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Question #1
According to your textbook, one drawback of hyperpersonal communication online is:
A.   Messages are sent and received too quickly
B.   Messages are too lean
C.   Deception is more likely to occur
D.   Emojis don’t adequately express feelings
E.   Misunderstandings occur more frequently
Question #2
The process whereby the self-concept develops due to the way we believe others see us is called
A.   social comparison.
B.   reflected appraisal
C.   other-imposed prophecy.
D.   distortion.
E.   feedback.
Question #3
The Pillow Method is designed to
A.   persuade someone to accept your viewpoint.
B.   gain insight into another’s viewpoint.
C.   settle a dispute.
D.   minimize an issue.
E.   punctuate the cause and effect of an argument.
Question #4
Psychologist Abraham Maslow suggests that the most basic human needs 
A.   are generated by others in interpersonal interaction. 
B.   prove the existence of a superior being. 
C.   are invented by other psychologists.
D.   must be satisfied before we concern ourselves with other ones. 
E.   are proof that humans descended from lower animal forms. 
Question #5
The first three steps in the perception process are
A.   assumption, experience, interpretation.
B.   selection, organization, interpretation
C.   selection, response, interaction
D.   initial, intermediate, final.
E.   physical, psychological, experimental.
Question #6
All of the following elements are included in the transactional communication model introduced in Chapter One except 
A.   sender. 
B.   channel. 
C.   message. 
D.   noise. 
E.   environment. 
Question #7
In the Ethical Feature “The Ethics of Online Anonymity,” your text asserts that, in most social media, the veil of anonymity provides cover for ________________.​
A.   insensitive and hurtful comments that few people would make if their identity was known
B.   participating in controversial political discourse
C.   spontaneous expressions of passionate opinion
D.   supportive comments that they would be otherwise too shy to share
Question #8
Which of the following is not a principle of communication?
A.   Communication is unrepeatable
B.   Communication can be intentional or unintentional
C.   Communication has a content and relational dimension
D.   Communication is reversible
E.   It’s impossible not to communicate
Question #9
Research shows that, when online, communicators express themselves ___________.
A.   less honestly and with more self-monitoring
B.   more honestly and with more caution
C.   less honestly and with more caution
D.   more honestly and with less self-monitoring
Question #10
The relatively stable set of perceptions you hold of yourself is called your
A.   perceptual bias.
B.   self esteem
C.   self-concept.
D.   self-orientation
E.   interpersonal self
Question #11
Which of the following is most clearly an example of qualitatively interpersonal communication?
A.   Royce asks his friend Jane about her sick child
B.   Aubre buys a sweater from a sales clerk
C.   Aasim pleads for the class to vote. 
D.   Georgina chats with the mailman.
E.   Rich invites the team to a party
Question #12
Frank is "lazy" is an example of which semantic problem? 
A.   abstraction
B.   static evaluation
C.   equivocation
D.   none of these
E.   relative language
Question #13
What’s missing from this perception check? “When you didn’t do the grocery shopping today like you usually do, I figured you weren’t feeling good or were mad at me.”
A.   It is too specific.
B.   It has only one interpretation.
C.   Nothing is missing from this perception check.
D.   It doesn’t describe behavior.
E.   It doesn’t request clarification.
Question #14
Which of the following is an example of self-talk?
A.   All of these could be examples of self-talk.
B.   I’ll never be able to make her see my side.
C.   I can’t get anyone to listen to me.
D.   I’ll make her neurotic.
E.   I shouldn’t have pushed so hard.
Question #15
Which of the following is not true about the effect of gender on emotions?
A.   Women express more affection on Facebook than men do.
B.   Women are more attuned to emotions than men, both within and across cultures.
C.   All of these are true about the effect of gender on emotions.
D.   Women are less likely to use emoticons such as J in online communication.
E.   Fathers mask their emotions more than mothers do, according to one study.
Question #16
In a low-context language culture, you will notice
A.   less reliance on explicit verbal messages
B.   ambiguity admired
C.   self-expression valued
D.   indirect expression of opinions
Question #17
What is reappraisal?
A.   expressing your feelings
B.   denying your feelings
C.   rethinking the meaning of emotionally charged events
D.   empathizing with others
E.   acknowledging your feelings verbally
Question #18
All of the following are drawbacks of mediated communication except:
A.   deception
B.   superficial relationships
C.   relational deterioration
D.   social isolation
E.   increased response time
Question #19
“Frank is lazy” is an example of which semantic problem?
A.   equivocation
B.   abstraction
C.   none of these
D.   relative language
E.   static evaluation

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