Name: ____________________________________Date: _____________________________________Instructor: Mrs. Souza – HCOM-100MIDTERM EXAMCommunication Principles for a Lifetime1.) Dr. Johnson posts an announcement on her course web page that she is administering an exam on Thursday. On Thursday, she is surprised to find that over half of her students did not prepare for the exam or did not study the correctmaterial. This misunderstanding illustrates what aspect of human communication?a. Meaning is co-created.b. Emotions are expressed unintentionally.c. Communication is linear.d. Messages sent are the messages understood.e. None of the above2.) Which of the following is a criteria for determining communication competence?a. The message is grammatically correct.b. The message is free from too much emotion.c. The message achieves the intended effect.d. The message is well-received.e. All of the above3.) According to the Personality Insights video seminar, the four personality types are __________________________________________________.a. director, Influencer, sweet, and criticalb. driver, influencer, supportive, and cautiousc. director, influencer, supportive and cautiousd. none of the abovee. All of the above4.) According to the textbook, you should study communication in order to _________.a. Practice giving speechesb. Enhance persuasion skillsc. Overcome speaking anxietyd. Improve your relationshipse. None of the above5.) The model of communication referred to as ‘human communication as action’ may be summarized with the phrase ____________________.a. Communication takes place when messages are sent and received.b. Communication takes place when messages are exchanged.c. Communication takes place when meanings are created and maintained.d. Communication takes place when human beings are affected by each other.e. All of the above6.) On the day Janet was scheduled to give her speech, her class was relocated into an auditorium. Janet couldn’t quite overcome the feeling of isolation she felt as she spoke to her twenty classmates in a room that could seat 500. Which of the following elements is most responsible for Janet’s reaction?a. Feedbackb. Contextc. Information sourced. Channele. None of the above7.) According to Maslow’s framework on the process of becoming self-aware, a person whose communication skills are effective and are second nature is working at which level?a. Unconscious incompetenceb. Conscious incompetencec. Conscious competenced. Unconscious competencee. All of the above8.) Merielle is conscious of the fact that she is mentally rehearsing what she will tell her professor after class. This example illustrates which dimension of self-awareness?a. Material self-awarenessb. Subjective self-awarenessc. Objective self-awarenessd. Symbolic self-awarenesse. None of the above9.) Danielle consistently describes herself as a confident, outgoing woman. Her description coincides with which of the following terms?a. Self-conceptb. Self-imagec. Self-expectationsd. Self-fulfilling prophecye. All of the above10.) In order to effectively flex your personality when communicating with a director-driver personality style it is best to _________________________.a. Be quick, to the point, and specific with a “winner” attitude.b. Be businesslike and get right down to workc. Don’t be indecisive, lazy, slow or talk without producing.d. All of the above.11.) Jason spends hours every day working out at the gym. He also takes great care in keeping his sports car well maintained and spotless. According to James’ theory of the self, Jason is taking care of his _______________.a. Material selfb. Social selfc. Spiritual selfd. Emotional selfe. None of the above12.) Jose was raised in a Cuban-American community. Although he had many college friends from other co-cultures, he proudly maintained his Cuban roots by sprinkling his speech with Spanish phrases. In addition, he enjoyed sharing examples of cultural norms from his family and neighborhood in his communication class. These examples show which kind of influence on Jose’s self-concept?a. Communication with othersb. Association with groupsc. Roles we assumed. Self-fulfilling prophecye. All of the above13.) The statement, “I’m not intelligent because my roommate makes better grades than I do,” illustrates which of the following?a. Self-fulfilling prophecyb. Social comparisonc. Self-expectationsd. Social expectationse. Both b and c above14.) Larry grew up in a family where his mother and father were constantly fighting and insulting each other. Their divorce was especially messy and mean. The poor quality of their relationship caused Larry to avoid commitment in a loving relationship for many years. Larry finally decides that he can no longer allow his feelings about love and marriage to be colored by his parents’ failures. Which technique for improving self-esteem did Larry use?a. Developing honest relationshipsb. Visualizingc. Reframingd. Losing your baggagee. None of the above15.) If you want to develop a healthy self-esteem, it is often helpful to do which of the following?a. Compare yourself to othersb. Place a label on yourself based upon one incidentc. Mentally rehearse all possible scenarios, positive and negatived. Surround yourself with positive peoplee. Both c and d16.) People who are both outgoing and task oriented are classified as the ________________________ personality type.a. Supportiveb. Directorc. Influencerd. Cautiouse. All of the above17.) Assuming a person belongs to a particular group because of his or her clothingis an example of which of which of the following?a. Selectionb. Reframingc. Closured. Attentione. None of the above18.) A generalization applied to a person because you perceive him or her to have attributes associated with a specific group is an example of ___________.a. Reframingb. Self-fulfilling prophecyc. Social comparisond. Stereotypinge. Both c and d above19.) Which of the following statements is most accurate concerning direct perception checking?a. It relies only on observation and listening.b. You are taking very little risk by direct perception checking.c. It involves actively seeking explanations of behavior.d. It is primarily a passive process.e. None of the above20.) A word, sound, or visual device that represents a thought, concept, or object is a(n) ____________________.a. symbolb. meaningc. triggerd. actione. All of the above21.) In order to effectively
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