Interpersonal Communication Chapters 1-5 Review

Which of the following qualities distinguish interpersonal relationships from less personal ones?

• Intrinsic rewards and empathy

• Self-disclosure and intrinsic rewards

• Uniqueness and independence

• Extrinsic rewards and self-disclosure

Maya’s email to her math professor explaining why her assignment would be late used casual text language such as ABT2 and AEAP. Her message failed to demonstrate which characteristic of competent communication?

• Cognitive complexity

• Self-monitoring

• Empathy

• Adaptability

• None of the above

A stranger's rudeness affects you less than the anger of a close friend because of which quality of interpersonal relationships?

• Uniqueness

• 1. Intrinsic rewards

• 1. Self-disclosure

• Interdependence

Which of the following means the same things as “Communication is irreversible”?

• 1. Erasing or replacing spoken words or acts is not possible.

• 1. You can’t erase an impression you’ve created.

• 1. It’s impossible to “unreceive” a message.

• 1. Words said are irretrievable.

• 1. All mean the same as the statement.

After an awkward get-together with the in-laws, you respond to your spouse's criticism about your comments at dinner by noting your glowing student evaluations as a professor. This scenario illustrates which principle about communication competence?

• 1. Competence can be learned.

• Competence is situational.

• 1. Competence requires cognitive complexity.

• 1. Competence involves self-monitoring.

You interpret what your friend intended to be a teasing compliment as an insult. This illustrates which principle of communication?

• 1. Environment and noise affect communication.

• 1. Sending and receiving are usually simultaneous.

• 1. Meanings exist in and among people.

• 1. Channels of communication make a difference.

Communication competence is defined as using communication that is both effective and appropriate.

• True

• False

Communicators who adapt their talk to differing situations possess a characteristic of interpersonal effectiveness.

• True

• False

Not responding to a friend's text communicates nothing.

• True

• False

Appropriate communication gets the results you want.

• True

• False