COM 100 URI FINAL UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Social relationships carry ________ as well as benefits
Answer:
Costs
Question:
2. If you decide to embrace the fact that your relationship will "settle" and become more predictable, and
you make peace with having less novelty in the relationship, you have used ________ as a method of
dealing with dialectical tension.
Answer:
reaffirmation
Question:
3. The ________ phase of socialization occurs the first time you meet with others as a group.
Answer:
encounter
Question:
4. Which of the following is NOT a step that group members can take to prevent groupthink?
Answer:
Limit time for the group to make decisions
Question:
5. If a speaker makes the claim, "Since prayer was banned in public schools in 1963, violent crimes have
increased dramatically," that speaker is committing what type of fallacy?
Answer:
false-cause
Question:
6. Filipe is a political conservative and loves Bill O'Reilly's television show. Filipe watches only the Fox
News Channel, as he feels other news stations are too liberal. What would best improve Filipe's media
literacy?
Answer:
guarding against bias
Question:
7. Your health is a product of all of the following EXCEPT
Answer:
number of Facebook friends.
,Question:
8. When you consider the time, money, materials, help, and personal connections you have at your
disposal, you are answering what question?
Answer:
What resources do I have?
Question:
9. Telling a receptionist your health concerns when calling, completing paperwork at the doctor's office,
and answering your physician's questions are all examples of meeting what caregiver need?
Answer:
information
Question:
10. Which of the following is NOT a benefit of being exposed to medical information and practices via
entertainment?
Answer:
Watching medical dramas enables viewers to do CPR appropriately.
Question:
11. Most professional caregivers must complete years of formal training and ________ before they can
work in the health care field.
Answer:
obtain a government-issued license
Question:
12. Which of the following factors indicates a collaborative model?
Answer:
The patient's experience is validated.
Question:
13. Danielle's PR firm is involved in a health campaign aimed at encouraging families to eat more organic
produce. As she works on print ads for the campaign, Danielle realizes that she should put these ads into
several different languages to have a larger impact. What factor is Danielle taking into consideration?
Answer:
How diverse is the population to be reached?
Question:
14. Eve has had a very stressful day. After getting very little sleep, she gives a huge presentation at work
and loses her favorite earring. To top it all off, Eve's car breaks down on the way home. As she looks at her
flat tire, Eve notices that she is breathing heavily and that her heart is racing. Eve is most likely
experiencing a(n)
Answer:
fight-or-flight
, Question:
15. Sam is assisting the student life department at his university with its campaign to get students to
exercise more. Sam isn't sure how students will respond to the current format of the message and would
like some feedback before launching the full campaign. What would best help Sam evaluate the
effectiveness of the campaign?
Answer:
a pilot test
Question:
16. ____ is the tendency of media personnel to favor dramatic health stories and exaggerate their
importance.
Answer:
Sensationalism
Question:
17. After you notice some type of symptom of an illness, you are likely to engage in ________ behavior
Answer:
information-seeking
Question:
18. What is a major disadvantage to physician-centered communication?
Answer:
It can cause a patient to feel intimidated.
Question:
19. Peggy is a pharmacist. Part of her job involves deciphering notations from doctors, such as prn ("as
needed") and tld ("three times a day"). By being able to decipher these medical abbreviations, Peggy is
contributing to caregiver
Answer:
efficiency
Question:
20. William's grandfather has dementia. William, his mother, and his cousin take turns staying with the
elderly man. They feed him, bathe him, and care for his daily needs. William and his family are serving as
________ caregivers.
Answer:
volunteer
Question:
21. Multiple studies have shown that people act more aggressively than usual after witnessing ________
on television shows or in video games.
Answer:
violence
Question:
22. According to the ________ theory, a doctor's sex makes a difference because people expect men and
women to communicate differently
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Social relationships carry ________ as well as benefits
Answer:
Costs
Question:
2. If you decide to embrace the fact that your relationship will "settle" and become more predictable, and
you make peace with having less novelty in the relationship, you have used ________ as a method of
dealing with dialectical tension.
Answer:
reaffirmation
Question:
3. The ________ phase of socialization occurs the first time you meet with others as a group.
Answer:
encounter
Question:
4. Which of the following is NOT a step that group members can take to prevent groupthink?
Answer:
Limit time for the group to make decisions
Question:
5. If a speaker makes the claim, "Since prayer was banned in public schools in 1963, violent crimes have
increased dramatically," that speaker is committing what type of fallacy?
Answer:
false-cause
Question:
6. Filipe is a political conservative and loves Bill O'Reilly's television show. Filipe watches only the Fox
News Channel, as he feels other news stations are too liberal. What would best improve Filipe's media
literacy?
Answer:
guarding against bias
Question:
7. Your health is a product of all of the following EXCEPT
Answer:
number of Facebook friends.
,Question:
8. When you consider the time, money, materials, help, and personal connections you have at your
disposal, you are answering what question?
Answer:
What resources do I have?
Question:
9. Telling a receptionist your health concerns when calling, completing paperwork at the doctor's office,
and answering your physician's questions are all examples of meeting what caregiver need?
Answer:
information
Question:
10. Which of the following is NOT a benefit of being exposed to medical information and practices via
entertainment?
Answer:
Watching medical dramas enables viewers to do CPR appropriately.
Question:
11. Most professional caregivers must complete years of formal training and ________ before they can
work in the health care field.
Answer:
obtain a government-issued license
Question:
12. Which of the following factors indicates a collaborative model?
Answer:
The patient's experience is validated.
Question:
13. Danielle's PR firm is involved in a health campaign aimed at encouraging families to eat more organic
produce. As she works on print ads for the campaign, Danielle realizes that she should put these ads into
several different languages to have a larger impact. What factor is Danielle taking into consideration?
Answer:
How diverse is the population to be reached?
Question:
14. Eve has had a very stressful day. After getting very little sleep, she gives a huge presentation at work
and loses her favorite earring. To top it all off, Eve's car breaks down on the way home. As she looks at her
flat tire, Eve notices that she is breathing heavily and that her heart is racing. Eve is most likely
experiencing a(n)
Answer:
fight-or-flight
, Question:
15. Sam is assisting the student life department at his university with its campaign to get students to
exercise more. Sam isn't sure how students will respond to the current format of the message and would
like some feedback before launching the full campaign. What would best help Sam evaluate the
effectiveness of the campaign?
Answer:
a pilot test
Question:
16. ____ is the tendency of media personnel to favor dramatic health stories and exaggerate their
importance.
Answer:
Sensationalism
Question:
17. After you notice some type of symptom of an illness, you are likely to engage in ________ behavior
Answer:
information-seeking
Question:
18. What is a major disadvantage to physician-centered communication?
Answer:
It can cause a patient to feel intimidated.
Question:
19. Peggy is a pharmacist. Part of her job involves deciphering notations from doctors, such as prn ("as
needed") and tld ("three times a day"). By being able to decipher these medical abbreviations, Peggy is
contributing to caregiver
Answer:
efficiency
Question:
20. William's grandfather has dementia. William, his mother, and his cousin take turns staying with the
elderly man. They feed him, bathe him, and care for his daily needs. William and his family are serving as
________ caregivers.
Answer:
volunteer
Question:
21. Multiple studies have shown that people act more aggressively than usual after witnessing ________
on television shows or in video games.
Answer:
violence
Question:
22. According to the ________ theory, a doctor's sex makes a difference because people expect men and
women to communicate differently
