JMU SCOM Final Questions With Complete Solutions
A circumstance that forms a setting so an idea or statement can
be easily understood Correct Answers Context
A citation that is used correctly and states the origin of that point
Correct Answers Appropriate Oral Citation
A citation that makes it clear to people exactly where you got
the information from and it gets through to the audience with
ease Correct Answers Effective Oral Citation
A concise, precise infinitive phrase composed of simple, clear
language that encompasses both the general purpose and the
central idea and indicates what the speaker hopes to accomplish
with the speech Correct Answers Specific Purpose in Public
Speaking
A delayed, thoughtful response to language that seeks to break
down the users' intended meaning of a word Correct Answers
Semantic Reaction
A generalization about a group or category of people Correct
Answers Stereotype
A learned predisposition to respond favorably or unfavorably
toward some attitude object Correct Answers Attitude of
Audience
A listener seeking more information from others by asking
questions Correct Answers Probing Response
,A listener who only looks for the faults in what the speaker has
to say Correct Answers Cynicism
A morpheme always attached to a free morpheme to create a
unit of meaning
Ex: CRANberry -> It changes the meaning of "berry" but it's not
an independent word Correct Answers Bound Morpheme
A morpheme that is a stand-alone word
Ex: Berry Correct Answers Free Morpheme
A part of grammar that describes the patterns of sound in a
language Correct Answers Phonology
A personal attack on the messenger to avoid the message
Correct Answers Ad Hominem Fallacy
A predictable sequence of events that indicates what we are
expected to do in a given situation Correct Answers Script
A predisposition to defend a fixed geographic area, or territory,
as one's domain
(Ex: Keep out sign on yard) Correct Answers Territoriality
A social movement that promotes the value of diversity as a core
principle and insists that all cultural group be treated with
respect and as equals Correct Answers Multiculturalism
A willingness to accept claims without solid reasoning or valid
evidence and to hold these beliefs tenaciously even if a lot of
, contradictory evidence disputes them Correct Answers True
belief
Ability to create new words Correct Answers Productivity
Ability to interpret other people's use of language Correct
Answers Critical Thinking
Ability to represent ideas, objects, and events symbollically
Correct Answers Semanticity
Able to rotate/switch and recognize the speaker Correct Answers
Regulation
Acting on an inaccurate expectation that produces the expected
behavior and confirms the original impression Correct Answers
Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Adding emphasis to the situation, using emotion, which
enhances the power and seriousness of the verbal message
Correct Answers Accentuation
Adds to the primacy effect which can distort your view of others
Correct Answers Negativity Bias
Basing a claim on popular opinion Correct Answers Ad
Populum Fallacy
Biological influences
(Ex: Sweaty palms) Correct Answers Physiological Noise
A circumstance that forms a setting so an idea or statement can
be easily understood Correct Answers Context
A citation that is used correctly and states the origin of that point
Correct Answers Appropriate Oral Citation
A citation that makes it clear to people exactly where you got
the information from and it gets through to the audience with
ease Correct Answers Effective Oral Citation
A concise, precise infinitive phrase composed of simple, clear
language that encompasses both the general purpose and the
central idea and indicates what the speaker hopes to accomplish
with the speech Correct Answers Specific Purpose in Public
Speaking
A delayed, thoughtful response to language that seeks to break
down the users' intended meaning of a word Correct Answers
Semantic Reaction
A generalization about a group or category of people Correct
Answers Stereotype
A learned predisposition to respond favorably or unfavorably
toward some attitude object Correct Answers Attitude of
Audience
A listener seeking more information from others by asking
questions Correct Answers Probing Response
,A listener who only looks for the faults in what the speaker has
to say Correct Answers Cynicism
A morpheme always attached to a free morpheme to create a
unit of meaning
Ex: CRANberry -> It changes the meaning of "berry" but it's not
an independent word Correct Answers Bound Morpheme
A morpheme that is a stand-alone word
Ex: Berry Correct Answers Free Morpheme
A part of grammar that describes the patterns of sound in a
language Correct Answers Phonology
A personal attack on the messenger to avoid the message
Correct Answers Ad Hominem Fallacy
A predictable sequence of events that indicates what we are
expected to do in a given situation Correct Answers Script
A predisposition to defend a fixed geographic area, or territory,
as one's domain
(Ex: Keep out sign on yard) Correct Answers Territoriality
A social movement that promotes the value of diversity as a core
principle and insists that all cultural group be treated with
respect and as equals Correct Answers Multiculturalism
A willingness to accept claims without solid reasoning or valid
evidence and to hold these beliefs tenaciously even if a lot of
, contradictory evidence disputes them Correct Answers True
belief
Ability to create new words Correct Answers Productivity
Ability to interpret other people's use of language Correct
Answers Critical Thinking
Ability to represent ideas, objects, and events symbollically
Correct Answers Semanticity
Able to rotate/switch and recognize the speaker Correct Answers
Regulation
Acting on an inaccurate expectation that produces the expected
behavior and confirms the original impression Correct Answers
Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Adding emphasis to the situation, using emotion, which
enhances the power and seriousness of the verbal message
Correct Answers Accentuation
Adds to the primacy effect which can distort your view of others
Correct Answers Negativity Bias
Basing a claim on popular opinion Correct Answers Ad
Populum Fallacy
Biological influences
(Ex: Sweaty palms) Correct Answers Physiological Noise
