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COMX 115 Exam 1 Review

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

TRUE OR FALSE: In the Action Model of Communication, the message is constantly being co-created by the sender AND the receiver.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

2.

Within a message or conversation, signals about how the sender feels about the receiver (or about the relationship as a whole) are called the ______________.

a)

relational dimension

b)

content dimension

c)

relational identity

d)

attributions

e)

communication code

3.

What is the middle "layer" of culture, or  the standards a group uses to determine how good, desirable, or beautiful something is?

(a)  

4.

We studied three types of "communication codes." What is the term for language whose technical meaning is only understood by people within a co-culture, but not by those outside of it? (Example: "check your six" or "FUBAR.")

(a)  

5.

We discussed three face needs. Which term describes humans’ needs to be respected, and have our abilities acknowledged by others?

a)

fellowship face

b)

competence face

c)

autonomy face

d)

positive face

e)

perceptual face

6.

If you're a solid "B" student, but most of your friends get straight "C"s, you might feel really smart simply because you're "smarter" than your pals. By comparing yourself to your peers and basing part of your identity on how you “stack up” to those around you, you are demonstrating ______________.

a)

image management

b)

looking-glass self

c)

social comparison

d)

cognitive complexity

e)

relational identity

7.

When you believe that someone is self-disclosing something about themselves because they are trying to bond with you and want to deepen your relationship, you are assigning a(n)_________________ attribution to that disclosure.

a)

contextual

b)

situational

c)

interpersonal

d)

dispositional

e)

relational

8.

The ____________________ is the idea that our most recent impression of someone is more powerful than earlier perceptions of them.

a)

primacy effect

b)

stereotype rule

c)

recency effect

d)

self-serving bias

e)

fundamental attribution error

9.

A person's predisposition to notice the things they expect to perceive, and their readiness to interpret things in certain ways based on previous experiences, is called their...

a)

communication code

b)

stereotype

c)

perceptual set

d)

observational state

e)

attribution

10.

What is the FIRST step of "direct perception checking?"

a)

description

b)

multiple interpretations

c)

request for clarification

d)

cognitive capacity

e)

observation

11.

When we attribute OTHERS' behavior to INTERNAL causes/issues, rather than external factors, we commit an attribution error called...

a)

stereotyping

b)

self-serving bias

c)

overattribution

d)

fundamental attribution error

e)

actor-observer bias

12.

As noted in your textbook, during the SECOND stage of Perception, we organize our observations based on four "schema" or "constructs." The observations you've made about the person's social position, profession (i.e. noticing if that person is a teacher, accountant, father, etc.) are called _____________________.

a)

role constructs

b)

interaction constructs

c)

psychological constructs

d)

social constructs

e)

personality constructs

13.

As discussed in our textbook, which of the following is NOT an outcome of "ethnocentrism?"

a)

conflict/tension between separate groups of people

b)

prejudiced behavior

c)

reluctance to connect with people from other groups

d)

generalizations and stereotypes

e)

miscommunication due to language barriers