1) In which of the following communication activities do people spend the greatest percent of their day?\t\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0 Listening\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0 Speaking\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0C.\u00a0\u00a0 Reading\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0D.\u00a0\u00a0 Writing\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\t\t2) The term channel in communication means\t\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0 the volume at which a message is received\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0 the process of changing thoughts into symbols\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0C.\u00a0\u00a0 the medium through which a message travels from sender to receiver\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0D.\u00a0\u00a0 the context of the communication\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\t\t3) A receiver’s response to a sender’s message is called\t\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0 encoding\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0 decoding\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0C.\u00a0\u00a0 channel\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0D.\u00a0\u00a0 feedback\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\t\t4) This response style normally does not help\u00a0 unless the sender\u00a0 has asked for your advice.\t\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0 Paraphrasing\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0 Evaluating\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0C.\u00a0\u00a0 Questioning\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0D.\u00a0\u00a0 Interpreting\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\t\t5) With this type of response, you analyze or teach the sender about the cause of his or her concern.\t\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0 Evaluating\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0 Interpreting\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0C.\u00a0\u00a0 Questioning\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0D.\u00a0\u00a0 Paraphrasing\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\t\t6) This act is involuntary and happens automatically.\t\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0 Responding\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0 Feedback\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0C.\u00a0\u00a0 Listening\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0D.\u00a0\u00a0 Hearing\t\t7) Which of the following is a category of reasonless advertising?\t\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0 Logical ads\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0 Promise ads\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0C.\u00a0\u00a0 Endorsement ads\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0D.\u00a0\u00a0 Functional ads\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\t\t8) Which of the following are the most common types of doubts people may have about a source?\t\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0 Status and academic degree\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0 Occupation and employer\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0C.\u00a0\u00a0 Expertise and accuracy\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0D.\u00a0\u00a0 Prominence in the field of study and experience\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\t\t9) A claim is generally not considered credible if\t\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0 it seems likely\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0 the claimant is an interested party\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0C.\u00a0\u00a0 it comes from a source assumed to be\u00a0 credible but who is not known to you\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0D.\u00a0\u00a0 the claimant is a disinterested party\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\t\t10) Providing only two choices when others are available defines which fallacy?\t\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0 Ad hominem\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0 False dilemma\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0C.\u00a0\u00a0 Genetic fallacy\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0D.\u00a0\u00a0 Straw man\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\t\t11) Stating someone has negative features and his claim is invalid is an example of which fallacy?\t\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0 Ad hominem\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0 False dilemma\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0C.\u00a0\u00a0 Genetic fallacy\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0D.\u00a0\u00a0 Straw man\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\t\t12) Consider the following statement: “So what if the Senator accepted a little kickback money”\ufffdmost politicians are corrupt after all.”\ufffd This is an\u00a0\t\texample of which fallacy?\t\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0 Argument from envy\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0 Straw man\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0C.\u00a0\u00a0 Argument from tradition\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0D.\u00a0\u00a0 Argument from common practice\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\t\t13) Measurable or observable characteristics of your audience are called\t\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0 pseudographics\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0 statistics\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0C.\u00a0\u00a0 psychographics\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0D.\u00a0\u00a0 demographics\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\t\t14) Behavior descriptions should meet which\u00a0 of the following criteria?\t\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0 Present inferences about another’s motives.\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0 Focus on more than one behavior.\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0C.\u00a0\u00a0 Describe only observable behaviors.\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0D.\u00a0\u00a0 Include terms such as “never, always, or constantly.”\ufffd\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\t\t15) Demographics include which of the following?\t\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0 Ethnicity, gender, race\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0 Beliefs, feelings, likes\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0C.\u00a0\u00a0 Attitudes, interests, values\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0D.\u00a0\u00a0 Values, morals, opinions\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\t\t16) You want to discuss your performance review and possible raise with your boss. The most effective\u00a0 channel to do this would be\t\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0 face-to-face\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0 text message\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0C.\u00a0\u00a0 e-mail\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0D.\u00a0\u00a0 team meeting\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\t\t17) Sound and light waves are an example of which\u00a0 part of the communication model?\t\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0 Noise\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0 Channel\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0C.\u00a0\u00a0 Encoding\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0D.\u00a0\u00a0 Decoding\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\t\t18) Which informal communication channel involves its own abbreviations to accommodate the limited number of characters available in any given\u00a0\t\tmessage?\t\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0 E-mail\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0 Voicemail message\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0C.\u00a0\u00a0 Text message\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0D.\u00a0\u00a0 Handwritten letters\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\t\t19) When are nonverbal messages sent?\t\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0 Before verbal messages\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0 Only in combination with verbal messages\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0C.\u00a0\u00a0 Only when you want\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0D.\u00a0\u00a0 After verbal messages\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\t\t20) Which verbal support breaks down complex processes or concepts into their component parts to ensure understanding?\t\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0 Descriptions\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0 Analyses\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0C.\u00a0\u00a0 Comparisons\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0D.\u00a0\u00a0 Definitions\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\t\t21) When using expert testimonials, speakers should do which of the following?\t\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0 Share the expert’s credentials.\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0 Protect the identity of experts by not naming them.\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0C.\u00a0\u00a0 Always quote the expert’s exact words.\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0D.\u00a0\u00a0 Use experts who have celebrity status.\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\t\t22) When you use an expression like raining cats\u00a0 and dogs, you are using\t\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0 denotative language\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0 connotative language\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0C.\u00a0\u00a0 figurative language\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0D.\u00a0\u00a0 contextual language\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\t\t23) Persuasive topics that attempt to show an audience that something is good, bad, right, or wrong are topics of\t\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0 value\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0 policy\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0C.\u00a0\u00a0 cause-effect\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0D.\u00a0\u00a0 fact\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\t\t24) The connotation of words such as skinny or thin focuses on the\t\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0 emotional meaning\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0 denotative meaning\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0C.\u00a0\u00a0 actual meaning\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0D.\u00a0\u00a0 contextual meaning\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\t\t25) What logical fallacy can occur when a speaker focuses on similarities and ignores significant differences?\t\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0 Faulty comparison\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0 Slippery slope\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0C.\u00a0\u00a0 Either\/or thinking\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0D.\u00a0\u00a0 Hasty generalization\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\t\t26) If you use only a few examples to represent the whole of the conclusion, you are committing this logical fallacy.\t\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0 Faulty causation\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0 Hasty generalization\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0C.\u00a0\u00a0 Either\/or thinking\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0D.\u00a0\u00a0 Slippery slope\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\t\t27) When you display ethos in your persuasive\u00a0 presentation, you have\t\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0 evidence\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0 credibility\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0C.\u00a0\u00a0 logic\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0D.\u00a0\u00a0 emotion\t\t28) Deliberately blaming individuals or groups for things they really did not do is called\t\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0 stereotyping\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0 ethnocentrism\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0C.\u00a0\u00a0 scapegoating\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0D.\u00a0\u00a0 discriminating\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\t\t29) A concept proposing that negative cultural assumptions about a group can create for its members a belief in those assumptions is called\t\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0 a halo effect\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0 an attribution error\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0C.\u00a0\u00a0 a stereotype threat\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0D.\u00a0\u00a0 a perceptual process\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\t\t30) Groups that value higher power distance\u00a0 believe relationships are\t\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0 hierarchical\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0 individualist\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0C.\u00a0\u00a0 relationship oriented\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0D.\u00a0\u00a0 informal\t\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\t\t31) Utilitarianism is part of this perspective on moral reasoning.\t\t\u00a0\u00a0 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1) In which of the following communication activities do people spend the greatest percent of their day? \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0 Listening \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0 Speaking \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0C.\u00a0\u00a0 Reading \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0D.\u00a0\u00a0 Writing \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 2) The term channel in communication means \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0 Read More …<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-202526","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202526","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=202526"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202526\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=202526"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=202526"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=202526"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}