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Lee and Jordan are co-workers who joke around at work. Lee has invited Jordan for dinner with Lee's family at their home. Jordan says something funny, but slightly inappropriate, and is intently observing the reaction of everyone in Lee's family in order to determine what kind of humor is acceptable in Lee's home. Which of the 4 primary challenges to communication does Jordan's behaviors address? A. Effective communication requires significant intellectual and psychological resources B. Not everyone we encounter will appreciate the value of communication C. We over-rely on digitally mediated communication D. Intercultural understanding can be difficult A. Effective communication requires significant intellectual and psychological resources Peyton works part time at a local software company and attends classes full time at a university. In order to stay connected, Peyton communicates with colleagues, classmates, family, and friends using multiple social media websites, email and texts every day. Peyton often feels overwhelmed by the volume of communication she encounters. Which of the 4 primary challenges to communication does this scenario demonstrate? A. Effective communication requires significant intellectual and psychological resources B. Not everyone appreciates the value of communication C. We over-rely on digitally mediated communication D. Intercultural understanding can be difficult C. We over-rely on digitally mediated communication Juanita is an instructor for a communications class at a state university. At the beginning of the first class, she goes over her expectations and explains that she expects everyone to be on time and participate and that part of their final grade is based on participation. She notices a look of concern on a couple of students' faces, and she wonders if they just don't like the idea of being on time, participating, or something else. The two students, who have come from a school environment that never encouraged in-class participation and are worried that their grades will suffer due to their shyness. Which of the 4 primary challenges to communication does this scenario demonstrate? A. Effective communication requires significant intellectual and psychological resources B. Not everyone appreciates the value of communication C. We over-rely on digitally mediated communication D. Intercultural understanding can be difficult D. Intercultural understanding can be difficult Blake, who has just graduated from college, is looking for a job. Blake emails the same cover letter and résumé to about 20 different companies but does not receive any replies. Blake concludes that this is because those companies do not recognize good talent. Which concept below explains Blake's conclusion? A. Fundamental attribution error B. Self-serving bias C. Intercultural Understanding D. Stereotyping B. Self-serving bias Which example represents a complete and successful communication in the linear model? A. You choose to wear a T-shirt that is easily recognizable as representing your favorite musician. B. You recognize the team logo on a garment worn by someone you encounter in public. C. You purchase a team jersey online that displays the number for your favorite athlete. D. You see someone wearing a T-shirt with an icon that you do not understand. B. You recognize the team logo on a garment worn by someone you encounter in public. What is an example of the transactional model of communication? A. You laugh to yourself when you see someone wearing a T-shirt with a funny cartoon. B. You saw someone smile at you to indicate they like the team jersey that you are wearing. C. Laughing while leaving a voice message for someone. D. Someone listening to a voice message that you left. B. You saw someone smile at you to indicate they like the team jersey that you are wearing. John opens his mailbox and finds a letter from a friend. John is on his way to an appointment so he places the letter on a table so he can read it when he returns home. Which phase of the linear model of communication model is being illustrated in the scenario? A. Decoding B. Perceiving C. Transmitting D. Encoding B. Perceiving Two friends go to a baseball game. They spend the entire game talking instead of watching the game. They enjoy their conversation and do not notice the score of the game and do not realize that their team lost the game. Which principle of perception is illustrated in this scenario? A. Selective recall B. Selective attention C. Selective organization D. Selective interpretation B. Selective attention A college student is searching the Internet for sources for a research project and comes across a website that does not support their thesis so the student immediately dismisses the website as something not worth reading. Which stage of perception is illustrated in this scenario? A. Communication competence B. Interpretation C. Selection D. Organization C. Selection Joe sees Blake coming out of the synagogue. Joe wonders if Blake is Jewish. Which method of organizing stimuli is illustrated in this scenario? A. Similarity B. Figure C. Proximity D. Closure C. Proximity A person looks at a picture of a receptionist smiling widely behind a hotel reception desk and only sees the smiling receptionist and not the blurred plaques of hotel information behind the receptionist. Which principle of organization explains this? A. Figure B. Closure C. Proximity D. Similarity A. Figure A small business owner has been invited by a former professor to visit a class for small-business entrepreneurs, and give a presentation to educate students about business networking. He asks the professor for information about the students in the class, such as the number of students, and what ideas they have for their own businesses so he can develop the right message to best benefit the class. Which step is the business owner implementing in the plan for effective self-presentation, according to Waldeck, Kearney, and Plax? A. Setting a goal B. Creating a strategy C.Executing a strategy and evaluating the results D. Modifying negative perceptions B. Creating a strategy