Speech Final Exam ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
humans are able to communicate without the use of symbols - CORRECT ANSWER -
false
Communication ________________ to help (or not to help) us to accomplish our goals in
personal, group, organizational, public, or technologically mediated situations. - CORRECT
ANSWER - functions
After looking in your book bag and realizing you forgot to grab a pen, you lean over to one of
your classmates and you say, "Do you have a pen I can borrow for class today?" You have just
engaged in what mental process as you constructed your message? - CORRECT
ANSWER - encoding
Most people perceive their cognitions, thoughts and feelings to be innate, but they are actually
shaped by the culture in which they live. - CORRECT ANSWER - true
Communicators who can consider multiple scenarios, formulate multiple theories, and make
multiple interpretations when encoding and decoding messages are said to have a high degree of
_________. - CORRECT ANSWER - cognitive complexity
Although appropriateness is subjective and may change from one situation to another, competent
communication focuses on using the skills that are effective in all situations - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
A communicator's self-perception can have a profound impact on the way he or she
communicates - CORRECT ANSWER - True
In the interaction model of communication, we refer to the receiver's responses as ___________.
- CORRECT ANSWER - Feedback
,In healthy relationships, there is usually equal shared control - both parties have about even
levels of control over one another and the communication. - CORRECT ANSWER - False
And individual's ethics are influenced by his or her personal morals and values as well as by
broader cultural notions of what is right or wrong morally. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
Competent communicators are more concerned with the outcome of their communication than
they are with the process of their communication - CORRECT ANSWER - Flase
All of the following are identified in the text as the primary functions of communication except
for which one? - CORRECT ANSWER - To exchange information
Because communication involves two or more people acting in both sender and receiver rolls and
because their messages are dependent on and influenced by those of their partner means that
communication is __________. - CORRECT ANSWER - Transactional
Most communication skills are known by instinct and cannot be learned or improved. -
CORRECT ANSWER - False
Individuals are only able to identify with one co-culture at a time making this aspect of their
cultural identity less meaningful than others - CORRECT ANSWER - Flase
Codes lose their value once they are known Broadly buy a large number of people - CORRECT
ANSWER - Flase
In which model of communication does a sender originate a message and send it through a
channel to a receiver without taking any kind of feedback into consideration? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Linear model
Although music and sports are your favorite topics to discuss, You are able to converse about
other topics that are more interesting to others or that are more appropriate in particular
, situations. This is an example of ________. - CORRECT ANSWER - Behavioral
flexibility
Human beings are born with the capacity to communicate - CORRECT ANSWER - True
Competent communication must be effective and appropriate - CORRECT ANSWER -
true
Medical jargon like "Phlebotomy" is an example of high language - CORRECT
ANSWER - Flase
On the abstract ladder discussed in the text, the word "fork quote would be more abstract then
the word "utensil. " - CORRECT ANSWER - Flase
In which of the following contexts would you be most likely to use high language - CORRECT
ANSWER - You meet for a study session with friends from your sociology class
Jargon is an in formal form of language that is known to most people in a particular culture at a
particular time - CORRECT ANSWER - False
Grammatical rules that dictate how the word should be pronounced are referred to as_________.
- CORRECT ANSWER - Phonological rules
Competent communicators adjust their language to each person, group, or contacts they
encounter - CORRECT ANSWER - True
Grammar includes rules about how words should be pronounced as well as how they should be
placed in sentences - CORRECT ANSWER - True
Technical language that is specific to members of a particular profession, interest group, or
hobby is referred to as _____________ - CORRECT ANSWER - Jargon
Questions and CORRECT Answers
humans are able to communicate without the use of symbols - CORRECT ANSWER -
false
Communication ________________ to help (or not to help) us to accomplish our goals in
personal, group, organizational, public, or technologically mediated situations. - CORRECT
ANSWER - functions
After looking in your book bag and realizing you forgot to grab a pen, you lean over to one of
your classmates and you say, "Do you have a pen I can borrow for class today?" You have just
engaged in what mental process as you constructed your message? - CORRECT
ANSWER - encoding
Most people perceive their cognitions, thoughts and feelings to be innate, but they are actually
shaped by the culture in which they live. - CORRECT ANSWER - true
Communicators who can consider multiple scenarios, formulate multiple theories, and make
multiple interpretations when encoding and decoding messages are said to have a high degree of
_________. - CORRECT ANSWER - cognitive complexity
Although appropriateness is subjective and may change from one situation to another, competent
communication focuses on using the skills that are effective in all situations - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
A communicator's self-perception can have a profound impact on the way he or she
communicates - CORRECT ANSWER - True
In the interaction model of communication, we refer to the receiver's responses as ___________.
- CORRECT ANSWER - Feedback
,In healthy relationships, there is usually equal shared control - both parties have about even
levels of control over one another and the communication. - CORRECT ANSWER - False
And individual's ethics are influenced by his or her personal morals and values as well as by
broader cultural notions of what is right or wrong morally. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
Competent communicators are more concerned with the outcome of their communication than
they are with the process of their communication - CORRECT ANSWER - Flase
All of the following are identified in the text as the primary functions of communication except
for which one? - CORRECT ANSWER - To exchange information
Because communication involves two or more people acting in both sender and receiver rolls and
because their messages are dependent on and influenced by those of their partner means that
communication is __________. - CORRECT ANSWER - Transactional
Most communication skills are known by instinct and cannot be learned or improved. -
CORRECT ANSWER - False
Individuals are only able to identify with one co-culture at a time making this aspect of their
cultural identity less meaningful than others - CORRECT ANSWER - Flase
Codes lose their value once they are known Broadly buy a large number of people - CORRECT
ANSWER - Flase
In which model of communication does a sender originate a message and send it through a
channel to a receiver without taking any kind of feedback into consideration? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Linear model
Although music and sports are your favorite topics to discuss, You are able to converse about
other topics that are more interesting to others or that are more appropriate in particular
, situations. This is an example of ________. - CORRECT ANSWER - Behavioral
flexibility
Human beings are born with the capacity to communicate - CORRECT ANSWER - True
Competent communication must be effective and appropriate - CORRECT ANSWER -
true
Medical jargon like "Phlebotomy" is an example of high language - CORRECT
ANSWER - Flase
On the abstract ladder discussed in the text, the word "fork quote would be more abstract then
the word "utensil. " - CORRECT ANSWER - Flase
In which of the following contexts would you be most likely to use high language - CORRECT
ANSWER - You meet for a study session with friends from your sociology class
Jargon is an in formal form of language that is known to most people in a particular culture at a
particular time - CORRECT ANSWER - False
Grammatical rules that dictate how the word should be pronounced are referred to as_________.
- CORRECT ANSWER - Phonological rules
Competent communicators adjust their language to each person, group, or contacts they
encounter - CORRECT ANSWER - True
Grammar includes rules about how words should be pronounced as well as how they should be
placed in sentences - CORRECT ANSWER - True
Technical language that is specific to members of a particular profession, interest group, or
hobby is referred to as _____________ - CORRECT ANSWER - Jargon
