Question 1

Your text promises that if you communicate skillfully enough, you should be able to solve every problem you encounter.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Some of the characteristics that make relationships more interpersonal than impersonal are

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A)  frequency and proximity of communication.
B)  quantity over quality.
C)  how important the content of talk is to both of you.
D)  uniqueness, irreplaceability, and interdependence.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 3

When we communicate for pleasure, affection, companionship, escape, relaxation or control, we are satisfying our identity needs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Fortunately, just knowing about a communication skill makes us able to put it into practice.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Identity and communication are related in that we

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A)  gain an idea of who we are from the way others communicate with us.
B)  are drawn to communicators who test and challenge our identity.
C)  find others' identities become our own through communication.
D)  control communication with our identity.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

We disclose more to people in interpersonal relationships than in impersonal ones.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Disinhibition is one of the challenges presented by social media.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 8

Communication competence is a trait that people either possess or lack.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 9

When you pay attention to your behavior in relationships, you are

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A)  unlikely to pay attention to others.
B)  too uptight.
C)  probably ego-driven.
D)  self-monitoring.
E)  intrinsic.F) A) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 10

INSTRUCTIONS for questions 104-108: Match each of the statements below with the element of the communication model it illustrates most clearly.
-Alex decides what Rafael meant by that frown.

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A)  external noise
B)  environment
C)  channel
D)  decoding
E)  psychological noiseF) All of the above
G) B) and E) D

Question 11

Communicating successfully with people from different cultural backgrounds only requires using the same exact elements of competence we use with people in our own country.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Social isolation is so undesirable that prisoners of war have reported that they would rather "have the worst companion than no companion at all."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Although many scholars disagree about the definition of communication, most would agree that communication centers around using messages to generate meaning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

When Ernesta realizes during an office meeting that she's interrupted a co-worker twice, she demonstrates the skill of

Accepted Answer

A)  empathy.
B)  self-monitoring.
C)  cognitive complexity.
D)  affinity.
E)  metacommunication.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 15

Psychologist Abraham Maslow suggests that the most basic human needs

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A)  are invented by other psychologists.
B)  must be satisfied before we concern ourselves with other ones.
C)  are proof that animals ascended from lower animal forms.
D)  prove the existence of a superior being.
E)  are generated by others in interpersonal interaction.F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 16

We are not communicating when we remain silent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Chapter One indicates that effective interpersonal communication is strongly linked to good health, social happiness and career success.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

INSTRUCTIONS for questions 104-108: Match each of the statements below with the element of the communication model it illustrates most clearly.
-A person behind you in the theater fiddles with a crackling cellophane candy wrapper.

Accepted Answer

A)  external noise
B)  environment
C)  channel
D)  decoding
E)  psychological noiseF) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 19

The asynchronous nature of social media provides convenient opportunities for us to be in touch with people in our busy lives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

It's impossible to stop communicating.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 1: A First Look at Interpersonal Communication

Your text promises that if you communicate skillfully enough, you should be able to solve every problem you encounter.

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Some of the characteristics that make relationships more interpersonal than impersonal are

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When we communicate for pleasure, affection, companionship, escape, relaxation or control, we are satisfying our identity needs.

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Fortunately, just knowing about a communication skill makes us able to put it into practice.

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Identity and communication are related in that we

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We disclose more to people in interpersonal relationships than in impersonal ones.

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Disinhibition is one of the challenges presented by social media.

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Communication competence is a trait that people either possess or lack.

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When you pay attention to your behavior in relationships, you are

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INSTRUCTIONS for questions 104-108: Match each of the statements below with the element of the communication model it illustrates most clearly. -Alex decides what Rafael meant by that frown.

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Communicating successfully with people from different cultural backgrounds only requires using the same exact elements of competence we use with people in our own country.

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Social isolation is so undesirable that prisoners of war have reported that they would rather "have the worst companion than no companion at all."

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Although many scholars disagree about the definition of communication, most would agree that communication centers around using messages to generate meaning.

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When Ernesta realizes during an office meeting that she's interrupted a co-worker twice, she demonstrates the skill of

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Psychologist Abraham Maslow suggests that the most basic human needs

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We are not communicating when we remain silent.

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Chapter One indicates that effective interpersonal communication is strongly linked to good health, social happiness and career success.

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INSTRUCTIONS for questions 104-108: Match each of the statements below with the element of the communication model it illustrates most clearly. -A person behind you in the theater fiddles with a crackling cellophane candy wrapper.

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The asynchronous nature of social media provides convenient opportunities for us to be in touch with people in our busy lives.

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It's impossible to stop communicating.

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