SPH 106 (English Linguistics) MIDTERM EXAM
STUDY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The self-concept is a set of relatively stable perceptions that other people
hold about us.
✔✔False
Verbal and nonverbal messages rarely, if ever, contradict one another.
✔✔False
Which statement below best describes the relationship between listening
and hearing?
✔✔You can hear and not listen.
What is the relationship between the rate that people speak and the speed
at which people listen?
✔✔People can understand speech at rates much greater than people can
speak.
What percentage of a message do most people remember immediately after
hearing it?
✔✔50%
Which of the following statements is true about self-disclosure?
✔✔It is risky.
, To be labeled self-disclosure, the information revealed must be:
✔✔- Deliberate
- Significant
- Not known by others
Intimacy involves the ____________________ aspect(s) of a relationship.
✔✔- Physical
- Emotional
- Intellectual
Of the following cultures, which list represents their tendency to self-
disclosure? The first one listed is highest, last one lowest.
✔✔Japanese, North Americans, Germans
The distinction between a positive and negative communication climate is
the:
✔✔Degree to which people see themselves as valuable
Of these activities, which one occupies a greater percentage of most
persons' day?
✔✔listening
According to Altman and Taylor, the degree of intimacy in a relationship
depends on the:
✔✔Depth and breadth of information shared
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