Comm 201 Exam Questions With Correct
Answers A+
Which area of the communication discipline is most concerned with the delivery of messages to
groups and how audiences critically analyze those messaged?
A. Public speaking
B. Interpersonal comm.
C. Mass Comm.
D. Organizational comm. - AnswerD....
Which area of the communication discipline is most concerned with the delivery of messages to
groups and how audiences critically analyze those messaged?
A. Public speaking
B. Interpersonal comm.
C. Mass Comm.
D. Organizational comm. - Answer✔D. Organizational Comm.
T/F: Humans are able to communicate without the use of symbols - Answer✔False
T/F: According to the competent communication model, the communicator's cognitions are the
backdrop in which all other communication influences occur. - Answer✔True
T/F: The ability to have a number of behaviors at your disposal along with the willingness to use
different communication behaviors in different situations is known as cognitive complexity. -
Answer✔False
Which of the following is NOT a recommendation for improving perceptions?
A. Being thoughtful when seeking explanations
B. Replying on attributions
C. Verifying perceptions
D. Looking beyond first impressions - Answer✔B. Relying on Attributions
Which of the following refers to our perceptions of our likelihood of achieving a successful
communication outcome? - Answer✔C. Self Efficacy
T/F: Selective perceptions is the process of giving a piece of information greater credibility than
it warrants - Answer✔False
T/F: Active information seeking is a barrier to accurate perceptions - Answer✔False
_____________ refers to using abstract words that have unclear or misleading definitions to get
out of an uncomfortable situation.
a. Euphemizing
b. Equivocation
c. Evasion
d. Imagining - Answer✔B. Equivocation
_________ are our various language possibilities, and we draw on them to find the most
effective and appropriate language for a given relationship, situation, or cultural environment.
a. Language markers
b. Speech repertoires
c. High languages
d. Cognitive languages - Answer✔B. Speech repertoires
_____________ refers to more formal, polite, or mainstream language.
a. Low-context
b. High-context
c. High language
d. Low language - Answer✔C. High language
Which of the following is NOT a general characteristic associated with female language use?
a. interruptions
b. qualifiers
c. hedges
d. tag questions - Answer✔A. Interruptions
Which of the following is NOT one of the ways nonverbal communication serves to reinforce
verbal communication?
a. repeating
b. complementing
c. accenting
d. substituting - Answer✔D. Substituting
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