
D.) privacy
What are the parts of the Semantic Triangle?
A) Sender, Receiver, Message
B) Physical noise, Psychological noise
C) Referent, Symbol, Thought
D) Action, Interaction, Transaction
C) Referent, Symbol, Thought
Which stage did Jensen add to the Group Stages Theory:
A. Avoiding Storming
B. Forming
C. Re-Norming
D. Mourning
D. Mourning
Who was responsible for the Stanford Prison Experiment?
A) Dacher Keltner
B) Phillip Zimbardo
C) Barbara Frederickson
D) Gordon Freeman
B) Phillip Zimbardo
According to our discussion in class, what is true about gender differences?
A. Women are more dominant in social situations
B. Connection is given more weight by men
C. Men tend to speak up more in groups, particularly if their are more men in the group
D. Status is usually given more weight by women
C. Men tend to speak up more in groups, particularly if their are more men in the group
What is the best way to describe the word "bypassing" in terms of communication studies?
A) Assuming everyone understands a message in the same way.
B) Assuming everyone understands messages differently.
C) Everyone is an effective communicator.
D) Nonverbal meaning.
A) Assuming everyone understands a message in the same way.