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Human Communication 100

Fall 2004 Final Exam
Multiple Choice: Choose only one answer and mark the corresponding letter on your scantron.
Each question is worth 2 points.
1. The relationship stage in which you begin to spend more time together, begin depending
upon each other or sel!conirmation, and increase the "ariety o acti"ities you participate in
together is the ##########.
$. initiation stage
%. intensiication stage
C. e&ploration stage
'. intimacy stage
2. (eslie and )at ha"e reached a stage in their relationship in which they understand one
another to the point that they can almost inish one another*s sentences, openly discuss any
issue, and are recogni+ed among riends and amily members as a committed couple. This
would be an e&ample o what stage in relational escalation,
$. e&ploration
%. intensiication
C. initiation
'. intimacy
-. .uan cringed as he thought about going home ater work. (ately, he and Cassandra spend
e"ery minute together ighting. /e used to think the way she played with her ood was cute0
now he inds it annoying. 1hat stage o relational de!escalation are .uan and Cassandra
acing,
$. indi"iduali+ation stage
%. turmoil stage
C. stagnation stage
'. separation stage
2. $ccording to the deinition o interpersonal conlict gi"en in the te&tbook, the intensity o a
conlict relates to the intensity o ##################.
$. unmet needs
%. sel!disclosures
C. personality dierences
'. emotional e&pression
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3. 1hich o the ollowing statements is true concerning "erbal aggression,
$. Men are more likely to use "erbal aggression than women.
%. 4nly 15 percent o couples use "erbal aggression.
C. $ link e&ists between "erbal aggression and physical aggression.
'. 6erbal aggression is rarely harmul to a relationship.
7. )roessors who use bonus points to get students to attend public speeches outside o class are
making use o what type o power,
$. reerent
%. coerci"e
C. e&pert
'. reward
8. 1hich o the ollowing is a typical assumption o a collecti"istic culture,
$. group meetings are the best way to achie"e a quality goal
%. healthy competition between group members is more important than teamwork
C. the prime ob9ecti"e o meetings is to ad"ance your own ideas
'. group meetings are oten percei"ed as a waste o time
:. 1hich o the ollowing is a typical assumption o an indi"idualistic culture,
$. indi"iduals should be rewarded or their accomplishments
%. planning should be done by the entire group
C. the prime ob9ecti"e o a meeting is to reach a consensus
'. teamwork is more important than competition
;. %rett regularly e&presses opinions that are dierent rom the rest o the group. $s a result,
other group members spend a great deal o time trying to con"ince him o their point o "iew.
%rett is a<n= #######################.
$. group orienter
%. opinion leader
C. group de"iate
'. de"il*s ad"ocate
15. Mikala and her riends are oreign ilm bus. E"ery weekend, they dri"e to the nearest city
and attend what is showing at one o the ine arts theatres. This group is an e&ample o a
##################.
$. study group
%. social group
C. ocus group
'. therapy group
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11. 1hich approach to leadership assumes that leaders are born, not made,
$. trait approach
%. unctional approach
C. styles approach
'. situational approach
12. $ leader who guides and acilitates discussion rather than dominating it demonstrates which
style o leadership,
$. democratic
%. authoritarian
C. passi"e
'. laisse+!aire
1-. .an is the leader o a group. >he rarely lets other group members oer suggestions and
always controls how much gets accomplished. 1hat is the term or .an*s leadership style,
$. democratic
%. laisse+!aire
C. authoritarian
'. participati"e
12. $ transormational leader inluences the group by ######################.
$. pro"iding a structure to help the group accomplish critical thinking
%. gi"ing the group a new "ision or energi+ing its culture
C. using democratic leadership style
'. understanding the leadership style that is appropriate or the gi"en situation
13. Most meetings include one to three types o goals. The types o goals discussed at most
meetings include the ollowing.
$. gi"ing inormation, managing conlict, sol"ing a problem
%. researching a topic, taking action, managing conlict
C. gi"ing inormation, discussing inormation, taking action
'. discussing inormation, managing conlict, sol"ing a problem
17. $n inormati"e speech has been assigned, so .amal starts to worry about what he can
possibly present to his class. That night, he takes out a blank sheet o paper and 9ust starts
writing down e"ery possible idea or a speech topic that he can think o. 1hat is .amal
doing,
$. e&periencing inormation o"erload
%. brainstorming
C. inding logical di"isions in his thinking
'. using a categorical approach to topic selection
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18. ?ai was asked to make a presentation to his raternity on the history o their national
organi+ation. /is three main points co"ered the ounders, the original charter, and the origin
o some o the traditions. The general purpose o this speech was most likely to #########.
$. inorm
%. persuade
C. entertain
'. demonstrate
1:. 'eborah is reaching or a presentation on 1orld 1ar @@. >he "isits a retirement home to speak
with people who were adults during that time period. /er inter"iew sub9ects are a rich source
or ##############.
$. e&pert testimony
%. lay testimony
C. literary quotations
'. literal analogies
1;. A$s a result o my presentation, my audience will recycle regularly.B This is an e&ample o a
###############.
$. speciic purpose statement
%. central idea
C. general purpose
'. thesis statement
25. 'iana was using the internet to ind sources on parasailing. >he ound se"eral interesting
articles, but none o them contained a date, author, or publishing organi+ation. 1hat should
'iana do,
$. @ the article has interesting inormation that is applicable to her speech, use it
anyway.
%. 'isregard those sources and continue looking or more sources that are
documented.
C. Create an author and date that seems reasonable.
'. Cone o the abo"e.
21. 'e>hay is writing a speech on the media*s propagation o eating disorders in women.
$lthough she eels that she has written a good speech, she eels that her topic is lacking
concrete e"idence. 1hich o the ollowing should 'e>hay employ to add credibility to her
speech,
$. deinitions
%. opinions
C. statistics
'. analogies
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22. @n his speech on "arying e&planations on how the earth came into e&istence, Eduardo begins
with opinions, mo"es to inerences, and uses scientiic acts in support o his last point. 1hat
principle o supporting material organi+ation is Eduardo using in his speech,
$. primacy!recency
%. AsotB to AhardB e"idence
C. comple&ity
'. the speciicity principle
2-. %eore mo"ing to your ne&t point in your speech you say, A1e ha"e discussed what sleep
depri"ation is and why it can be a problem or college students.B This is an e&ample o a<n=
################.
$. internal pre"iew
%. internal summary
C. initial pre"iew
'. inal summary
22. Dou ha"e gained your audience*s attention, announced your speech topic and
the main points you will discuss. Ce&t you transition into your irst point. /a"e you let
anything out o this speech introduction, according your te&t*s inormation on introductions,
$. Co, you ha"e included all o the necessary elements o an eecti"e
introduction.
i. Des, you ha"e o"erlooked the pre"iew statement.
%. Co, your speaker credibility is e"ident because o the importance o your
topic.
C. Des, you ha"e not gi"en your audience a reason to listen.
23. 1hen >atoshi said, A@ the rights o students are being "iolated on other
college campuses, then it will also happen on our campus,B you recogni+e this as
####################.
$. a reasoning allacy known as the Ared herringB
%. an appeal to a misplaced authority
C. a bandwagon allacy
'. a hasty generali+ation
27. 1ords or phrases such as Ane&t, inally, in conclusion, irst, second, in
additionB are reerred to as ###################.
$. internal summaries
%. internal pre"iews
C. "erbal transitions
'. non"erbal transitions
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28. .e wants to de"elop a speech about the i"e bases o interpersonal power
<legitimate, reward, coerci"e, e&pert, and reerent=. /is topic would be best suited or what
type o organi+ational pattern,
$. topical
%. spatial
C. chronological
'. cause!and!eect
2:. 1hich o the ollowing suggestions are made or using manuscript speeches,
$. Ese manuscript speaking when you don*t ha"e much opportunity to prepare.
%. Ese manuscript speaking when you ha"e to speak on a sensiti"e, critical, or
contro"ersial issue.
C. Ese manuscript speaking when you want to deli"er a speech inormally.
'. Ese manuscript speaking when you ha"e little prior speaking e&perience.
2;. $ ew minutes remain in the class period. Dour proessor assigns a student to stand beore the
class and gi"e a brie speech on eecti"e study habits. 1hat method o deli"ery is used in
this situation,
$. memori+ed speaking
%. e&temporaneous speaking
C. manuscript speaking
'. impromptu speaking
-5. @, while arguing with someone, you resort to name!calling, like calling him or her an idiot or
suggesting that the person is not ethical, then you ha"e committed a allacy known as
###################.
$. red herring
%. ad hominem
C. appeal to misplaced authority
'. non sequitur
-1. Fhopal*s proessor suggested that he use the words Abaritone sa&ophoneB instead o Amusical
instrumentB in his speech. 1hich principle o eecti"e "erbal deli"ery is Fhopal*s proessor
pointing out to Fhopal,
$. use speciic, concrete words
%. use unbiased words
C. use "i"id words
'. use correct words
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-2. @nstead o simply saying, AThe dog slept on the chair,B Emily said, AThe lethargic dachshund
snoo+ed contentedly on the o"erstued armchair.B This best illustrates what principle o
eecti"e "erbal deli"ery,
$. use unbiased words
%. use "i"id words
C. use simple words
'. use correct words
--. 1hen Ge"erend .esse .ackson says, A1e must relate instead o debate0 we must inspire
instead o retire0 and we must repair instead o despair,B what linguistic de"ice is he using,
$. repetition
%. articulation
C. omission
'. personiication
-2. Margarite knew that most o her audience knew "ery little about creating a
)ower)oint presentation, so she related her presentation to what her audience already knew
about using word processing programs, and the principles they had learned about creating
"isual aids. >he is using what technique to make her presentation clear,
$. pace your inormation low
%. relate new inormation to old inormation
C. relate to your audience*s interests
'. use attention!catching supporting material
-3. @n /ugh*s speech about "olcanoes, he used technical terms that he learned rom a
book written by "olcano researchers. 1hat goal o inormati"e speaking did /ugh "iolate,
$. making your message simple
%. making your message accurate
C. making your message "i"id and interesting
'. making your message persuasi"e
-7. @, during a speech to a group o police oicers, a speaker talks about 9ob stress, what tactic is
the speaker using to make the presentation interesting,
$. using eecti"e supporting materials
%. building in redundancy
C. reinorcing key ideas "erbally and non"erbally
'. presenting inormation that relates to listeners
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-8. 4mar begins his speech to a group o college students by saying, A/ow would you like to
learn a technique that will cut your study time by 35H,B 1hat strategy is 4mar using to
make his speech more interesting,
$. using attention!catching supporting material
%. establishing a moti"e or his audience to listen
C. using word pictures
'. creating interesting presentation aids
-:. ATell them what you are going to tell them, tell them, and tell them what you ha"e told themB
is one way to describe the inormati"e technique o ##########################.
$. reinorcing key ideas non"erbally
%. building redundancy into the speech
C. moti"ating the audience to listen
'. relating the inormation to the audience
-;. Dou can reinorce key ideas non"erbally by ###########################.
$. gesturing to emphasi+e key phrases
%. placing a pause 9ust beore or ater you make an important point
C. mo"ing in a moti"ated way to emphasi+e an idea
'. all o the abo"e
25. $nastasia argues that smoking mari9uana must not be harmul because Ae"eryone does it.B
>he is using what sort o logical allacy,
$. causal allacy
%. bandwagon allacy
C. either!or allacy
'. hasty generali+ation
Tru!Fal" #u"tion"
21. The importance o the post!interaction stage is in the lasting impact the relationship has on
one*s sel. T
22. Managing conlict means pre"enting it rom happening. I
2-. $ll groups are teams, but not all teams are groups. I
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22. $ group member with high status generally talks more than a low status member. T
23. 4ne o the ad"antages o working in groups is that groups typically sol"e a problem more
quickly than indi"iduals can do alone. I
27. $ccording to the trait approach, eecti"e leaders are those who are intelligent, good
communicators, and ha"e social skills. T
28. The primary purpose o lay testimony is to stir the audience*s emotions by helping them
identiy with the a"erage person. T
2:. @ you are trying to con"ince your audience to eat a balanced diet and you want to gi"e them
some practical suggestions or college students, a problem!solution organi+ation would be an
appropriate speech structure to use. T
2;. $ccording to your te&tbook, it is better or a speaker to use no mo"ement than to use random,
distracting mo"ement. T
35. >peeches about ideas are usually more abstract than other types o speeches. T
Extra cr$it %u"tion&
31. A)eople should watch less tele"ision because they don*t eat healthy ood,B is an e&ample o
which o the ollowing logical allacies,
$. hasty generali+ation
%. non sequitur
C. post hoc
'. ad hominem