Communication
Culture
Audience Analysis
Dimensions
Communication Apprehension
100
The process of transforming thoughts into messages by selecting appropriate words and gestures is ---- Verbalizing, encoding, adapting, or interpreting?
What is encoding
100
Commitment to embracing and adapting to different co-cultures is called --- ethnocentrism, cultural inclusion, the melting pot, or assimilation?
What is cultural inclusion
100
Audience analysis by social categories is referred to as: a. co-cultures. b. psychographics. c. attitude assessment. d. demographics. e. surveying.
What is demographics
100
Paula is assertive in her communication style; she values success and is fairly competitive at work. Which cultural feature BEST describes Paula? a. feminine b. high power distance c. high uncertainty avoidance d. masculine e. androgynous
What is masculine
100
___________ will help remove some basic fears while you are making a speech. a. A self-fulfilling prophecy b. Using memes c. Using very little eye contact d. An audience-centered focus e. Speaking without any preparation
What is an audience-centered focus
200
________lets the message source know the message was decoded accurately ---- Context, feedback, decoding, or validating?
What is feedback
200
Ignoring inherent ethnic differences and imposing a singular world view is called --- a cultural transaction, innacurate decoding, ethnocentrism, assimilation, or cultural exclusion?
What is cultural exclusion
200
The steps in preparing a presentation are (in order): a. analyze audience, select topic, research, outline, rehearse. b. select topic, analyze audience, outline, research, rehearse. c. research, select topic, outline, rehearse, analyze audience. d. research, select topic, outline, analyze audience, rehearse. e. analyze audience, research, select topic, outline, rehearse.
What is analyze audience, select topic, research, outline, rehearse.
200
Using metaphor, innuendo, and implication when speaking reflects which cultural feature? a. low power distance b. collectivism c. femininity d. low uncertainty avoidance e. low context
What is low uncertainty avoidance
200
Skills training posits that: a. overemphasizing stress creates distortion. b. people have stage fright because they are poor communicators. c. negative statements should be substituted for positive ones. d. apprehension is learned; therefore, it can be unlearned. e. believing you will fail creates failure.
What is people have stage fright because they are poor communicators
300
Which of the following is considered part of the communication context for a presentation --- the time of day, the source, the channel, the receiver, or all the above?
What is the time of day
300
Which of the following best describes assimilation ---minimizing cultural disparity among different groups, maintaining a strong sense of diversity, creating a majority population, recognizing cultural pluralism, or passing cultural traditions to a new generation
What is minimizing cultural disparity among different groups
300
During which step of speech presentation should you assess the demographics of your listeners? a. during the speech b. while researching the subject c. after rehearsing the speech d. before you begin preparing the speech e. when you ask the audience to evaluate you
What is before you begin preparing the speech
300
he MOST important dimension of credibility in public speaking is: a. composure. b. likability. c. competence. d. extroversion.
What is competence
300
Individuals with high trait-like communication apprehension are: a. apprehensive only in public speaking situations. b. apprehensive because of their cultural group. c. referred to as low CAs. d. ordinarily calm and relaxed. e. apprehensive about communicating most of the time.
What is apprehensive about communicating most of the time
400
This model of communication involves the source and receiver encoding and decoding messages simultaneously
What is the transaction model of communication
400
Which perspective illustrates the greatest acceptance of individual differences --- ethnocentrism, the melting pot, cultural exclusion, or cultural pluralism?
What is cultural pluralism
400
Adapting to a culturally dissimilar audience helps the speaker: a. deal with hecklers. b. conduct an audience analysis survey. c. select a relevant topic. d. speak to a larger audience. e. learn a foreign language.
What is select a relevant topic
400
Sincerity enhances what dimension of credibility? a. believability b. competence c. trustworthiness d. intelligence e. extroversion
What is trustworthiness
400
Being aware of irrational and negative thoughts about public speaking is the first step in which of the following methods of dealing with communication apprehension? a. skills training b. cognitive restructuring c. focus on the audience d. social encounters e. systematic desensitization
What is cognitive restructuring
500
This speaking style involves speaking from an outline, rather than a manuscript
What is extemporaneous
500
Which of the following was NOT part of the melting pot policy -- (A) transforming children of "foreigners" into Americans, (B) promoting a particular religion, (C) Eradicating differences between people, (D) Requiring knowledge of the English language, (E) promoting assimilation into American culture
What is promoting a particular religion
500
Lauren's audience is primarily black, middle-age, professional, and church-going. Most members have at least one child, take one vacation a year, and are moderate drinkers. This information about Lauren's audience is called a(n): a. composite. b. psychographic analysis. c. audience profile. d. generalization. e. survey.
What is an audience profile
500
Appearing calm, cool, and collected before a large audience reflects: a. low communication apprehension. b. competence c. trustworthiness. d. composure.
What is composure
500
Which of the following CA reduction strategies focuses on the physiological effects of apprehension? a. cognitive restructuring b. skills training c. visualization d. systematic desensitization e. overpreparation
What is systematic desensitization