HCOMM FINAL EXAM

_______ is a system of thought and behavior, learned through communication, that reflect a group’s practices and beliefs.

Culture

Your _________ is the framework through which you interpret people’s behaviors.

Worldview

In collectivist cultures, there is great emphasis placed on group memberships, thus _______ and _______ are highly valued ideas.

Loyalty; Harmony

Communication from this type of culture is often task oriented.

Individualist

TRUE OR FALSE: When it comes to intercultural communication, some of the common barriers that arise from trying to understand another culture’s communication consist of anxiety, ethnocentrism, and discrimination.

True

Which of the following is NOT an effective way to build confidence (To specifically counter anxiety or nervousness before a presentation)?

Load up on caffeine to get yourself pumped, energized, and hyped for a speech

TRUE OR FALSE: Effective speeches often involve a delivery style that reflects a conversation with an audience rather than a speaker talking one way.

True

Which refers to the feelings of closeness, involvement, and warmth created between the speaker and the audience?

Immediacy

Which type of speaking is based on a brief but concise outline of key words and phrases or speaking aids, and requires a great deal of practice?

Extemporaneous

TRUE OR FALSE: Taking long, deep, steady, and conscious breaths can help to reduce public speaking anxiety.

True

A _________ is a three-line deductive argument, drawing a conclusion from two general premises.

Syllagism

In Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, which of the sections consists of needs for security, orderliness, protective rules, and avoidance of risk?

Safety

Persuasion is a tool. This tool is an instrument of ______.

Change

A proposition of ____ is a claom of what is or what is not and addresses how people perceive reality.

Fact

A proposition of _____ makes claims about somethings worth.

Value

A speaker’s appeal to pathos is primarily focused on which factor?

The emotions of the audience

In what type of reasoning does the speaker draw general conclusions based on specific evidence?

Inductive

“People should wait until they are in their thirties to marry” is an example of what kind of proposition?

Proposition of policy

This is the speaker’s credibility. Competence, knowledge, subject matter, all of these things can be demonstrated through preparation, intimacy, and trust.

Ethos

People believe that they hold ownership over their own information, their own beliefs, and that boundaries are essential.

Communication Privacy Management Theory

Partners want to decrease doubts and surprises in a given relationship through the use of passive, active, and interactive strategies.

Uncertainty Reduction Theory

A balancing act of opposing or conflicting goals will always exist in a relationship.

Relational Dialects Theory

Explains how we balance the advantages and disadvantages in our relationships.

Social Exchange Theory

Relational partners move towards intimacy through layers of self-disclosure.

Social Penetration Theory

Humans have a natural need for companionship and _________ which is a need to share our lives with others.

Inclusion

The web of relationship that connects individuals to one another is called a(n):

Relational network

What type of strategies for uncertainty reduction involve interaction with a third party?

Active

A relationship in which children or adults feel close to and invested in a celebrity or media personality they have never met before is called a(n):

Parasocial interaction

TRUE OR FALSE: Boundary turbulence occurs when privacy boundaries are breeches.

True

Lee recently moved to the United States to attend school and has become close friends with many of the students living on his floor. He is probably seeking out these friends because of which relationship factor?

Proximity

According to face negotiation theory, cultural differences, and ______________ can indicate and predict our “go-to” conflict styles.

Self Construal

Which is a competitive style of conflict management that involves seeing conflicts as something to win or lose?

Direct fighting

These styles often benefit the relationship rather than individual goals.

Cooperative

When you are heavily motivated to strive for something, it may feel like nothing will stand in your way.

Competitive

These types of strategies are normally used by individuals who dislike conflict or are trying to prevent argumentation or involvement.

Escapist

A true “win-win” solution, in which both parties end up fully satisfied with the outcome, requires which conflict management style?

Collaborating

TRUE OR FALSE: Competitive styles of conflict are only used in Western Cultural settings.

False

TRUE OR FALSE: Research has found that women tend to stonewall their partners (engage in avoiding, evasive, and passive-aggressive strategies) more than men do.

False