,Test Bank CHAPTER 1: Introduction to Human Communication
Multiple Choice Questions
TB_Q1.1 The first step to critical thinking is to _____.
a. identify the assertion or action
b. consider what evidence is available
c. consider what the evidence means
d. consider other conclusions
Answer: a
LO 1.1: Explain why it is important to study human communication.
Topic: The Importance of Studying Human Communication
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
TB_Q1.2 According to the text, all of these factors influence communication EXCEPT _____.
a. cultural differences
b. cognitive abilities
c. social norms
d. conclusive evidence
Answer: d
LO 1.1: Explain why it is important to study human communication.
Topic: The Importance of Studying Human Communication
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
TB_Q1.3 When you realize you are angry and convert that anger into a scowl and a rude
comment to your partner, you have ________ a message.
a. decoded
b. formalized
c. processed
d. encoded
Answer: d
LO 1.2: Name and describe the seven primary components of communication.
Topic: What is Human Communication?
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
TB_Q1.4 A(n) ________ is something that represents something else and is used to convey
meaning.
a. medium
b. message
c. symbol
d. idea
,Answer: c
LO 1.2: Name and describe the seven primary components of communication.
Topic: What is Human Communication?
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
TB_Q1.5 The use of an X to indicate that one should avoid a certain behavior (such as an
X through a picture of a cigarette to indicate no smoking) is an example of _____.
a. a symbol
b. encoding
c. decoding
d. verbal communication
Answer: a
LO 1.2: Name and describe the seven primary components of communication.
Topic: What is Human Communication?
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
TB_Q1.6 If Paul’s mother was cold and distant during his childhood, his ________
association with the word “mother” is likely to be negative.
a. content
b. significant
c. connotative
d. denotative
Answer: c
LO 1.2: Name and describe the seven primary components of communication.
Topic: What is Human Communication?
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
TB_Q1.7 Calling someone “darling” to indicate intimacy is an example of _____.
a. the content meaning of a message
b. the relationship meaning of a message
c. a nonverbal message
d. a personal narrative
Answer: b
LO 1.2: Name and describe the seven primary components of communication.
Topic: What is Human Communication?
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
TB_Q1.8 The manner in which a parent disciplines his or her child may differ in the grocery
store than at home. This demonstrates the ________ component of human
communication.
a. setting
b. participants
, c. message creation
d. noise
Answer: a
LO 1.2: Name and describe the seven primary components of communication.
Topic: What is Human Communication?
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
TB_Q1.9 Asking your classmate versus your instructor for a ride home is likely to have a
different impact as a result of the _____ aspect of the communication process.
a. setting
b. message creation
c. channels
d. participants
Answer: d
LO 1.2: Name and describe the seven primary components of communication.
Topic: What is Human Communication?
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
TB_Q1.10 Which of the following is considered a primary component of communication?
a. gateways
b. channels
c. connections
d. localities
Answer: b
LO 1.2: Name and describe the seven primary components of communication.
Topic: What is Human Communication?
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
TB_Q1.11 Ending a relationship by writing “It’s over” on a sticky note is a n e x a m p l e
o f the poor usage of which component of communication?
a. meaning creation
b. participants
c. noise
d. channel
Answer: d
LO 1.2: Name and describe the seven primary components of communication.
Topic: What is Human Communication?
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
TB_Q1.12 Patsy is trying to hold a conversation with her professor. She keeps getting
distracted by the girl beside her with the bright purple hair. The girl’s hair is a form of
________.
Multiple Choice Questions
TB_Q1.1 The first step to critical thinking is to _____.
a. identify the assertion or action
b. consider what evidence is available
c. consider what the evidence means
d. consider other conclusions
Answer: a
LO 1.1: Explain why it is important to study human communication.
Topic: The Importance of Studying Human Communication
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
TB_Q1.2 According to the text, all of these factors influence communication EXCEPT _____.
a. cultural differences
b. cognitive abilities
c. social norms
d. conclusive evidence
Answer: d
LO 1.1: Explain why it is important to study human communication.
Topic: The Importance of Studying Human Communication
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
TB_Q1.3 When you realize you are angry and convert that anger into a scowl and a rude
comment to your partner, you have ________ a message.
a. decoded
b. formalized
c. processed
d. encoded
Answer: d
LO 1.2: Name and describe the seven primary components of communication.
Topic: What is Human Communication?
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
TB_Q1.4 A(n) ________ is something that represents something else and is used to convey
meaning.
a. medium
b. message
c. symbol
d. idea
,Answer: c
LO 1.2: Name and describe the seven primary components of communication.
Topic: What is Human Communication?
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
TB_Q1.5 The use of an X to indicate that one should avoid a certain behavior (such as an
X through a picture of a cigarette to indicate no smoking) is an example of _____.
a. a symbol
b. encoding
c. decoding
d. verbal communication
Answer: a
LO 1.2: Name and describe the seven primary components of communication.
Topic: What is Human Communication?
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
TB_Q1.6 If Paul’s mother was cold and distant during his childhood, his ________
association with the word “mother” is likely to be negative.
a. content
b. significant
c. connotative
d. denotative
Answer: c
LO 1.2: Name and describe the seven primary components of communication.
Topic: What is Human Communication?
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
TB_Q1.7 Calling someone “darling” to indicate intimacy is an example of _____.
a. the content meaning of a message
b. the relationship meaning of a message
c. a nonverbal message
d. a personal narrative
Answer: b
LO 1.2: Name and describe the seven primary components of communication.
Topic: What is Human Communication?
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
TB_Q1.8 The manner in which a parent disciplines his or her child may differ in the grocery
store than at home. This demonstrates the ________ component of human
communication.
a. setting
b. participants
, c. message creation
d. noise
Answer: a
LO 1.2: Name and describe the seven primary components of communication.
Topic: What is Human Communication?
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
TB_Q1.9 Asking your classmate versus your instructor for a ride home is likely to have a
different impact as a result of the _____ aspect of the communication process.
a. setting
b. message creation
c. channels
d. participants
Answer: d
LO 1.2: Name and describe the seven primary components of communication.
Topic: What is Human Communication?
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
TB_Q1.10 Which of the following is considered a primary component of communication?
a. gateways
b. channels
c. connections
d. localities
Answer: b
LO 1.2: Name and describe the seven primary components of communication.
Topic: What is Human Communication?
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
TB_Q1.11 Ending a relationship by writing “It’s over” on a sticky note is a n e x a m p l e
o f the poor usage of which component of communication?
a. meaning creation
b. participants
c. noise
d. channel
Answer: d
LO 1.2: Name and describe the seven primary components of communication.
Topic: What is Human Communication?
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
TB_Q1.12 Patsy is trying to hold a conversation with her professor. She keeps getting
distracted by the girl beside her with the bright purple hair. The girl’s hair is a form of
________.
