HUMAN COMMUNICATIONS CH.1-5
TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What percentage of each day is spent engaged in communication? - Answer-75%
Which of the following have been linked to communication? - Answer-higher rates of
disease in divorced males, social need, development of selfhood in infants, answer: all
of the above
As the professor monitors this quiz, he/she is most likely to see which type of message?
- Answer-unintentional nonverbal
Which of the following is an intentional nonverbal message? - Answer-waving hello to a
friend in a crowd
Which of the following is not one of the four processes involved in listening? - Answer-
criticism
The book defines communication as effective when: - Answer-the transmitted message
corresponds closely to the message perceived by the receiver
If you misread a question on the test and thereby mark the wrong answer, which part of
the communication process creates the error? - Answer-interference
Analyzing song lyrics involves which communication outcome? - Answer-understanding
When you say something and then say, "I take that back," you are denying that
communication: - Answer-is transactional
When you explain in more depth after noticing your listener looks confused, you are
illustrating that communication: - Answer-involves simultaneously sending and receiving
messages
Humans have been communicating well, for over 60,000 years - Answer-false
Obedience is ranked by employers as the number one skill needed by employees -
Answer-false
In communication, both parties simultaneously send and receive messages - Answer-
true
Words themselves do not contain any meaning - Answer-true
Listening and hearing are synonymous terms - Answer-false
, Interviewing is often defined as conversation with a purpose - Answer-true
Feedback is an essential source of self-knowledge - Answer-true
Something that represents something else is called a/an - Answer-symbol
A noisy person next to you during a lecture is - Answer-interference
The way of life developed and shared by a group of people and passed down from
generation to generation is called - Answer-culture
The ability to process certain of the stimuli available to us while filtering out others -
Answer-selective attention
The primary component in accurate person perception is - Answer-empathy
The most important measure of self-concept and self-esteem is - Answer-feedback from
others
Asch found which of the following to be a central trait in impression formation? -
Answer-cold/warm
First impressions: - Answer-are the most decisive bits of information in forming
impressions
Those who are physically attractive are perceived as better than others in: - Answer-
socialbility, sexuality, success, answer: all of the above
When the squirrels outside the window capture your attention more than the lecture,
which phenomenon occurs? - Answer-selective attention
The most important element to improved accuracy of perception is: - Answer-less
stereotyping
Empathy is the most important element in self-concept - Answer-false
The way we perceive another person determines the kind and quality of communication
that will take place between us - Answer-true
We often misinterpret what we perceive about others because we assume other people
are just like us - Answer-true
Physically attractive persons are perceived to be happier than less attractive people -
Answer-true
TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What percentage of each day is spent engaged in communication? - Answer-75%
Which of the following have been linked to communication? - Answer-higher rates of
disease in divorced males, social need, development of selfhood in infants, answer: all
of the above
As the professor monitors this quiz, he/she is most likely to see which type of message?
- Answer-unintentional nonverbal
Which of the following is an intentional nonverbal message? - Answer-waving hello to a
friend in a crowd
Which of the following is not one of the four processes involved in listening? - Answer-
criticism
The book defines communication as effective when: - Answer-the transmitted message
corresponds closely to the message perceived by the receiver
If you misread a question on the test and thereby mark the wrong answer, which part of
the communication process creates the error? - Answer-interference
Analyzing song lyrics involves which communication outcome? - Answer-understanding
When you say something and then say, "I take that back," you are denying that
communication: - Answer-is transactional
When you explain in more depth after noticing your listener looks confused, you are
illustrating that communication: - Answer-involves simultaneously sending and receiving
messages
Humans have been communicating well, for over 60,000 years - Answer-false
Obedience is ranked by employers as the number one skill needed by employees -
Answer-false
In communication, both parties simultaneously send and receive messages - Answer-
true
Words themselves do not contain any meaning - Answer-true
Listening and hearing are synonymous terms - Answer-false
, Interviewing is often defined as conversation with a purpose - Answer-true
Feedback is an essential source of self-knowledge - Answer-true
Something that represents something else is called a/an - Answer-symbol
A noisy person next to you during a lecture is - Answer-interference
The way of life developed and shared by a group of people and passed down from
generation to generation is called - Answer-culture
The ability to process certain of the stimuli available to us while filtering out others -
Answer-selective attention
The primary component in accurate person perception is - Answer-empathy
The most important measure of self-concept and self-esteem is - Answer-feedback from
others
Asch found which of the following to be a central trait in impression formation? -
Answer-cold/warm
First impressions: - Answer-are the most decisive bits of information in forming
impressions
Those who are physically attractive are perceived as better than others in: - Answer-
socialbility, sexuality, success, answer: all of the above
When the squirrels outside the window capture your attention more than the lecture,
which phenomenon occurs? - Answer-selective attention
The most important element to improved accuracy of perception is: - Answer-less
stereotyping
Empathy is the most important element in self-concept - Answer-false
The way we perceive another person determines the kind and quality of communication
that will take place between us - Answer-true
We often misinterpret what we perceive about others because we assume other people
are just like us - Answer-true
Physically attractive persons are perceived to be happier than less attractive people -
Answer-true
