Interpersonal Comm Midterm Review

Snap judgments are often based on ____________.

Code-switchers ____________

A marriage proposal broadcast on a large screen in a sports stadium is an example of

Long-married, happy couples may distort facts, but they share similar stories, revealing

Your self-concept is a reflection of the messages you’ve received throughout your life

our tendency to pay more attention to, and better recall, things that happen 1st in a sequence

Which distance is in use when your dog sits on your lap?

What type of language consists of words and phrases that have more than one commonly accepted definition?

Which of the following assertions is supported by research on development of the self-concept?

Competent communication is both ____________ and ____________.

This theory describes how a person’s position in a society shapes her or his view of society

In addition to gender, occupation and ____________ are important influences on language.

Which assertion is true about the nonverbal behavior we observe when first meeting someone?

Nodding the head up and down, an accepted way to indicate agreement in most cultures, is

When members of a culture feel threatened by ambiguous situations & try to stay away from them

Nonverbal messages are best at communicating ____________.

the process of paying close attention to one’s own behavior and using observations to shape it.

Refers to the manipulation and control of another’s perceptions.

Empathy requires you take on another’s viewpoint and experience emotional ____________.

A block signature indicating that a text message was typed on a mobile device is an example of

Why is “a person who is deaf” a better description than “a deaf person”?

Some exchanges are intercultural and others are free from cultural influences

The person you believe yourself to be in moments of honest self-examination is your

Discussions of masculinity and femininity focus on ____________.

A liar’s true feelings are sometimes displayed in brief, unconscious displays called

An unfairly biased and intolerant attitude toward others who belong to an out-group.

A vast majority of cyberbullies (81 percent) admit they engage in this behavior because

how communication is affected by the use, organization, and perception of space and distance.

Raj interprets his friend Sheldon’s comment “Thanks a lot” as negative. This illustrates what idea?

You need to share some sensitive and confidential information. Which medium is best?

‘fat talk’ illustrates the influence of what on our perception of things, others, and ourselves.

Wearing a tailored suit rather than a wrinkled outfit involves

Which of the following statements is true about impression management?

Teenagers may see the elderly as a(n) ____________.

Attributed failing a history exam to poorly written test questions, is judgment affected by

Which is the best definition of nonverbal communication?

Euphemisms are____________.

A verbal or nonverbal response to a message is

Nonverbal messages serve bothpractical and ___________ functions.

Low-context cultures tend to value and emphasize ____________

Which of the following is a display of nonverbal immediacy?

As defined by social scientists, significant others are people ____________.

Which metaphor suggests one of the most significant characteristics of nonverbal communication?

A(n) __________ statement has the effect of canceling the thought that precedes it?

An example of psychological noise is ____________