Exam 9: The Challenge of Communication

Good listeners:

__________ are concerned primarily with their own status in the eyes of the other rather than with the ideas and feelings of the other; trying to impress the other person,they don't listen with understanding.

Gottman uses the description,"Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" in referring to the most corrosive ways of sending destructive messages.Which of the following is NOT one of these?

Symbols involve the use of shared meanings that:

Which of the following is NOT a source of communication static?

Renee is telling Tom about her recent preparation for law school final exams.He nods his head and says "uh huh" a few times.However,he is really thinking about an upcoming golf tournament.Tom's style of listening is that of the:

__________ is the attribution of motives to someone.

A man asks his wife if she still loves him.She responds by smiling and kissing him.This reflects which function of nonverbal behavior?

Which two messages are especially likely to lead to a power struggle rather than to effective communication?

"Static," or the interference of some kind with accurate information,can come from:

Family therapist Virginia Satir pointed out that one of the common communication types she observed was the ___________: someone who never responds directly to what is said by the other.

Which emotion are couples most likely to reciprocate?

The text cites an analysis of the preferences of 253 men and women reporting that the most popular topic of conversation for both genders was:

Which of the following is NOT necessary for satisfying and effective marital communication?

It is estimated that anywhere from __________ percent of the meaning we convey is through the use of nonverbal cues.

__________ static occurs when the listener filters the message through his or her own ideas and feelings--selecting,expanding,and interpreting the words and nonverbal cues to make sense of the message.

Tony told Amy that he "had a wonderful evening" on their date,but a keen observer could have seen that Tony had a pained look on his face as he was talking.Tony used nonverbal behavior to __________ his words.

John listens to what others say and logically analyses their words but pays little attention to nonverbal signals.He is an example the communication type that Virginia Satir called the:

"You're talking like an idiot" and "You're a slob" are both examples of:

The text points out that communication is a process of interaction wherein each stage can involve _________,interference of some kind that affects accuracy.