Question 1

There are some occasions when less powerful forms of speech can enhance a speaker's effectiveness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

To avoid fact-inference confusion, the authors advise you to use the skill of

Accepted Answer

A) "I" messages. 
B) empathy. 
C) rational emotive therapy. 
D) linguistic relativity. 
E) perception checking. 
A) "I" messages. 
B) empathy. 
C) rational emotive therapy. 
D) linguistic relativity. 
E) perception checking.

Question 3

Using a similar language style while instant messaging increases the chances of a couple's relationship continuing by 50%.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The chapter reading titled "Finding the Words to Talk About Disability" noted that

Accepted Answer

A) parents of children with disabilities are better equipped to talk to their children about disabilities. 
B) words used to describe disabilities matter.Words become reality. 
C) the words we use to discuss disabilities can enable us to see beyond the disability. 
D) both b and c above. 
E) all of the above are true. 
A) parents of children with disabilities are better equipped to talk to their children about disabilities. 
B) words used to describe disabilities matter.Words become reality. 
C) the words we use to discuss disabilities can enable us to see beyond the disability. 
D) both b and c above. 
E) all of the above are true.

Question 5

A formal language culture will have different vocabularies for different sexes, levels of social status, different types of occasions, or degrees of intimacy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

"We" language

Accepted Answer

A) may accomplish the goals of "I" language and sound less egotistical. 
B) should be avoided when expressing personal feelings and thoughts. 
C) can signal closeness and cohesiveness with others. 
D) can offend another person in some circumstances. 
E) All of these choices are correct. 
A) may accomplish the goals of "I" language and sound less egotistical. 
B) should be avoided when expressing personal feelings and thoughts. 
C) can signal closeness and cohesiveness with others. 
D) can offend another person in some circumstances. 
E) All of these choices are correct.

Question 7

Which of the following statements best illustrates a fact?

Accepted Answer

A) "It's clear you shouldn't have said that." 
B) "Fact number one: you said a dumb thing." 
C) "It's a fact that playing mind games always backfires." 
D) "I heard you tell Tim you weren't interested." 
E) "You should have thought about the result of saying you weren't interested before you opened your mouth." 
A) "It's clear you shouldn't have said that." 
B) "Fact number one: you said a dumb thing." 
C) "It's a fact that playing mind games always backfires." 
D) "I heard you tell Tim you weren't interested." 
E) "You should have thought about the result of saying you weren't interested before you opened your mouth."

Question 8

Studies show that people tend to negatively judge other people who have unusual names or unusual spellings of common names.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

"People from the East Coast are rude." Which of the following abstraction problems is illustrated by this statement?

Accepted Answer

A) stereotyping 
B) confusing others 
C) confusing yourself 
D) being too frank 
E) bicoastalism 
A) stereotyping 
B) confusing others 
C) confusing yourself 
D) being too frank 
E) bicoastalism

Question 10

Your text confirms the stereotype that women are more likely to talk about feelings and relationships than men are.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In the "Looking at Diversity" reading in Chapter 5, Pilar Bernal de Pheils encourages health care workers to "speak the patient's language." What she means by this is that

Accepted Answer

A) speaking the same language as the patient will ensure no misunderstandings occur. 
B) thinking we understand the patient can be just as dangerous as not understanding. 
C) as long as health care providers think they understand, there is no need to ask further questions. 
D) if we understand a few basic phrases in the patient's language, we can get by pretty well. 
E) patients will feel more comfortable when providers seem overconfident. 
A) speaking the same language as the patient will ensure no misunderstandings occur. 
B) thinking we understand the patient can be just as dangerous as not understanding. 
C) as long as health care providers think they understand, there is no need to ask further questions. 
D) if we understand a few basic phrases in the patient's language, we can get by pretty well. 
E) patients will feel more comfortable when providers seem overconfident.

Question 12

If you take an "easy" class your friend recommended and find it "hard," you have had semantic problems due to

Accepted Answer

A) euphemistic language. 
B) relative words. 
C) equivocal words. 
D) fiction terms. 
E) semantic distracters. 
A) euphemistic language. 
B) relative words. 
C) equivocal words. 
D) fiction terms. 
E) semantic distracters.

Question 13

Saying "You're a fantastic person" rather than "You spent your whole weekend helping me move" is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) emotive language. 
B) static evaluation. 
C) higher-level abstraction. 
D) relative language. 
E) pragmatism. 
A) emotive language. 
B) static evaluation. 
C) higher-level abstraction. 
D) relative language. 
E) pragmatism.

Question 14

The Star Wars character, Yoda, is following a different set of __________ rules when he says things like "the dark side are they."

Accepted Answer

A) pragmatic 
B) semantic 
C) syntactic 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above 
A) pragmatic 
B) semantic 
C) syntactic 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above

Question 15

INSTRUCTIONS for questions 91-99: Identify each of the following statements as fact or inference.
-You told Jimmy that I didn't want to go out with him.

Accepted Answer

A) inference 
B) fact 
A) inference 
B) fact

Question 16

Relative words gain their meaning from comparison.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following statements is most concrete and measureable?

Accepted Answer

A) "It hurts a lot." 
B) "I'm pretty sore." 
C) "It's very painful." 
D) "It hurts right here the most." 
E) "It's a 9 on a scale of 1-10." 
A) "It hurts a lot." 
B) "I'm pretty sore." 
C) "It's very painful." 
D) "It hurts right here the most." 
E) "It's a 9 on a scale of 1-10."

Question 18

INSTRUCTIONS for questions 91-99: Identify each of the following statements as fact or inference.
-Why are you mad at me?

Accepted Answer

A) inference 
B) fact 
A) inference 
B) fact

Question 19

A culture is unavoidably shaped and reflected by the language its members speak.This concept is

Accepted Answer

A) high-context culture. 
B) low-context culture. 
C) cultural anthropology. 
D) cognitive determinism. 
E) linguistic relativism. 
A) high-context culture. 
B) low-context culture. 
C) cultural anthropology. 
D) cognitive determinism. 
E) linguistic relativism.

Question 20

When a speaker uses powerful speech pattern he/she

Accepted Answer

A) tends to be received more positively in culture like Mexico. 
B) stresses relational goals over content goals. 
C) may undermine relational goals to accomplish short term goals. 
D) will use very polite phrases and intensifiers. 
E) will be successful in all communication encounters. 
A) tends to be received more positively in culture like Mexico. 
B) stresses relational goals over content goals. 
C) may undermine relational goals to accomplish short term goals. 
D) will use very polite phrases and intensifiers. 
E) will be successful in all communication encounters.

There are some occasions when less powerful forms of speech can enhance a speaker's effectiveness.

To avoid fact-inference confusion, the authors advise you to use the skill of

Using a similar language style while instant messaging increases the chances of a couple's relationship continuing by 50%.

The chapter reading titled "Finding the Words to Talk About Disability" noted that

A formal language culture will have different vocabularies for different sexes, levels of social status, different types of occasions, or degrees of intimacy.

"We" language

Which of the following statements best illustrates a fact?

Studies show that people tend to negatively judge other people who have unusual names or unusual spellings of common names.

"People from the East Coast are rude." Which of the following abstraction problems is illustrated by this statement?

Your text confirms the stereotype that women are more likely to talk about feelings and relationships than men are.

In the "Looking at Diversity" reading in Chapter 5, Pilar Bernal de Pheils encourages health care workers to "speak the patient's language." What she means by this is that

If you take an "easy" class your friend recommended and find it "hard," you have had semantic problems due to

Saying "You're a fantastic person" rather than "You spent your whole weekend helping me move" is an example of

The Star Wars character, Yoda, is following a different set of __________ rules when he says things like "the dark side are they."

INSTRUCTIONS for questions 91-99: Identify each of the following statements as fact or inference. -You told Jimmy that I didn't want to go out with him.

Relative words gain their meaning from comparison.

Which of the following statements is most concrete and measureable?

INSTRUCTIONS for questions 91-99: Identify each of the following statements as fact or inference. -Why are you mad at me?

A culture is unavoidably shaped and reflected by the language its members speak.This concept is

When a speaker uses powerful speech pattern he/she

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Exam 5: Language

There are some occasions when less powerful forms of speech can enhance a speaker's effectiveness.

To avoid fact-inference confusion, the authors advise you to use the skill of

Using a similar language style while instant messaging increases the chances of a couple's relationship continuing by 50%.

The chapter reading titled "Finding the Words to Talk About Disability" noted that

A formal language culture will have different vocabularies for different sexes, levels of social status, different types of occasions, or degrees of intimacy.

"We" language

Which of the following statements best illustrates a fact?

Studies show that people tend to negatively judge other people who have unusual names or unusual spellings of common names.

"People from the East Coast are rude." Which of the following abstraction problems is illustrated by this statement?

Your text confirms the stereotype that women are more likely to talk about feelings and relationships than men are.

In the "Looking at Diversity" reading in Chapter 5, Pilar Bernal de Pheils encourages health care workers to "speak the patient's language." What she means by this is that

If you take an "easy" class your friend recommended and find it "hard," you have had semantic problems due to

Saying "You're a fantastic person" rather than "You spent your whole weekend helping me move" is an example of

The Star Wars character, Yoda, is following a different set of __________ rules when he says things like "the dark side are they."

INSTRUCTIONS for questions 91-99: Identify each of the following statements as fact or inference. -You told Jimmy that I didn't want to go out with him.

Relative words gain their meaning from comparison.

Which of the following statements is most concrete and measureable?

INSTRUCTIONS for questions 91-99: Identify each of the following statements as fact or inference. -Why are you mad at me?

A culture is unavoidably shaped and reflected by the language its members speak.This concept is

When a speaker uses powerful speech pattern he/she

A First Look at Interpersonal Communication

Communication and Identity

Perception

Emotions

Nonverbal Communication

Listening

Communication and Relational Dynamics

Communication in Close Relationships

Improving Communication Climates

Managing Interpersonal Conflicts

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