Download Chapter 5

Problemset
Title
Introductory
Text
Chapter 5 Pre-Test
Question 1
The trangle of meaning shows that the relationship between words and
what they stand for is
Hint:
Type:
Multiple Choice
Question 2
Type:
Multiple Choice
Question 3
Type:
Multiple Choice
Feedback for
all
incorrect
answers:
Answer
Graded As
arbitrary
Correct
concrete
Incorrect
aimless
Incorrect
meaningful
Incorrect
Feedback
Words that stand for something else and that are used to communicate
verbally are called
Hint:
Feedback for
all
incorrect
answers:
Answer
Graded As
denotative.
Incorrect
connotative.
Incorrect
symbols.
Correct
euphemisms.
Incorrect
Feedback
Scholar Rebecca B. Rubin identified six prominent motives for
interpersonal communication. They include
Hint:
Feedback for
all
incorrect
answers:
Answer
Graded
As
self-gratification, pleasure, affection, escape,
relaxation, and control.
Incorrect
Feedback
pleasure, affection, inclusion, escape, relaxation, Incorrect
and attention.
pleasure, affection, inclusion, escape, relaxation, Correct
and control.
affection, escape, self-gratification, attention,
relaxation, and control.
Question 4
Type:
Multiple Choice
Question 5
Incorrect
Studies show that people who tend to be apprehensive about
communication make the effort to communicate primarily for
Hint:
Feedback for
all
incorrect
answers:
Answer
Graded As
attention.
Incorrect
inclusion.
Correct
self-gratification.
Incorrect
relaxation.
Incorrect
Feedback
The denotative meaning of a word is
Hint:
Type:
Feedback for
Multiple Choice
all
incorrect
answers:
Question 6
Type:
Multiple Choice
Answer
Graded As
the deceptive definition
Incorrect
the emotional definition
Incorrect
the dicionary definition
Correct
the elemental definition
Incorrect
Feedback
Meaning that is emotional and personal and may engender
disagreement is known as
Hint:
Feedback for
all
incorrect
answers:
Answer
Graded As
denotative.
Incorrect
Feedback
Question 7
connotative.
Correct
a euphemism.
Incorrect
coordinated management of meaning.
Incorrect
The coordinated management of meaning is a theory that explains
Hint:
Type:
Feedback for
Multiple Choice
all
incorrect
answers:
Question 8
Answer
Graded
As
that only people who have taken the time to
coordinate will be able to communicate.
Incorrect
how people learned how to read and write.
Incorrect
that it is impossible to assign meaning to our
verbal communication.
Incorrect
how people agree on the meaning of verbal
communication.
Correct
Feedback
Syntactic rules refer to
Hint:
Type:
Feedback for
Multiple Choice
all
incorrect
answers:
Answer
Graded
As
what symbols mean.
Incorrect
Feedback
how we interpret verbal communication within a Incorrect
given context.
Question 9
how symbols are arranged.
Correct
the idea that coherence and coordination are
arbitrary and are created by language.
Incorrect
Symantic rules refer to
Hint:
Type:
Feedback for
Multiple Choice
all
incorrect
answers:
Answer
Graded
Feedback
As
what symbols mean.
Correct
how we interpret verbal communication within a Incorrect
given context.
Question 10
how symbols are arranged.
Incorrect
the idea that coherence and coordination are
arbitrary and are created by language.
Incorrect
The level of specificity we use in our language is referred to as
Hint:
Type:
Feedback for
Multiple Choice
all
incorrect
answers:
Question 11
Answer
Graded As
concrete words.
Incorrect
discrimination.
Incorrect
an idiom.
Incorrect
abstraction.
Correct
Feedback
Indiscrimination occurs when
Hint:
Type:
Feedback for
Multiple Choice
all
incorrect
answers:
Answer
Graded
As
people assume that it is possible to know
everything about a person, place, or thing.
Incorrect
differences in thought and opinion prevent us
from engaging in verbal communication.
Incorrect
we fail to make distinctions among similar but
different persons, places, or things.
Correct
we acknowledge the power of words to influence Incorrect
others, take responsibility for our thoughts and
attitudes, and acknowledge that others may think
differently than we do.
Question 12
Type:
What does indexing accomplish?
Hint:
Feedback
Multiple Choice Feedback for
all
incorrect
answers:
Question 13
Answer
Graded
As
Feedback
it indicates it is possible to know everything
Incorrect
it is a method of acknowledging the power of
words to influence others
Incorrect
it is a form of indiscriminant verbal
communication
Incorrect
it acknowledges differences in thought and
opinion
Correct
Which of the following is an example of "owning our thoughts"?
Hint:
Type:
Feedback for
Multiple Choice
all
incorrect
answers:
Question 14
Type:
Multiple Choice
Question 15
Type:
Answer
Graded As
"Maybe he was out too late."
Incorrect
"You are too emotional."
Incorrect
"She isn't very nice."
Incorrect
"I think we should trust her."
Correct
Feedback
When we use verbal communication that ignores the idea that persons,
places, and things change, we engage in
Hint:
Feedback for
all
incorrect
answers:
Answer
Graded As
static evaluation.
Correct
dating information.
Incorrect
indexing.
Incorrect
abstraction.
Incorrect
Words can influence
Hint:
Feedback
Multiple Choice Feedback for
all
incorrect
answers:
Question 16
Answer
Graded As
our thoughts
Incorrect
our actions
Incorrect
our perceptions
Incorrect
all of the above
Correct
Feedback
The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis posits that
Hint:
Type:
Feedback for
Multiple Choice
all
incorrect
answers:
Answer
Graded
As
culture influences language and language
influences cultural differences in thought.
Correct
culture influences language but language does
not influence culture.
Incorrect
Feedback
language influences culture but culture does not Incorrect
influence language.
culture and language are the same thing.
Question 17
Type:
Multiple Choice
Question 18
Type:
Incorrect
A specialized vocabulary shared and understood by members of
particular occupational groups is known as
Hint:
Feedback for
all
incorrect
answers:
Answer
Graded As
idioms.
Incorrect
jargon.
Correct
slang.
Incorrect
gossip.
Incorrect
Feedback
Which of the following is NOT true about gender communication?
Hint:
Multiple Choice Feedback for
all
incorrect
answers:
Answer
Graded
As
Feedback
Female friends tend to talk about people,
Incorrect
feelings, problems, relationships, family, food,
fashion, and men; Male friends tend to talk about
music, sports, work, hobbies, and women.
Question 19
Many researchers suggest that there are more
differences than there are similarities in gender
communication.
Correct
Both men and women gossip.
Incorrect
We can choose whether to communicate in a
feminine style, a masculine style, or in a style
that reflects aspects of both.
Incorrect
Language that fails to acknowledge and validate others is
Hint:
Type:
Feedback for
Multiple Choice
all
incorrect
answers:
Answer
Graded As
biased
Correct
unavoidable
Incorrect
jargon
Incorrect
abstract
Incorrect
Feedback
Question 20
Vocabulary that communicates respect for others and may be a first
step in changing the way our culture negatively stereotypes and
devalues women through verbal communication is considered to be
Type:
Multiple Choice Hint:
Feedback for
all
incorrect
answers:
Answer
Graded As
an idiom.
Incorrect
slang.
Incorrect
gender-inclusive language.
Correct
Feedback
jargon.
Incorrect