ULTIMATE 200 EXAMS TEST BANK 2026
EXAMINATION PAPERS WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Launching Your Study of COMM, Chapter 1: In class we discussed
that there is no such thing as a lack of communication. Answer: True
◉ Launching Your Study of COMM, Chapter 1: The idea that no
theory can fully portray the richness of the constantly changing
interaction between people is discussed in reference to the _____
metaphor Answer: Theories as maps
◉ Launching Your Study of COMM, Chapter 1: "Words don't mean
things, people mean things." This idea refers to what aspect of the
definition of communication used by your text? Answer: Message
interpretation
◉ Launching Your Study of COMM, Chapter 1: The idea that some
theories can be constructed to focus on large, grand ideas about
communication while others can be constructed to focus on smaller,
more focused ideas about communication is discussed in reference
to the _____ metaphor. Answer: Theories as nets
,◉ Launching Your Study of COMM, Chapter 1: To help define
communication, Griffin suggests that there is _____ in the creation of
messages. Answer: Conscious choice
◉ Launching Your Study of COMM, Chapter 1: Griffin suggests that
communication experts use communication theories all the time. He
argues this allows a "life fulfilled." Answer: False
◉ Launching Your Study of COMM, Chapter 1: In the discussion
regarding what constitutes a message, we said that a message is a
stimulus that Answer: That can be verbal or nonverbal
◉ Launching Your Study of COMM, Chapter 1: The idea that
communication is a relational process was discussed in class to
indicate that Answer: It takes place between two or more people and
it is ever-changing
◉ Launching Your Study of COMM, Chapter 1: How does Griffin, et.
al., explain why it's important to know the names of the theory
authors/creators? Answer: Building theory is hard work; the
authors deserve recognition
◉ Launching Your Study of COMM, Chapter 1: Words and other
symbols are considered polysemic. This means they are Answer:
Open to multiple interpretations
,◉ Launching Your Study of COMM, Chapter 1: We use any kind of
theory, in general, to Answer: All of these answers are correct
(except the "none of these" answer)
◉ Talk About Theory, Chapter 2: Courtroom lawyer: "Ladies and
gentlemen of the jury, the evidence simply speaks for itself! This is
how we can know, without a doubt, that the defendant is guilty!"
This lawyer is arguing from an _____ perspective Answer: Objective
◉ Talk About Theory, Chapter 2: Which of the following regards how
we know what we know? Answer: Epistemology
◉ Talk About Theory, Chapter 2: The twin objectives of scientific
knowledge are _____ Answer: Explaining the past and present and
predicting future
◉ Talk About Theory, Chapter 2: The term, "emancipation" is used to
differentiate the goal of interpretivists from objectivists. This refers
to Answer: Empowerment of new ideas
◉ Talk About Theory, Chapter 2: Objectivists do NOT emphasize
individual freedom because _________ Answer: As individual freedom
increases, predictability of behavior decreases
, ◉ Talk About Theory, Chapter 2: "What is" and "what ought to be"
are notions associated with Answer: Both objectivists and
interpretivists
◉ Objectivists suggest that theory validation must occur because
knowledge can never be "neutral." Answer: False
◉ The basic activity of the behavioral scientist
is___________________________ Answer: Theory testing
◉ Which of the following is a purpose of a scientific/objectivist
theory? Answer: Explanation of universal laws of human behavior
◉ Objective scholars focus on _____ while interpretivists focus on ____
Answer: Determinism, free will
◉ When I traveled to China, I ate from street vendors. I often stayed
in small towns, and I always tried to be early if I was going to a new
place so I could watch the locals' behaviors. I was trying to
understand their culture by immersing myself in and trying to
"blend in." This is a scaled-down, simplistic example of Answer:
Ethnography
◉ Being "parsimonious" suggests ________ Answer: A theory is simple
as it can be
EXAMINATION PAPERS WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Launching Your Study of COMM, Chapter 1: In class we discussed
that there is no such thing as a lack of communication. Answer: True
◉ Launching Your Study of COMM, Chapter 1: The idea that no
theory can fully portray the richness of the constantly changing
interaction between people is discussed in reference to the _____
metaphor Answer: Theories as maps
◉ Launching Your Study of COMM, Chapter 1: "Words don't mean
things, people mean things." This idea refers to what aspect of the
definition of communication used by your text? Answer: Message
interpretation
◉ Launching Your Study of COMM, Chapter 1: The idea that some
theories can be constructed to focus on large, grand ideas about
communication while others can be constructed to focus on smaller,
more focused ideas about communication is discussed in reference
to the _____ metaphor. Answer: Theories as nets
,◉ Launching Your Study of COMM, Chapter 1: To help define
communication, Griffin suggests that there is _____ in the creation of
messages. Answer: Conscious choice
◉ Launching Your Study of COMM, Chapter 1: Griffin suggests that
communication experts use communication theories all the time. He
argues this allows a "life fulfilled." Answer: False
◉ Launching Your Study of COMM, Chapter 1: In the discussion
regarding what constitutes a message, we said that a message is a
stimulus that Answer: That can be verbal or nonverbal
◉ Launching Your Study of COMM, Chapter 1: The idea that
communication is a relational process was discussed in class to
indicate that Answer: It takes place between two or more people and
it is ever-changing
◉ Launching Your Study of COMM, Chapter 1: How does Griffin, et.
al., explain why it's important to know the names of the theory
authors/creators? Answer: Building theory is hard work; the
authors deserve recognition
◉ Launching Your Study of COMM, Chapter 1: Words and other
symbols are considered polysemic. This means they are Answer:
Open to multiple interpretations
,◉ Launching Your Study of COMM, Chapter 1: We use any kind of
theory, in general, to Answer: All of these answers are correct
(except the "none of these" answer)
◉ Talk About Theory, Chapter 2: Courtroom lawyer: "Ladies and
gentlemen of the jury, the evidence simply speaks for itself! This is
how we can know, without a doubt, that the defendant is guilty!"
This lawyer is arguing from an _____ perspective Answer: Objective
◉ Talk About Theory, Chapter 2: Which of the following regards how
we know what we know? Answer: Epistemology
◉ Talk About Theory, Chapter 2: The twin objectives of scientific
knowledge are _____ Answer: Explaining the past and present and
predicting future
◉ Talk About Theory, Chapter 2: The term, "emancipation" is used to
differentiate the goal of interpretivists from objectivists. This refers
to Answer: Empowerment of new ideas
◉ Talk About Theory, Chapter 2: Objectivists do NOT emphasize
individual freedom because _________ Answer: As individual freedom
increases, predictability of behavior decreases
, ◉ Talk About Theory, Chapter 2: "What is" and "what ought to be"
are notions associated with Answer: Both objectivists and
interpretivists
◉ Objectivists suggest that theory validation must occur because
knowledge can never be "neutral." Answer: False
◉ The basic activity of the behavioral scientist
is___________________________ Answer: Theory testing
◉ Which of the following is a purpose of a scientific/objectivist
theory? Answer: Explanation of universal laws of human behavior
◉ Objective scholars focus on _____ while interpretivists focus on ____
Answer: Determinism, free will
◉ When I traveled to China, I ate from street vendors. I often stayed
in small towns, and I always tried to be early if I was going to a new
place so I could watch the locals' behaviors. I was trying to
understand their culture by immersing myself in and trying to
"blend in." This is a scaled-down, simplistic example of Answer:
Ethnography
◉ Being "parsimonious" suggests ________ Answer: A theory is simple
as it can be
