SPCH 1318 Part I Exam Review(latest
update)questions with correct answers
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Interpersonal communication is like breathing; it is a ___ for life. - correct answer ✔✔requirement
Other-oriented - correct answer ✔✔to be aware of the thoughts, needs, experiences, personality,
emotions, motives, desires, culture, and goals of your communication partners while still maintaining
your own integrity
Being other oriented is not a single skill, but a ___ that are designed to increase your sensitivity to and
understanding of others. - correct answer ✔✔collection of skills and principles
Scholars have attempted to arrive at a general definition of communication for decades, yet experts
cannot agree on a single one. - correct answer ✔✔More than 126 published definitions
Communication - correct answer ✔✔the process of acting on information
Human communication - correct answer ✔✔the process of making sense out of the world and sharing
that sense with others by creating meaning through the use of verbal and nonverbal messages
We learn about the world by ___. - correct answer ✔✔listening, observing, tasting, touching and
smelling
Interpersonal communication - correct answer ✔✔a distinctive, transactional form of human
communication involving mutual influence, usually for the purpose of managing relationships
Human communication encompasses many media, such as ___. - correct answer ✔✔speeches, email,
songs, radio and television broadcasts, podcasts, online discussion groups, letters, books, articles,
poems, and advertisements
,Today, interpersonal communication is defined not only by the number of people who communicate, but
also by ___. - correct answer ✔✔the quality of communication
Interpersonal communication occurs when ___. - correct answer ✔✔you treat the other person as a
unique human being
Impersonal communication - correct answer ✔✔occurs when you treat others as objects or respond to
their roles rather than who they are as unique persons
We use social media to ___ personal relationships with individuals. - correct answer ✔✔enrich
"I-It" relationship - correct answer ✔✔an impersonal relationship, in which the other person is viewed as
an "It" rather than as an authentic, genuine person
"I-Thou" relationship - correct answer ✔✔occurs when you interact with another person as a unique,
authentic individual rather than as an object or an "it"; this relationship is not self-centered; the
communicators are kind and forgiving
Mass communication - correct answer ✔✔occurs when one person communicates the same message to
many people at once, but the creator of the message is usually not physically present, and listeners have
virtually no opportunity to respond immediately to the speaker
Public communication - correct answer ✔✔occurs when a speaker addresses the audience
Small group communication - correct answer ✔✔occurs when a group of three to fifteen people meet to
interact with a common purpose and mutually influence one another; the purpose of the gathering can
be to solve a problem, make a decision, learn, or have fun
Intrapersonal communication - correct answer ✔✔communication with yourself; thinking is perhaps the
best example of intrapersonal communication
, Mutual influence - correct answer ✔✔means all partners in the communication are affected by a
transaction that may or may not involve words
An "I-thou" relationship includes the quality of being fully ___ when communicating with the other
person. - correct answer ✔✔"present"
What is neither you nor I, but always you and I? - correct answer ✔✔a relationship
Relationship - correct answer ✔✔a connection established when you communicate with another person;
when two individuals are in a relationship, what one person says or does influences the other person
Whether it occurs on- or offline, interpersonal communication helps you ___ your relationships. - correct
answer ✔✔manage
Why learn about interpersonal communication? - correct answer ✔✔It touches every aspect of our lives.
It is also vital for our well-being and desirable to develop quality interpersonal relationships with others.
Learning how to understand and improve interpersonal communication can ___ with our family, friends,
loved ones, colleagues, and can enrich the quality of our physical and emotional health. - correct answer
✔✔enhance
About half of all marriages end in ___. - correct answer ✔✔divorce
Being able to have conversations with family members and loved ones is the fundamental way of
establishing ___. - correct answer ✔✔close, personal relationships with them and with others.
For unmarried people, ___ and ___ are the top-rated sources of satisfaction and happiness in life. -
correct answer ✔✔developing friendships and falling in love
Studying interpersonal communication may not unravel all the ___, but it can offer insights into
behaviors. - correct answer ✔✔mysteries of romantic love and friendships
update)questions with correct answers
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Interpersonal communication is like breathing; it is a ___ for life. - correct answer ✔✔requirement
Other-oriented - correct answer ✔✔to be aware of the thoughts, needs, experiences, personality,
emotions, motives, desires, culture, and goals of your communication partners while still maintaining
your own integrity
Being other oriented is not a single skill, but a ___ that are designed to increase your sensitivity to and
understanding of others. - correct answer ✔✔collection of skills and principles
Scholars have attempted to arrive at a general definition of communication for decades, yet experts
cannot agree on a single one. - correct answer ✔✔More than 126 published definitions
Communication - correct answer ✔✔the process of acting on information
Human communication - correct answer ✔✔the process of making sense out of the world and sharing
that sense with others by creating meaning through the use of verbal and nonverbal messages
We learn about the world by ___. - correct answer ✔✔listening, observing, tasting, touching and
smelling
Interpersonal communication - correct answer ✔✔a distinctive, transactional form of human
communication involving mutual influence, usually for the purpose of managing relationships
Human communication encompasses many media, such as ___. - correct answer ✔✔speeches, email,
songs, radio and television broadcasts, podcasts, online discussion groups, letters, books, articles,
poems, and advertisements
,Today, interpersonal communication is defined not only by the number of people who communicate, but
also by ___. - correct answer ✔✔the quality of communication
Interpersonal communication occurs when ___. - correct answer ✔✔you treat the other person as a
unique human being
Impersonal communication - correct answer ✔✔occurs when you treat others as objects or respond to
their roles rather than who they are as unique persons
We use social media to ___ personal relationships with individuals. - correct answer ✔✔enrich
"I-It" relationship - correct answer ✔✔an impersonal relationship, in which the other person is viewed as
an "It" rather than as an authentic, genuine person
"I-Thou" relationship - correct answer ✔✔occurs when you interact with another person as a unique,
authentic individual rather than as an object or an "it"; this relationship is not self-centered; the
communicators are kind and forgiving
Mass communication - correct answer ✔✔occurs when one person communicates the same message to
many people at once, but the creator of the message is usually not physically present, and listeners have
virtually no opportunity to respond immediately to the speaker
Public communication - correct answer ✔✔occurs when a speaker addresses the audience
Small group communication - correct answer ✔✔occurs when a group of three to fifteen people meet to
interact with a common purpose and mutually influence one another; the purpose of the gathering can
be to solve a problem, make a decision, learn, or have fun
Intrapersonal communication - correct answer ✔✔communication with yourself; thinking is perhaps the
best example of intrapersonal communication
, Mutual influence - correct answer ✔✔means all partners in the communication are affected by a
transaction that may or may not involve words
An "I-thou" relationship includes the quality of being fully ___ when communicating with the other
person. - correct answer ✔✔"present"
What is neither you nor I, but always you and I? - correct answer ✔✔a relationship
Relationship - correct answer ✔✔a connection established when you communicate with another person;
when two individuals are in a relationship, what one person says or does influences the other person
Whether it occurs on- or offline, interpersonal communication helps you ___ your relationships. - correct
answer ✔✔manage
Why learn about interpersonal communication? - correct answer ✔✔It touches every aspect of our lives.
It is also vital for our well-being and desirable to develop quality interpersonal relationships with others.
Learning how to understand and improve interpersonal communication can ___ with our family, friends,
loved ones, colleagues, and can enrich the quality of our physical and emotional health. - correct answer
✔✔enhance
About half of all marriages end in ___. - correct answer ✔✔divorce
Being able to have conversations with family members and loved ones is the fundamental way of
establishing ___. - correct answer ✔✔close, personal relationships with them and with others.
For unmarried people, ___ and ___ are the top-rated sources of satisfaction and happiness in life. -
correct answer ✔✔developing friendships and falling in love
Studying interpersonal communication may not unravel all the ___, but it can offer insights into
behaviors. - correct answer ✔✔mysteries of romantic love and friendships
