READING & COMMUNICATION THEORY

1. Leadership roles first emerge in which of the following kinds of communication?

•  a. intrapersonal communication 
•  b. small group communication 
•  c. face-to-face public communication
•  d. media-like cell phones and instant messenger 

Another name for interpersonal communication is

•  a. mass communication 
• b. face to face public communication
•  c. dyadic communication 
•  d. virtual reality 

When your text says that interpersonal communication can be thought of as a constellation of behaviors, it means that:

• a. It is important to understand the joint actions people perform when they are together. 
• b. It is important to understand how people label and evaluate relationships. 
• c. It is important to understand the opposing forces that pull communicators in different directions. 
• d. None of the above; interpersonal communication is not a constellation of behaviors. 

a MOP is:

• a. a dysfunctional pattern that can destroy a relationship 
• b. a game of insults people play with one another 
•  c. a recurring argument 
• d. our memories of the important events in a relationship 

Which is NOT part of a relational prototype?

• a. a joint action 
• b. label 
•  c. criterial attribute 
• d. communicative indicator 

Which is true of the difference between group and interpersonal communication?

• a. Coordinating group interaction is more complex than coordinating interpersonal interaction. 
•  b. Formalized roles are less likely to occur in small group communication than in interpersonal communication. 
• c. Small group communication is mediated while interpersonal is face to face. 
• d. All of the above. 

In comparison to small group communication, in organizational communication:

• a. Feedback is easier and more immediate. 
• b. Communication roles are more formal. 
• c. Message can be better adapted to the specific needs of the receiver. 
• d. People are closer to one another in space. 

Which of the following is an example of mediated communication?

• a. A newscaster delivers the weather report on the six o'clock news. 
• b. Two friends gossip with one another. 
•  c. Students work on a class project together. 
• d. A politician addresses a nominating convention.