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Comm 201 Exam Questions With Correct
Answers A+
During this 5,000 year period, the ability to read and write did not spread beyond the most
privileged in society. - Answer✔Manuscript Era
This form of communication is usually unplanned and doesn't include a clearly defined goal.
Intrapersonal communication
Interpersonal communication
Group communication - Answer✔Intrapersonal communication
This context refers to the stated rules or unstated norms that guide our communication.
Relational context
Social context
Cultural context - Answer✔Social context
When did the study of speech communication begin?
Over two thousand years ago
Early 20th century
During the Renaissance - Answer✔Over two thousand years ago
Researching candidates and proposals, participating in political discussions, and voting are all
parts of:
rhetoric
political action committees
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civic engagement - Answer✔civic engagement
A generic greeting is classified as:
public communication
phatic communion
interpersonal communication - Answer✔phatic communion
Competence is measured by effectiveness and:
appropriateness
completeness
efficiency - Answer✔appropriateness
The two types of public speaking anxiety are:
psychological & physiological
conscious & unconscious
severe & mild - Answer✔psychological & physiological
Julio works hard to be good at public speaking and is good at it when he focuses on it. For Julio,
public speaking is:
unconscious competence
conscious competence
conscious incompetence - Answer✔conscious competence
When you see rows of desks and a chalkboard in a room, you think of a classroom, based on
your:
personal constructs
schema
No answer text provided. - Answer✔schema
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The cognitive schema that predicts a person's behavior based upon the group the person belongs
to is called:
prototype
personal construct
stereotype - Answer✔stereotype
The attribution that connects a person's behavior to situational factors is called:
self-serving bias
internal attribution
external attribution - Answer✔external attribution
Our tendency to assign negative attributions to someone we have heard negative things about is
called:
horn effect
recency effect
primacy effect - Answer✔horn effect
Primacy effect and recency effect influence:
impressions.
self-interest.
intimidation. - Answer✔Impressions
Your overall idea of who you think you are is called:
self-esteem
self-concept
identity - Answer✔self-concept
If you believe you can write good research reports, this is part of your:
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Comm 201 Exam Questions With Correct
Answers A+
During this 5,000 year period, the ability to read and write did not spread beyond the most
privileged in society. - Answer✔Manuscript Era
This form of communication is usually unplanned and doesn't include a clearly defined goal.
Intrapersonal communication
Interpersonal communication
Group communication - Answer✔Intrapersonal communication
This context refers to the stated rules or unstated norms that guide our communication.
Relational context
Social context
Cultural context - Answer✔Social context
When did the study of speech communication begin?
Over two thousand years ago
Early 20th century
During the Renaissance - Answer✔Over two thousand years ago
Researching candidates and proposals, participating in political discussions, and voting are all
parts of:
rhetoric
political action committees
1
, ©Jason MacConnell 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
civic engagement - Answer✔civic engagement
A generic greeting is classified as:
public communication
phatic communion
interpersonal communication - Answer✔phatic communion
Competence is measured by effectiveness and:
appropriateness
completeness
efficiency - Answer✔appropriateness
The two types of public speaking anxiety are:
psychological & physiological
conscious & unconscious
severe & mild - Answer✔psychological & physiological
Julio works hard to be good at public speaking and is good at it when he focuses on it. For Julio,
public speaking is:
unconscious competence
conscious competence
conscious incompetence - Answer✔conscious competence
When you see rows of desks and a chalkboard in a room, you think of a classroom, based on
your:
personal constructs
schema
No answer text provided. - Answer✔schema
2
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The cognitive schema that predicts a person's behavior based upon the group the person belongs
to is called:
prototype
personal construct
stereotype - Answer✔stereotype
The attribution that connects a person's behavior to situational factors is called:
self-serving bias
internal attribution
external attribution - Answer✔external attribution
Our tendency to assign negative attributions to someone we have heard negative things about is
called:
horn effect
recency effect
primacy effect - Answer✔horn effect
Primacy effect and recency effect influence:
impressions.
self-interest.
intimidation. - Answer✔Impressions
Your overall idea of who you think you are is called:
self-esteem
self-concept
identity - Answer✔self-concept
If you believe you can write good research reports, this is part of your:
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