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Comm 211 Exam Questions With Correct
Answers A+
There is not a connection between our health and communicating. - Answer✔False
Social scientists call two interacting individuals a _______________________. - Answer✔Dyad
The transactional model of communication is more expansive than the linear model. -
Answer✔True
External noise is noise that occurs in the environment. - Answer✔False
Better communication will solve any problem. - Answer✔False
Which characteristic is not true of a competent communicator? - Answer✔Communication skills
are innate.
Every culture values the same communication characteristics. - Answer✔False
Communication strategies and norms employed by the majority of Americans are more effective
than those in other regions of the world. - Answer✔False
What was the name of the computer that learned how to swear at users? - Answer✔Watson
The term co-culture refers to cultures from different countries. - Answer✔False
Email, text messages, and social media messages are asyncronous. - Answer✔True
Research shows that people tend to use more caution when communicating online. -
Answer✔False
You should assume anything you communicate electronically will be permanently available and
secure information can be accessed by others. - Answer✔True
Social scientists have suggested that having an extremely large number of online friends is an
indication of high self esteem. - Answer✔False
Employers cannot consider information posted on social media when making hiring decisions. -
Answer✔False
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There is a negative relationship between interpersonal intimacy and excessive on-line social
networking. - Answer✔True
The best way to deal with cyberbullying in to develop a thicker skin and ignore the negative
comments. - Answer✔False
Digital natives were typically born after the early 1980s. - Answer✔False
Which of the following is a rule of forging positive relationships with respect to technology? -
Answer✔Avoid abusive insulting comments that you would not make in person.
Reflected appraisal refers to the fact that each of us develops a self-concept that reflects the way
we see other people. - Answer✔False
Which term refers to the evaluation of self worth? - Answer✔Self esteem
The reference groups which we compare ourselves to play an important role in shaping our view
of ourselves. - Answer✔True
Our self concept is objective. - Answer✔False
Our genetic composition has been shown by research to be a factor in the formation of our
personality. - Answer✔True
A study showed that smart, successful college women say that they would rather be smart than
"hot." - Answer✔False
Impression Management is the communication strategies that we us to influence ho others see us.
- Answer✔True
Communicating online generally gives us less control over managing impressions than we have
in face-to-face communication. - Answer✔False
We have a choice of how to act and we behave differently depending on the circumstances
surrounding the interaction with others. - Answer✔True
The Johari Window is a device that looks at our personality. - Answer✔False
The ability to understand and manage one's own emotions and be sensitive to other's feelings is
our emotional intelligence. - Answer✔True
Anger, Fear, Joy, and Sadness are secondary emotions. - Answer✔False
When we experience mixed emotions, we are experiencing multiple compatible emotions. -
Answer✔False
Irrational beliefs in which we draw conclusions from that are based on limited evidence or
exaggerated shortcomings are fallacies of overgeneralization. - Answer✔True
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Comm 211 Exam Questions With Correct
Answers A+
There is not a connection between our health and communicating. - Answer✔False
Social scientists call two interacting individuals a _______________________. - Answer✔Dyad
The transactional model of communication is more expansive than the linear model. -
Answer✔True
External noise is noise that occurs in the environment. - Answer✔False
Better communication will solve any problem. - Answer✔False
Which characteristic is not true of a competent communicator? - Answer✔Communication skills
are innate.
Every culture values the same communication characteristics. - Answer✔False
Communication strategies and norms employed by the majority of Americans are more effective
than those in other regions of the world. - Answer✔False
What was the name of the computer that learned how to swear at users? - Answer✔Watson
The term co-culture refers to cultures from different countries. - Answer✔False
Email, text messages, and social media messages are asyncronous. - Answer✔True
Research shows that people tend to use more caution when communicating online. -
Answer✔False
You should assume anything you communicate electronically will be permanently available and
secure information can be accessed by others. - Answer✔True
Social scientists have suggested that having an extremely large number of online friends is an
indication of high self esteem. - Answer✔False
Employers cannot consider information posted on social media when making hiring decisions. -
Answer✔False
1
, ©Jason MacConnell 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
There is a negative relationship between interpersonal intimacy and excessive on-line social
networking. - Answer✔True
The best way to deal with cyberbullying in to develop a thicker skin and ignore the negative
comments. - Answer✔False
Digital natives were typically born after the early 1980s. - Answer✔False
Which of the following is a rule of forging positive relationships with respect to technology? -
Answer✔Avoid abusive insulting comments that you would not make in person.
Reflected appraisal refers to the fact that each of us develops a self-concept that reflects the way
we see other people. - Answer✔False
Which term refers to the evaluation of self worth? - Answer✔Self esteem
The reference groups which we compare ourselves to play an important role in shaping our view
of ourselves. - Answer✔True
Our self concept is objective. - Answer✔False
Our genetic composition has been shown by research to be a factor in the formation of our
personality. - Answer✔True
A study showed that smart, successful college women say that they would rather be smart than
"hot." - Answer✔False
Impression Management is the communication strategies that we us to influence ho others see us.
- Answer✔True
Communicating online generally gives us less control over managing impressions than we have
in face-to-face communication. - Answer✔False
We have a choice of how to act and we behave differently depending on the circumstances
surrounding the interaction with others. - Answer✔True
The Johari Window is a device that looks at our personality. - Answer✔False
The ability to understand and manage one's own emotions and be sensitive to other's feelings is
our emotional intelligence. - Answer✔True
Anger, Fear, Joy, and Sadness are secondary emotions. - Answer✔False
When we experience mixed emotions, we are experiencing multiple compatible emotions. -
Answer✔False
Irrational beliefs in which we draw conclusions from that are based on limited evidence or
exaggerated shortcomings are fallacies of overgeneralization. - Answer✔True
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