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QUESTION 1

1. What is the relationship between speech speed and thought speed?

   		Thought speed is greater than speech speed.
   		Speech speed is greater than thought speed.
   		Speech speed and thought speed are approximately the same.
   		Thought speed adjusts itself to speech speed.

2 points

QUESTION 2

1. If your mother nonverbally shows that the den is her “territory,” she is exhibiting the type of nonverbal communication that
   falls into the category of

   		kinesics.
   		objectics.
   		oculesics.
   		proxemics.

2 points

QUESTION 3

1. Kellie responds to Jim’s greeting with an excited, “Good to see you!” Which set of rules best illustrates why she does
   this?

   		semantic rules
   		syntactic rules
   		constitutive rules
   		regulative rules

2 points

QUESTION 4

1. The words “dog” and “cat” are used to distinguish between different types of animals or pets. These words are examples
   of

   		signified.
   		symbols.
   		linguistic determinism.
   		Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.

2 points

QUESTION 5

1. When we say that verbal communication has a definite beginning and ending while nonverbal communication never stops, we are noting which difference between verbal and nonverbal communication?

   		single vs. multiple channels
   		conscious vs. unconscious
   		clear vs. ambiguous
   		discrete vs. continuous

   QUESTION 7

   1. Anthropologist Edward Hall’s distance zones are

      		personal, impersonal, social, public.
      		intimate, personal, social, public.
      		intimate, non-intimate, social, public.
      		open, blind, hidden, unknown.

   2 points

   QUESTION 8

   1. An akbrupt episode of hypotension and syncope is most likely to occur after taking the first dose of:

      		hydrochlorothiazide
      		metoprolol
      		tamsulosin
      		terazosin

   1 points

   QUESTION 9

   1. When listening to the arguments of a prosecutor or a defense attorney, a jury member’s most significant listening task is

      		to learn and comprehend.
      		to emphathize with the attorney’s feelings.
      		to understand and remember.
      		to critically evaluate.

   2 points

   QUESTION 10

   1. The primary purpose of listening to evaluate and critique is to

      		determine the main ideas.
      		empathize with the speaker’s feelings.
      		search for facts, ideas, and information.
      		analyze the relative worth of ideas.

   2 points

   QUESTION 11

   1. People have many different associations with the words “conservative” and “liberal.” Which of the following best explains their different associations with the two words?

      		denotative meaning
      		connotative meaning
      		constitutive rules
      		regulative rules

   2 points

   QUESTION 12

   1. Select the type of question that is best illustrated in the following examples. Answers will be used more than once

      –A.B.C. What does “freedom” look like in that culture? –A.B.C. What do you mean when you use the word “freedom”? –A.B.C. What other words describe “freedom” in the way you are using it? –A.B.C. How would the ACLU illustrate what you mean by “freedom”? –A.B.C. As you see it, what is the opposite of “freedom”?

      A. clarifying questions B. showing questions C. comparison questions

   10 points

   QUESTION 13

   1. You see your friend Mark in a very crowded theater and you wave at him because it would not be convenient to yell,
      “Hello.” Which function is your nonverbal gesture fulfilling?

      		repeating
      		substituting
      		complementing
      		contradicting

   2 points

   QUESTION 14

   1. Please match the following terms with the appropriate definition.

      –A.B.C.D.E. how people distance themselves from one another –A.B.C.D.E. facial expressions used to convey feelings –A.B.C.D.E. use of tactile contact –A.B.C.D.E. how people stake out space for themselves –A.B.C.D.E. fear and anger combined into one facial expression

      A. affect blend B. affect display C. haptics D. personal space E. territoriality

   10 points

   QUESTION 15

   1. Please match the following competent listening skills with the appropriate stages in the listening process. Answers will be used more than once

      –A.B.C. represses emotional or netative responses –A.B.C. clarifies meaning by asking questions –A.B.C. clarifies the purpose for listening –A.B.C. controls interruptions –A.B.C. postpones evaluation of the message

      A. constructing meaning B. responding C. recieving

   5 points

   QUESTION 16

   1. According to several studies, what percentage of the meaning of conversational messages is communicated nonverbally?

      		35%
      		50%
      		65%
      		93%

   2 points

   QUESTION 17

   1. Samantha is sitting in the student union when she recognizes Tim, a person from her political science class, coming toward
      her. She is not interested in talking to Tim so she immediately turns her back to him and gets involved in a conversation
      with the person sitting next to her. The nonverbal cues Samantha is displaying would be examples of

      		emblems.
      		illustrators.
      		mixed messages.
      		regulators.

   2 points

   QUESTION 18

   1. When your friend says he is exhausted from working on his term paper and his slumped posture, constant yawning, and red
      eyes gives us information about how tired he actually is, his nonverbal cues are doing which of the following in regard to
      his verbal statement?

      		complementing
      		substituting
      		repeating
      		contradicting

   2 points

   QUESTION 19

   1. When Jim bumped into Kellie and said, “Hi, How are you?” the fact that Kellie interpreted Jim’s message as a greeting is

      		pragmatic rules.
      		conversational rules.
      		regulative rules.
      		constitutive rules.

   2 points

   QUESTION 20

   1. According to the hypothesis of linguistic determinism, which of the following statements is true?

      		What can be spoken in one language can usually be spoken in another language.
      		All people, regardless of their culture, are born with an innate ability to learn language.
      		Learning another language is more difficult as we age given the way our brains process new information.
      		Language predisposes us to think and interpret the world in certain ways.

   2 points

   QUESTION 21

   1. An arbitrary symbol referring to a place of learning, the word “school” is best described as a

      		signifer
      		signified
      		prototype
      		sterotype

   2 points

   QUESTION 22

   1. Constitutive rules are language guidelines that

      		help us understand what certain words or phrases mean.
      		help you determine the appropriate response.
      		creates a sense of obligation to respond in a conversation.
      		all of the above

   2 points

   QUESTION 23

   1. The objects in an environment that make nonverbal statements about the identity and personality of their owner are known as

      		personal belongings
      		artifacts
      		spacial arrangement
      		feng Shui

   2 points

   QUESTION 24

   1. The primary challenge to evaluative and critical listening is being aware of

      		your own biases
      		both your own and the speaker’s biases
      		critical vocabulary
      		general vocabulary

   2 points

   QUESTION 25

   1. The Eskimos have dozens of words to describe types of snow compared to the United States, which has only one word for
      the white fluffy form of condensation. What concept best explains why this occurs?

      		linguistic determinism
      		linguistic relativism
      		linguistic absolutism
      		deficit language

   2 points

   QUESTION 26

   1. In the statement, “the teenage went racing down the street and plowed recklessly into another vehicle,” which of the
      following functions does language perform?

      		Language creates opportunities & limitations.
      		Language creates identities.
      		Language makes us notice things.
      		Language facilitates social coordination.

   2 points

   QUESTION 27

   1. When I visited Madison 3 years ago, I thought it was a very cultural city with lots of entertainment opportunities. Which
      phrasing strategy is illustrated in this statement?

      		experimenting with pronouns
      		I-message instead of a you-message
      		Indexing
      		using equivocal language

   2 points

   QUESTION 28

   1. Bob is listening to his insurance agent tell him about all of the things covered in his new car insurance policy and what will
      be the amount of the deductibles in each category. This is an example of

      		listening to evaluate and critique.
      		listening to empathize and understand.
      		listening to learn and comprehend.
      		listening to appreciate and enjoy.

   2 points

   QUESTION 29

   1. What do people consider the distance they choose between themselves and others?

      		Personal Space
      		territoriality
      		chronemics
      		haptics

   2 points

   QUESTION 30

   1. All of the nonverbal elements of the voice constitute

      		nonfluencies
      		incompetent speech
      		articulate speech
      		paralanguage

      QUESTION 33

      1. At a party Friday night, Maria notices Jeff smiling at her. Maria isn’t sure if Jeff is interested in her, remembers her from a
         class last semester, or thinks her shirt looks funny. The reason for Maria’s uncertainty can best be described by which
         nonverbal communication characteristic?

         		Nonverbal communication is culture bound.
         		Nonverbal commination is ambiguous.
         		Nonverbal communication is primarily relational.
         		Nonverbal communication is continuous.

      2 points

      QUESTION 34

      1. Flight attendant, firefighter, and mail carrier are all examples of

         		deficit language
         		gender-role socialization
         		rhetorical exhaustion
         		politically correct language

      2 points

      QUESTION 35

      1. Which one of the following words would be on the bottom rung according to Hayakawa’s Ladder of Abstraction?

         		transportation
         		mustang
         		car
         		Ford

      2 points

      QUESTION 36

      1. Matthew and Sue are in a heated argument, which eventually results in them using inflammatory language and name
         calling toward each other. Which type of listening barrier has occurred?

         		physical
         		psychological
         		interaction
         		cultural