Competent Comm
Which of the following is NOT a standard of ethical communication?
A. Honesty
B. Choice
C. Morality
D. Respect
C. Morality
What are the three criteria of evaluating supporting material?
Credibility, Relevance, Sufficiency
What is the difference between denotations and connotations?
Denotations are dictionary definitions; connotations are shared meaning.
What communication term regarding culture is demonstrated in the video?
Ethnocentrism
What information do you need to locate a copy of a book in the JMU Libraries?
Location and Call Number
Identify and describe the three models of communication
Linear, Interactive, Transactional
The evening news report drew conclusions about the local school based on too few or unrepresentative samples. What fallacy is this an example of?
Hasty Generalization
What are stereotypes?
A type of mental schema involving generalizations about a group or category of people. IMPORTANT: They are not necessarily wrong or negative.
What communication term is displayed in the video?
Inference
Shannon is writing her first big research paper in her major. She is noticing that all the articles she finds include citations from previous work in them, and she knows she will need to include citations similarly in her work. Which of the following is the BEST reason why authors include the work of others?
A. To acknowledge the expertise of other scholars
B. To situate their current research within a discipline or field of study
C. To appear that they are experts in the discipline
D. To signal to readers that the authors are credible
B. To situate their current research within a discipline or field of study
Name the four types of noise
Physical, physiological, psychological, semantic
A statement that identifies the central idea that you want the audience to understand, believe, or feel.
Thesis Statement
(Not general purpose or specific purpose statement)
An effective perception check includes what three steps?
Behavior Description
Interpretation of behavior
Request for verification
IMPORTANT: There is never an evaluation
What function of nonverbal communication is being displayed in this clip?
Contradiction
The main purpose of summarizing an author's work is to:
A. distill a larger work to its main points.
B. insert segments of a work to support your ideas
C. include the author's exact words as a way to interpret his/her meaning
D. re-structure the author's ideas as to fit with your research needs
A. distill a larger work to its main points.
A communication pattern of denying, counterattacking, and withdrawing is known as what?
A destructive communication climate
What are the five types of audiences?
Captive, Committed, Contrary, Concerned, Casual
Upon meeting a person from another culture in your home during an informal get-together, you address that person by his first name, a common practice in the United States. The person responds negatively to this show of disrespect. This likely illustrates differences between what dimensions of culture?
Low and High power distance
What type of listening is being displayed by person 2?
Empathetic
Shannon is writing a paper on the benefits of meditation as an alternative to medical treatment for anxiety disorders in adults. She has found sources that support that idea, but can find just as many others that dispute the benefits. What should Shannon do?
A. Indicate in her paper that experts disagree
B. Eliminate the sources that don't support her thesis
C. Acknowledge and dispute the sources that don't support her thesis
D. Consider changing her topic to something less divisive
A. Indicate in her paper that experts disagree
What is Rothwell's definition of communication?
A transactional process of sharing meaning with others
What is the main claim of social judgment theory?
When listeners hear a persuasive message, they compare it with attitudes they already hold. Anchor, latitude of acceptance, latitude of noncommitment, latitude of rejection
What is skepticism?
A process of examining claims, evaluating evidence and reasoning, and drawing conclusions based on probabilities
What element of good speech-giving is absent?
Missing transition
Jared is doing an internship with an environmental organization that works to promote healthy, freshwater ecosystems in rural Virginia. He has been asked to build a website with links to resources that will help raise awareness to the importance of these sustainable ecosystems. Which of the following sources would be most appropriate for him to link to?
A. Scholarly articles discussing the relationship between freshwater ecosystems and environmental benefits
B. Federal statistics indicating states with the most sustainable freshwater ecosystems
C. Community blogger websites about government fund use to support freshwater ecosystems
D. Local government statistics that note a rise in the number of endangered birds tagged within these ecosystems
D. Local government statistics that note a rise in the number of endangered birds tagged within these ecosystems