Exam #1 Study Guide Organizational & Relational Comm.

Question 1

Which of the following is NOT true about Symbolic Interaction Theory?

a) Thoughts are inner conversations facilitated by language
b) Our conversational partners only involve individuals who we have a relationship with in our lives
c) Meaning derived from social interactions facilitated by language
d) The theory suggests that humans act toward people or things on the basis of the meanings they assign to those people or things.

Answer 1

b) Our conversational partners only involve individuals who we have a relationship with in our lives

Question 2

According to Symbolic Interaction Theory, the ability to put oneself in another person’s place to understand oneself is known as the:

a) Pygmalion effect
b) Generalized other
c) Role Taking
d) Looking-glass self

Answer 2

d) Looking- glass self

Question 3

Which of the following is an assumption of Interpretive approach?

a) There are multiple views of reality
b) Reality is independent of our observations
c) Human action determined by law-like forces
d) Research should seek for generalizations and regularities of human communication

Answer 3

a) There are multiple views of reality

Question 4

Which of the following is a quantitative research method?

a) interview
b) content analysis
c) focus group
d) ethnography

Answer 4

b) content analysis

Question 5

Which of the following is a proper research question?

a) The more anxiety students experience during speech, the less satisfactory their performance would be
b) What factors influence students’ public speaking performance?
c) What is your favorite speech?
d) All college students should learn public speaking

Answer 5

b) What factors influence students’ public speaking performance?

Question 6

Which of the models of communication discussed in class is the best at depicting an accurate communication exchange?

a) the linear model
b) the interactional model
c) the transactional model
d) field of experience

Answer 6

c) the transactional model

Question 7

Intrapersonal communication is:

a) communication with oneself
b) communication to a large audience via various channels
c) face to face communication between people
d) communication among at least three individuals

Answer 7

a) communication with oneself

Question 8

The tradition that looks at the personal interpretation of everyday life and activities is known as the:

a) semiotic tradition
b) rhetorical tradition
c) phenomenological tradition
d) critical tradition

Answer 8

c) phenomenological tradition

Question 9

The tradition that focuses on critiquing social orders to address inequality is known as the:

a) critical tradition
b) cybernetic tradition
c) socio-cultural tradition
d) socio-psychological tradition

Answer 9

a) critical tradition

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT a key element of the definition of communication?

a) communication is an ongoing dynamic process
b) communication involves people and interaction
c) communication involves enactment and interpretations of meanings
d) communication is not influenced by the socio-economic-cultural context that it is embedded in

Answer 10

d) communication is not influenced by the socio-economic-cultural context that it is embedded in