Ag Communications: The Basics
- 1.Check the following ways that listening can be a form of communication. Select all that apply.
- A.
Informative Listening
- B.
Attending Listening
- C.
Appreciative Listening
- 2.What type of communication can be as obvious as a smile?
- A.
Speaking
- B.
Listening
- C.
Body Language
- 3.In a public zone, how much physical distance should be between individuals?
- A.
0-18 inches
- B.
18 inches to 4 feet
- C.
4-12 feet
- D.
More than 12 feet
- 4.Which of the following are barriers to effective communication? Select all that apply.
- A.
Language
- B.
Age
- C.
Emotions
- D.
Environmental Factors
- 5.True or False: An example of a speaker fault could not being open-minded.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.True or False: An example of a listener fault could be lack of empathy or interest.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.The discipline which studies humans and their interaction with the environment and its non-human characteristics.
- A.
Environmental Ethics
- B.
Bioethics
- C.
Animal Ethics
- 8._____________________ ethics are applied ethics which examine ethical rules and principles within a commercial context.
- 9.What is an example of confidential information?
- A.
Where they work
- B.
Health problems
- C.
Background information they supply
- 10.This results from original creative thought, as patents, trademarks and copyrighted material.
- A.
Plagiarism
- B.
Intellectual Property
- C.
Ethics
- 11.In 4 sentences, describe the extent and importance of Agricultural Communications.
- 12.Name at least 4 jobs in agricultural communications.
- 13.Name 2 professional organizations related to agriculture.
- 14.Horizontally internal communication is between subordinates and superiors.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 15.During the communication process, this is the receiver's response to the message.
- A.
Source
- B.
Receiver
- C.
Noise
- D.
Feedback
- 16.When someone has folded arms, is signifies:
- A.
Desire to communicate
- B.
Doubt
- C.
Defensiveness
- D.
Fatigue
- 17.When someone has raised eyebrows, is signifies:
- A.
Desire to communicate
- B.
Doubt
- C.
Defensiveness
- D.
Fatigue
- 18.When someone has slumped shoulders, is signifies:
- A.
Desire to communicate
- B.
Doubt
- C.
Defensiveness
- D.
Fatigue
- 19.When someone has face-to-face contact, is signifies:
- A.
Desire to communicate
- B.
Doubt
- C.
Defensiveness
- D.
Fatigue
- 20.A cold, moist handshake indicates:
- A.
Nervousness and inferiority
- B.
Apathy or mental illness
- C.
An amiable, confident personality
- 21.Physical and mental distractions include (check all that apply):
- A.
Interruptions
- B.
Noise
- C.
Preoccupation
- D.
Poor timing
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