UGA COMM 1110 Final Quizzes with
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the difference between hearing and listening - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔hearing is effortless, but
listening is mindful and intentional
d. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔you are a strong advocate of first amendment rights, esp protection
of religious freedom, but you find an exception to your beliefs when a speaker defends the
rights of separatist religious sects to practice polygamy. what is the most ethical response?
a. wait til end then stand up and insist that speaker listen to rebuttal
b. seek way to infiltrate the sect to investigate truth of what is going on
c. go home to look up passages in Bible that support or refute speaker's claims, then write
anonymous letter to newspaper
d. sit quietly and listen to speech to decide if message contains elements of value or whether to
leave your original opinion unmodified
e. have sense of humor and lighten mood with laughter
b. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔which statement is best?
a. a fact is carefully reasoned
b. a fact is verifiable by authoritative evidence
c. a carefully considered opinion is as good as factual evidence
d. assumptions are always wrong
e. opinions, even expert opinions, never belong in human discourse
what critical listening is - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔a listener's use of his or her opinions in order
to mentally refute factual details
, listening in order to learn - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔listening with an open mind means...
persuasion - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔the use of communication to get a person to behave in a
manner or embrace a point of view related to values, attitudes, and/or beliefs that he or she
would not have done otherwise
latitude of non-committment - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔the range of behaviors or thoughts
individuals have no strong opinion for, as discussed by Social Judgement Theory?
peripheral - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔while watching an advertisement, Tim sees a star he likes
selling gum. after seeing the commercial, he rushes out to buy the gum. what type of
elaboration has occurred?
central - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔penelope is listening to her peer deliver a speech on why
fireworks should be banned. the argument sounds good, but when penelope analyzes what he
is actually arguing, the argument starts falling apart. what type of elaboration has occurred?
cognitive dissonance - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔sam really likes joann, but sam is a republican and
joann is a democrat, and sam isn't sure he can see himself in a long term relationship with
someone from a different political party. what is sam experiencing?
false - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔T/F: an external justification is the process of reducing cognitive
dissonance by voluntarily changing a behavior, belief, or attitude
policy - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔which type of persuasive claim is "For safety reasons, flight
attendants should be under 6 feet tall"
c. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔which is NOT a part of the "need" step in Monroe's Motivated
Sequence?
a. a speaker needs to give clear and concise statement of the problem
verified answers (latest update)
the difference between hearing and listening - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔hearing is effortless, but
listening is mindful and intentional
d. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔you are a strong advocate of first amendment rights, esp protection
of religious freedom, but you find an exception to your beliefs when a speaker defends the
rights of separatist religious sects to practice polygamy. what is the most ethical response?
a. wait til end then stand up and insist that speaker listen to rebuttal
b. seek way to infiltrate the sect to investigate truth of what is going on
c. go home to look up passages in Bible that support or refute speaker's claims, then write
anonymous letter to newspaper
d. sit quietly and listen to speech to decide if message contains elements of value or whether to
leave your original opinion unmodified
e. have sense of humor and lighten mood with laughter
b. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔which statement is best?
a. a fact is carefully reasoned
b. a fact is verifiable by authoritative evidence
c. a carefully considered opinion is as good as factual evidence
d. assumptions are always wrong
e. opinions, even expert opinions, never belong in human discourse
what critical listening is - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔a listener's use of his or her opinions in order
to mentally refute factual details
, listening in order to learn - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔listening with an open mind means...
persuasion - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔the use of communication to get a person to behave in a
manner or embrace a point of view related to values, attitudes, and/or beliefs that he or she
would not have done otherwise
latitude of non-committment - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔the range of behaviors or thoughts
individuals have no strong opinion for, as discussed by Social Judgement Theory?
peripheral - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔while watching an advertisement, Tim sees a star he likes
selling gum. after seeing the commercial, he rushes out to buy the gum. what type of
elaboration has occurred?
central - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔penelope is listening to her peer deliver a speech on why
fireworks should be banned. the argument sounds good, but when penelope analyzes what he
is actually arguing, the argument starts falling apart. what type of elaboration has occurred?
cognitive dissonance - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔sam really likes joann, but sam is a republican and
joann is a democrat, and sam isn't sure he can see himself in a long term relationship with
someone from a different political party. what is sam experiencing?
false - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔T/F: an external justification is the process of reducing cognitive
dissonance by voluntarily changing a behavior, belief, or attitude
policy - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔which type of persuasive claim is "For safety reasons, flight
attendants should be under 6 feet tall"
c. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔which is NOT a part of the "need" step in Monroe's Motivated
Sequence?
a. a speaker needs to give clear and concise statement of the problem
