Introduction to Communications - Quiz 3 Review

According to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, interpersonal relationships are more important than food and shelter.

• True

• False

Imagine you go to the mechanic to have the oil changed in your car. The relationship between you and the mechanic would be a ___________.

• Role Relationship

• Close Relationship

• Distant Relationship

• Proximate Relationship

What is NOT a characteristic of a close relationship?

• Interacting in only a specific situation

• Conversing about a large range of topics

• Interactions involving affection and conflict

• Self-Disclosure

Expecting your waiter to tell you about the specials, order your drinks and food, bring your drinks and food, refill your drinks, and charge your bill is an example of a ______________.

• Narrow Script

• Broad Script

• Express Script

• Movie Script

What we find attractive in a person in the short-term versus the long-term are always the same.

• True

• False

What is an advantage of online dating over meeting someone for the first time face-to-face?

• Being able to assess background information before connecting further

• More social cues than face-to-face

• Decreases rejection due to shallow reasons

• More choices lead to greater rates of commitment

Growing apart from a person because nothing new ever happens with them is an example of:

• Stagnating

• Differentiating

• Circumscribing

• Terminating

What would be a good way to encourage listening in an audience?

• Use a lot of technical language

• Closely follow a script

• Share the conversation

• Quickly run through your thoughts to save time

Deb and Barbara get into an argument at work about what their company should stand for. What type of conflict would this be?

• Competing Goals

• Differences of Opinion

• Faulty Assumptions

• Relational Issues

A high-context culture is where people typically express exactly what they mean with words.

• True

• False