Communications 101 Final Exam - Questions and Answers

Communications 101 Final Exam - Questions and Answers The three broad stages of romantic relationships include a. dyadic, navigation, and deterioration. b. escalation, evolution, deterioration. c. evolution, navigation, and dyadic deterioration. d. evolution, dyadic, and navigation. e. escalation, navigation, and deterioration. What are the four stages in the cycle of intimate partner violence, in order? a. tension, anger, more tension, explosion b. explosion, remorse, resolution, honeymoon c. explosion, tension, remorse, honeymoon d. tension, explosion, discussion, resolution e. tension, explosion, remorse, honeymoon What escalates intimacy? a. self-disclosure b. physical attractiveness c. similarity d. self-concept e. proximity Which method of dealing with relational dialectics is the most complex? a. neutralization b. segmentation c. None of these answers are correct. d. reframing e. separation Which of these is a common reason communication researchers have found that people give for not practicing safer sex? a. New treatments reduce the threat of HIV/AIDS. b. They do not have access to condoms and other protection. c. They do not care if they contract an STI/STD. d. Alcohol impairs their thinking. e. They do not have access to safer sex information. Why are 92% of millennial men with children still doing less than half of parenting? a. Institutional rules and structures do not accommodate today's families. b. They do not see women as equals. c. They think men should be breadwinners and women should be caregivers. d. Their wives prefer to do more than half of the parenting. e. Informal networks devalue women who prioritize family. If you watch an action movie because you are bored and want some excitement, which of the following theories applies? a. inoculation theory b. uses and gratifications theory c. agenda setting theory d. critical theory e. cultivation theory Which theory assumes that people are active agents who deliberately choose media to gratify themselves? a. agenda setting theory b. cultivation theory c. None of these answers are correct. d. critical theory e. uses and gratifications theory Elliot is having trouble listening effectively in his political science class. The professor has been presenting information quickly while simultaneously flipping through an abundance of PowerPoint slides containing complex statistical data. Elliot doesn't know where to focus his energies. This is an example of a. lack of mindfulness. b. message overload. c. message complexity. d. prejudgment. e. preoccupation. True or false According to cultivation theory, the more television you watch, the more accurate your views of the world are likely to be. False Kyla says to Diane, "I'm so stressed about my grad school applications. I haven't heard back from any of the schools." Diane interjects stating, "Oh well, life will be fine, and you don't have to stress or talk about it anymore. I am so over hearing about those applications!" Which of these is Diane doing? a. diversionary interrupting b. relational listening c. selectively directing d. equivocational misdirecting e. conversational rerouting Social media alter conceptions of a. time. b. space. c. content. d. self. e. mass media. While visiting her parents on a break from school, Deena doesn't pay attention to much of what they say. She lets much of their communication just come in one ear and out the other without her ever listening. However, when her mother mentions going shopping to get some new clothes and good novels for Deena to take back to school, Deena listens attentively. This is an example of a. prejudgment. b. pseudolistening. c. mindless listening. d. defensive listening. e. selective listening. True or false Mindfulness is important to informational, critical, and relational listening. True The process by which mass communication stabilizes and homogenizes social perspectives is known as a. resonance. b. inoculation. c. indemnification. d. mainstreaming. e. stabilization Cohesion and participation are related to each other in which of the following ways? a. Participation is promoted by cohesion. b. Cohesion improves the quality of participation. c. Cohesion is promoted by high participation. d. Cohesion decreases the quality of participation.