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The cashier at the store greets you by saying,"How are you doing today?" Even though you're having a bad day,you say,"I'm fine,thank you." Your response is an example of a _______.


A) spontaneous expression
B) constructed message
C) scripted message
D) semantic message

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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The fact that many people will talk openly with perfect strangers while on an airplane or a bus suggests that _______.


A) we communicate to maintain our sense of self
B) we communicate to exchange information
C) we communicate to develop relationships
D) we communicate to meet social needs

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Which of these is an example of a symbol used in communication?


A) a word
B) a hand gesture
C) silence
D) all of these are examples of symbols

E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

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D

The exchange of information function of communication is best illustrated by _______.


A) saying "Do you want to study together?" to a new acquaintance
B) explaining why you feel as you do about marriage
C) giving reasons for buying a product
D) providing directions to the doctor's office

E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

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If a friend declares that she will plan your upcoming vacation and you agree that she should take this responsibility,the relationship most likely has an understood degree of _______.


A) immediacy
B) control
C) cultural tension
D) conflict

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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A moral dilemma is when we are faced with violating the truthfulness and honesty principle of communication ethics.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following statements are true about communication?


A) Communication is an innate quality that does not need to be taught.
B) It's easy to stop communicating.
C) Communication is influenced by ethical implications.
D) Communication is only used to exchange information and to meet needs.

E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

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A mother tells her child to go clean his room.He does this,although he mumbles something under his breath and makes a face to let her know that he's not happy about it.This is an example of _______.


A) context
B) feedback channel
C) decoding
D) noise

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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If you can't pay attention because a song lyric is stuck in your head,you are experiencing _______.


A) physiological noise
B) semantic noise
C) internal noise
D) message filtering

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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At dinner you get your father's advice on whether you should take an economic or political science class to meet a requirement.The next day when you see your father,you say "I decided on economics." Your dad says,"Good choice son.I can tell you've thought about what we discussed." His response indicates that he is considering _______.


A) cultural context
B) historical context
C) psychological context
D) social context
E) none of the above

F) A) and D)
G) None of the above

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What is competent communication in one culture may not be competent in another culture.

A) True
B) False

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What three things can help improve your communication competence?


A) motivation,desire,and expertise
B) skills,context,and semantics
C) encoding,decoding,and feedback
D) motivation,knowledge,and skills

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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You completely forgot about a paper you were supposed to write for class.You've never been in that situation before,but you want to explain the situation to your instructor,so you think about what you want to say before going to her office hours.This kind of message is called a _______.


A) constructed message
B) spontaneous expression
C) scripted message
D) halo effect

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Four students on a college campus decide to start a club that focuses on volunteering.They establish the organization,promote it,and plan events together.All of these activities involve communication.What kind of communication best describes what these four students are doing?


A) small group communication
B) public communication
C) interpersonal communication
D) formal communication

E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

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You're at the mall shopping for clothes.In one of the fitting rooms,you find a wallet with an ID and $100 cash.You have the option of taking the money and leaving the wallet,or bringing everything to the service desk.Define the five ethical standards that influence our communication and apply them to this moral dilemma.

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Which is not an aspect of ethical communication?


A) credibility
B) integrity
C) respect
D) fairness

E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

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According to scholar Brian Spitzberg,motivation is an important aspect of communication competence because _______.


A) we must know what is involved in communication
B) we will only improve our communication if we want to
C) it is always effective and appropriate
D) along with incentives,it guarantees success

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Using multiple channels to transmit messages leads to confusion and less accurate interpretation of your message.

A) True
B) False

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The fact that silence is a form of communication demonstrates that _______.


A) communication is irreversible
B) communication is situated
C) communication has purpose
D) communication is continuous

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Thinking "a person who is very careful about spending money" when someone describes a person as "thrifty" represents a process called _______.


A) encoding
B) decoding
C) feedback
D) semantics
E) communicating

F) B) and D)
G) A) and C)

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