Com 1090 - Interpersonal Communication » Fall 2022 » Ch. 1 Quiz

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Question #1
We disclose more to people in interpersonal relationships than in impersonal ones.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #2
Just as judges instruct juries to disregard some statements made in court, we can reverse or erase the effects of communication interactions in everyday life.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #3
How does the transactional model of communication differ from the linear model?
A.   The transactional model considers communication as something that a sender does to a receiver.
B.   The transactional model describes communication as a message that is encoded by a sender and channeled to a receiver in a back-and-forth manner.
C.   The transactional model interprets communication as happening simultaneously between speakers rather than in a unidirectional manner.
D.   The transactional model does not consider noise to be an important part of communication.
Question #4
Communication is used to satisfy instrumental (or practical) goals, which means ________________
A.   getting people to behave the way we want them to.
B.   creating rewarding interpersonal relationships.
C.   improving impersonal interactions.
D.   establishing our social roles and identities.
Question #5
Which is an example of “noise” as the term is defined in your text?
A.   feelings of anger directed toward a partner.
B.   All of these
C.   preoccupation with another topic during a lecture.
D.   someone tapping a pencil while you’re trying to study.
E.   a headache that interferes with you listening.

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