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Name: Susan Mojeske
COM 101 Midterm Examination
Oral Communications
Questions about self-awareness and perceptions:
1. According to our class lesson, self-awareness is best described and defined as:
A.
the degree to which other people know your interests B.
the extent to which you know yourself and understanding who you are C.
the value, worth or importance you place on your personal self-image
D.
communicating information about yourself to other people
2. During our class lesson, the topic of self-awareness was discussed in relation to the four selves. Which of the following correctly lists the four selves
mentioned in class?
A. open; blind; purposed; listening B. unknown; closed; discouraged; hidden
C
. open; blind; hidden; unknown
D. hidden; blind; closed; unknown
3. With self-awareness, the open self
includes information known to yourself and known to others. Which of the following would be part of the open self? A. Physical appearance
B. Hair color
C. Age (approximate)
D. All the above 4. As part of the class, a video clip
was assigned for viewing which related to self-
awareness. Which video clip was assigned for the self-awareness lesson?
A.
Green Acres
B.
Leave it to Beaver
C.
I Love Lucy D.
Everybody Loves Raymond
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5. Bill is a college graduate and is excited about his upcoming job interview. He wants to
leave an impression on the company’s hiring committee. The interview goes well. As the
interview ends, Bill shakes hands with members of the hiring committee. As he shakes each member’s hand, he says a quote from a famous author. Bill does this because he believes that what comes last exerts greater influence
or emphasis. By ending his interview in this manner, Bill is using which perception tactic
? A.
predominance effect B.
recency effect C.
primacy effect
D.
resemblance effect
6. In the beginning week of this course, students completed the VARK Learning Styles
Questionnaire. Which of the following lists the learning style components of the VARK? A.
Verbal, Auditory, Read/Write and Kinesthetic
B.
Visual, Aural, Read/Write, Kinesthetic
C.
Visual, Aural, Repetitive and Kinesthetic
D.
Verbal, Audio, Read/Write and Kinesthetic Questions about the Social Penetration Theory:
7. In class, Social Penetration Theory
was offered as a communication theory which explains how relational closeness develops through the process of self-disclosures. The theorists included two terms to describe how relational closeness can develop between two people. Which of the following best describe the two theory terms? A. context and data
B. breadth and depth
C. continuation and breadth
D. depth and analysis 8. The Social Penetration Theory
was discussed in class to explain how a certain process unfolds within oral communication. Which of the following is the process emphasized within this theory?
A. self-identity
B. self-constructive
C. self-disclosure
D. self-analysis 9. When discussing the Social Penetration Theory
in our class, there was an analogy used to explain the theory. Which analogy was used to illustrate the theory?
A. apple B.
onion
C. tomato D. potato
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Questions about ethical communication:
10. In class lecture, the concepts of ethics and moral development
were discussed. Which of the following best describes the definition of ethics? A. study of perceptions and the perceptual process B. study of semantics and the formal knowledge of verbal codes C. study of what serves as a framework for what is moral and immoral behavior D. study of the four selves and how they relate to oral communications
11. Ethics and moral development
were discussed amid oral communication. Which of the following is
a characteristic of an ethical communicator?
A. Person not providing credit to the source of information and committing plagiarism
B. Person encouraging coercion and hurtful and abusive oral communication
C. Person who keeps confidences and minimizes prejudicial comments and biases
D. Person who emphasizes name-calling, personal attacks, and past mistakes
12. As part of the class, a video clip
was assigned for viewing which related to ethics. In this video clip, a new professor is selected to teach an ethics college class. The course is difficult for students and many are concerned about failing it. One of the students finds a copy of the midterm exam. He is now involved in an ethical dilemma. Which video clip was shown in class to illustrate this ethics concept?
A. MacGyver
B. Saved by the Bell
C. The Brady Bunch D. Gunsmoke
13. This is question thirteen of the exam
, which means you are progressing well with these multiple choice questions. Are you enjoying the testing experience?
A. Yes
Questions about Symbolic Interactionism Theory 14. According to Symbolic Interactionism
, conversations are the result of ongoing use
of language and shared meaning. This idea was discussed in the lesson and in the assigned article. Which of the following is a true statement
by semantics? A. the three principles of language, meaning and value are interconnected B. language is opened ended and can offer an infinite set of shared meanings
C. both a and b
D. none of the above
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15. According to Symbolic Interactionism
, meaning is negotiated through language and language is how humans interpret the world. Which of the following is a true
statement about the theorists who founded Symbolic Interactionism?
A. the theory was originally initiated by George Herbert Mead B. Herbert Blumer advanced Mead’s ideas to further formulate the theory
C. Herbert Blumer was a student of George Herbert Mead
D. all the above
Questions about Semantics: 16. Which of the following correctly lists the five rule systems
for communication?
A. phonics, vocal projection, muted group, spiral of silence and pragmatics B. syntactic, semantics, muted group, evaluation, and phonology C. phonology, phonemes, semantics, syntactic, and
pragmatics D. phonics, semantics, phonemes, pragmatics, and interferences 17. Within class lecture, the definition of language
was offered to illustrate the concept of semantics. Which of the following provides the definition of language?
A. mechanism allowing a person to minimize thoughts and experiences
B. mechanism allowing a person to vocalize, understand, disagree, and
evaluate C. mechanism allowing a person to remain silent and reduce his or her voice D. mechanism not allowing a person to vocalize, understand, and evaluate 18. Semantics
was presented to emphasize the study of language and demonstrate the
communicative properties of semantics. Which of the following describes Semantics?
A. the relationship between a word and its word derivative construction B. the relationship between a word and its syntactic Latin organization
C. the relationship between a word and its referent D. the relationship between a word and its deceptive meaning organization
Questions about Relational Dialectics Theory: This information is derived from the theory article and video clips.
19. Relational Dialectics
is a theory by researchers Leslie Baxter and Barbara Montgomery. Which of the following correctly list the three dialectical tensions?
A.
social exchange; positivity and negativity; search and explore
B.
closeness and openness; exchange and transparency; and social interactions
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C.
closedness and openness; independence and connection; stability and change D.
connected and unconnected; stability and unstable; enabler and destructive
20. Relational Dialectics theory
explains the notion about close relationships in life. Which of the following best
explains the theory's basic premise?
A.
relationships are a ceaseless interplay of guilt and retention
B.
relationships are a ceaseless interplay between contrary or opposing tendencies
C.
relationships are a ceaseless interplay of hurtful revenge tactics
D.
relationships are a ceaseless interplay of theorists' lack of cognitive thoughts
21. Within relational dialectics theory
, a specific tension was discussed. This specific tension refers to the need for concealment, privacy, secrecy, and minimal self-
disclosure. Which of the following best describes this dialectical tension?
A. deception
B. cognition
C. certainty
D.
closedness
22. With relational dialectics theory
, this tension emphasizes mystery, spontaneity, novelty, uniqueness and occasional surprises. Which describes this tension?
A.
change B. fables C. objectives D. assumptions 23. Within relational dialectics theory
, another tension was discussed. This tension refers to the need for predictability, security, certainty, and conventionality. Which of the following best describes this dialectical tension?
A. expectations
B.
stability C. listening
D. motivation
24. As part of the class, video clips
were assigned for viewing which related to family dynamics and relational dialectics. In these videos, a family managed their relationship communication with each other. From which television show were these video clips?
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A. Wonder Pets B. Growing Pains
C. The Middle
D. Full House 25. This was your midterm examination for the course. Since it was your midterm examination, it means the course is half-way finished. Are you enjoying this course?
A.
yes
Thank you for your great work in this class.
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