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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
Which of the following statements is true about mediated communication? - Answer✔The
fundamental principles in Chapter 1 are different between mediated and face to face
communication.
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
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Employers cannot consider information posted on social media when making hiring decisions. -
Answer✔false
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 four steps of perception in order are selection, negotiation, organization, and interpretation. -
Answer✔false
It is impossible to get through life without generalizations about groups of people. -
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
Which of the following statements is true about mediated communication? - Answer✔The
fundamental principles in Chapter 1 are different between mediated and face to face
communication.
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
1
, ©Jason MacConnell 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Employers cannot consider information posted on social media when making hiring decisions. -
Answer✔false
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 four steps of perception in order are selection, negotiation, organization, and interpretation. -
Answer✔false
It is impossible to get through life without generalizations about groups of people. -
Answer✔true
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