Looking Out, Looking In 16th Edition by Ronald B. Adler TEST BANK

,Name: Class: Date:

Chapter 01: A First Look at Interpersonal Communication
True/False

1. Chapter 1 indicates that effective interpersonal communication is strongly linked to good health, social
happiness, and career success.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True/False
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
LEARNING LO1: Assess the needs (physical, identity, social, cultural, and practical) that
OBJECTIVES: communicators are attempting to satisfy in a given situation or relationship.
DATE CREATED: 12/8/2015 5:20 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 5/16/2022 8:17 AM

2. The only way we learn who we are is through communication.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE:True/False
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
LEARNING LO1: Assess the needs (physical, identity, social, cultural, and practical) that
OBJECTIVES: communicators are attempting to satisfy in a given situation or relationship.
DATE CREATED: 12/8/2015 5:21 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 5/16/2022 8:20 AM

3. ​ The ability to speak and listen effectively can mean the difference between succeeding and failing in a job.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1

,Name: Class: Date:

Chapter 01: A First Look at Interpersonal Communication

b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE:True/False
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
LEARNING LO4: Identify how the communication principles and misconceptions described in this
OBJECTIVES: chapter are evident in a specific situation.
DATE CREATED: 12/8/2015 5:23 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 5/16/2022 9:33 AM

5. ​ The major difference between impersonal communication and interpersonal communication is the number
of people involved.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE:True/False
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
LEARNING LO2: Explain how culture influences interpersonal communication practices and
OBJECTIVES: understandings.
DATE CREATED: 12/8/2015 5:23 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 5/16/2022 9:36 AM

6. ​ An older professor who forgets what it was like to be a student when they teach is an example of how Deleted[EduQual]: he teaches
differing environments in the classroom can make understanding difficult.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE:True/False
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Apply

, Name: Class: Date:

Chapter 01: A First Look at Interpersonal Communication

POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE:True/False
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
LEARNING LO5: Examine the level of communication competence in a specific interpersonal interaction
OBJECTIVES: or in a specific relationship.
DATE CREATED: 12/8/2015 5:24 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 5/16/2022 9:39 AM

8. ​ Just as judges instruct juries to disregard some statements made in court, we can reverse or erase the effects
of communication interactions in everyday life.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE:True/False
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
LEARNING LO4: Identify how the communication principles and misconceptions described in this
OBJECTIVES: chapter are evident in a specific situation.
DATE CREATED: 12/8/2015 5:24 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 5/16/2022 9:40 AM

9. The transactional model of communication suggests that communicators usually send and receive messages
simultaneously.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE:True/False
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
LEARNING LO3: Apply the transactional communication model to a particular interpersonal interaction.
OBJECTIVES: