CST 110 Introduction To Communication Test #1

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Hello Class,Using your textbook Chapters 5, 6, and 7, answer the multiple choice and true/false questions. Thank you for your participation. S. GoodwinCST 110Introduction to Communication

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1.

The number of terms that a given culture has to describe a concept can indicate the controversial nature of that concept.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
2.

Disclaimers diminish a statement's importance.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
3.

Jargon is appropriate if the receiver is familiar with it.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
4.

Symbols and what they represent are independent of one another.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
5.

Benjamin Whorf believed that our words determine the reality that we are able to see.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
6.

Margo chastised her brother for using negative words. She is practicing linguistic determinism.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
7.

Prejudiced language communicates a negative bias.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
8.

Culture determines a person's style of response - whether to be indirect and be concerned about the other person's saving face in public or be up front and direct.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
9.

"A unified system of symbols that permits a sharing of meaning" describes
- A.
  
  Words.
- B.
  
  The tirangle of meaning.
- C.
  
  Language.
- D.
  
  The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.
10.

The "triangle of meaning" was developed by
- A.
  
  Ogden and Richards.
- B.
  
  Sapir and Whorf.
- C.
  
  S. I. Hayakawa.
- D.
  
  Lewis Carroll.
11.

The "triangle of meaning" shows that
- A.
  
  There is a direct relationship between words and things.
- B.
  
  There is no direct relationship between words and things.
- C.
  
  There can be a direct relationship between words and things if communication is effective.
- D.
  
  Figure and ground are often ambiguous.
12.

Which of the following statements about words is not true?
- A.
  
  Words continually change meaning.
- B.
  
  The word is the thing.
- C.
  
  No one else will respond to a word exactly as you do.
- D.
  
  A word is a symbol.
13.

Denotation refers to
- A.
  
  The triangle of meaning.
- B.
  
  Dictionary meaning.
- C.
  
  Personal meaning.
- D.
  
  Extensional meaning.
14.

The connotative meaning of a word is
- A.
  
  Its personal meaning of someone.
- B.
  
  Its dictionary definition.
- C.
  
  An object associated with the word.
- D.
  
  A "tag question" that could be aked about it.
15.

Meaning is
- A.
  
  Both denotative and connotative.
- B.
  
  Affected by time and place.
- C.
  
  Affected by gender and culture.
- D.
  
  All of the above.
16.

Sapir and Whorf postulated that in many ways
- A.
  
  The Japanese language keeps women "in their place"
- B.
  
  Men and women speak different "gender-lects"
- C.
  
  Words help mold our perception of reality
- D.
  
  All of the above
17.

According to Robin Lakoff, which of the following groups has a tendency to use "tag questions"?
- A.
  
  Men
- B.
  
  Women
- C.
  
  "powertalkers"
- D.
  
  Doctors
- E.
  
  None of the above
18.

Which of the following statements about "powertalkers" is most accurate?
- A.
  
  They make definite statements.
- B.
  
  Their speech frequently includes "hedges."
- C.
  
  They ask many "tag questions."
- D.
  
  They do not hesitate to utter "nonfluencies."
19.

When people "bypass" one another, they use
- A.
  
  Different words to represent the same thing.
- B.
  
  The same words to represent the same thing.
- C.
  
  Different words to represent different things.
- D.
  
  The same word but give it different meanings.
- E.
  
  Different words to represent the same thing, and the same word but give it different meanings.
20.

To avoid bypassing, you should
- A.
  
  Be word-minded instead of person-minded.
- B.
  
  Be person-minded instead of word-minded.
- C.
  
  Think positively; consider it impossible for people to misunderstand one another
- D.
  
  Remember that "the word is the thing."
- E.
  
  None of the above; it is impossible to avoid bypassing.
21.

When we take time to look beyond words and inspect the thing itself, our orientation is said to be
- A.
  
  Triangular.
- B.
  
  Denotative.
- C.
  
  Connotative.
- D.
  
  Extensional.
- E.
  
  Intensional.
22.

In market jargon, another term for labeling is
- A.
  
  Naming.
- B.
  
  Branding.
- C.
  
  Conning.
- D.
  
  Empowering.
23.

Which of the following is true about "politically correct language"?
- A.
  
  It means the same thing to everyone.
- B.
  
  It may blunt the sharpness of the words we use.
- C.
  
  It reveals our sensitivity to the preferences of those we converse with.
- D.
  
  Both B and C
24.

"Snarl" words and "purr" words
- A.
  
  Describe people or things we are talking about.
- B.
  
  Describe our own feelings and attitudes.
- C.
  
  Are sublanguages.
- D.
  
  Are "nonfluencies."
25.

Meanings are in
- A.
  
  People.
- B.
  
  Words.
- C.
  
  Things.
- D.
  
  All of the above.