Quiz Final
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Communication Quiz Final- Rosemary Clarke
Underline the best answers to the following 30 multiple choice questions.
Multiple Choice
1. COMMUNICATION IS DEFINED AS
a. the sense that people extract from a message
b. the social process in which individuals employ symbols to establish and interpret meaning in their environment
c. the perceived rightness or wrongness of an action
d. the ability to transmit one's ethical decisions through proper channels
2. The _______ context of communication is often more constrained and restricted because it is influenced by costs, politics, and other concerns.
a. Public
b. Organizational
c. Mass
d. Intercultural
3. All of the following have been identified by the authors as being useful in evaluating theories EXCEPT
a. parsimony
b. utility
c. boundaries
d. economy
4. Which research methodology requires researchers to gather data and information that can be converted to numbers for statistical analysis?
a. qualitative
b. interpretive
c. quantitative
d. critical
5. Which of the following is NOT a theme associated with the Symbolic Interaction Theory?
a. the acquisition of language through interaction with generalized others
b. the importance of meanings for human behavior
c. the importance of the self-concept
d. the relationship between the individual and society
6. Which of the following is NOT an assumption governing Coordinated Management of Meaning?
a. Human beings live in communication.
b. Human beings co-create a social reality.
c. Information transactions depend on personal and interpersonal meaning.
d. Group interpretation is more influential than interpersonal meaning.
7. An example of a consonant relationship between beliefs and behaviors is that
a. you believe in raising the speed limit and lobby against drunk driving
b. you believe that researchers treat lab animals inhumanely and lobby actively against use of animals in research
c. you believe in going to church on Sundays
Communication Quiz Final- Rosemary Clarke
Underline the best answers to the following 30 multiple choice questions.
Multiple Choice
1. COMMUNICATION IS DEFINED AS
a. the sense that people extract from a message
b. the social process in which individuals employ symbols to establish and interpret meaning in their environment
c. the perceived rightness or wrongness of an action
d. the ability to transmit one's ethical decisions through proper channels
2. The _______ context of communication is often more constrained and restricted because it is influenced by costs, politics, and other concerns.
a. Public
b. Organizational
c. Mass
d. Intercultural
3. All of the following have been identified by the authors as being useful in evaluating theories EXCEPT
a. parsimony
b. utility
c. boundaries
d. economy
4. Which research methodology requires researchers to gather data and information that can be converted to numbers for statistical analysis?
a. qualitative
b. interpretive
c. quantitative
d. critical
5. Which of the following is NOT a theme associated with the Symbolic Interaction Theory?
a. the acquisition of language through interaction with generalized others
b. the importance of meanings for human behavior
c. the importance of the self-concept
d. the relationship between the individual and society
6. Which of the following is NOT an assumption governing Coordinated Management of Meaning?
a. Human beings live in communication.
b. Human beings co-create a social reality.
c. Information transactions depend on personal and interpersonal meaning.
d. Group interpretation is more influential than interpersonal meaning.
7. An example of a consonant relationship between beliefs and behaviors is that
a. you believe in raising the speed limit and lobby against drunk driving
b. you believe that researchers treat lab animals inhumanely and lobby actively against use of animals in research
c. you believe in going to church on Sundays