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Q: If Jeffrey was unable to control his communication in a way that presented an idealized version of himself, he would be lacking in a. self-accrual. b. identity management. c. interaction control. d. symbolic portrayal.

Q: Which of the following is the best example of how role affects perception? a. I am a Cuban American whose parents fled Havana in 1906. b. I am an honor student and president of the student body. c. I am a person of color. d. Although few know it, I am a former Baptist.

Q: Which statement about stereotyping is true? a. Stereotyping occurs when we have had a long time to form an informed opinion about someone. b. Some stereotypes are positive. c. Our stereotypes of people from different groups are often positive. d. We try to find similarities between ourselves and the people we stereotype.

Q: Which of the following activities does not occur in perception? a. exploration b. interpretation c. organization d. selection

Q: Which of the following is the best example of selective attention? a. She immediately spotted the guy with the earring who looked so much like someone she had known before. b. They agreed with each other because they both liked the idea of government ownership of basic industry. c. He was an expert body man in a chop shop; she was a hair stylist in the low-rent district. d. They fought constantly over how the children should be disciplined.

Q: When you remember how wonderful your mother was but forget how often she made you feel inadequate, then you are exhibiting the perception concept called a. selective retention. b. stereotyping. c. sexual discrimination. d. selective attention.

Q: Which of the following would be the reason why an individual looking at a class picture might see his or her own face first? a. because of its proximity to the other faces b. because it is figure and the rest of the class is ground c. because it is the image that allows closure d. because it is ground and the rest of the class is figure

Q: If I notice that Bill and Yolanda are often together and I fill in my inference that they are now lovers, then I am illustrating the concept of perception called a. closure. b. figure and ground. c. proximity. d. filtering.

Q: Which of the following is not cited in the book as one of the three reasons why differences in perception occur? a. physiological factors b. past experience c. present feelings and circumstances d. present eating habits

Q: Perceptual checking is a skill that helps us a. understand another person and his or her message more accurately. b. view everyone as equals. c. compare our behaviors with others behaviors. d. ignore damaging or harmful information.

Q: Which of the following characteristics is not true of active perception? a. subjective b. interpretive c. active d. simple

Q: Prejudices interfere with our accurate perceptions of others.

Q: Stereotypes are initially based on classifications of people.

Q: Prejudices and stereotypes are unrelated.

Q: Identity management is the control of the communication of information through a performance.

Q: How you perceive yourself plays a central role in communication.

Q: The idea that our past experiences lead us to see the world in a particular way that is difficult to change is called a. perceptual constancy. b. selective retention. c. cultural selection. d. stubbornness.

Q: When you perceive nine lines as three groups, rather than nine unconnected lines, you are illustrating the concept of proximity.

Q: Interpretive perception involves only internal stimuli.

Q: Prejudices can be positive where you pre-judge that another person is good without any evidence

Q: Perceptual constancy means that past experience has little effect on our perceptions.

Q: People of different cultures tend to perceive things in the same way.

Q: The process of perception includes selection, organization, and interpretation.

Q: Noticing the women in the room more than the men in the room is an example of selective attention.

Q: Proximity is when we organize stimuli based on their likeness or similarity.

Q: A speech of self-introduction initially requires intrapersonal communication.

Q: We use similarity to engage in the organization of stimuli.

Q: Ground is what you focus on the most; figure is the context in which you see the ground.

Q: Closure is related to how we organize stimuli.

Q: Birds of a feather flock together is an expression that illustrates the concept of closure.

Q: The position adopted in the book is that everyone sees everything in his or her own unique way.

Q: Our physical characteristics are unrelated to our perceptions.

Q: Temporary conditions like fatigue, hunger, or a headache can affect your perceptions.

Q: A car accident occurs, and the two witnesses tell rather different stories about what they saw. Use what you know about perception to explain the differences.

Q: How does self-perception influence communication?

Q: Explain the difference between stereotypes and prejudice.

Q: Write an essay describing an example from your own life where culture affected your perception. Clearly explain how culture impacted your view of the situation. How might have someone from a different culture perceived the same instance?

Q: Discuss an example of how you have used interpretive perception.

Q: Perception is the mental process through which we interpret that which we sense.

Q: No matter who sees a chair, they all see the same chair illustrates the idea of active perception.

Q: Jennifer, Lisa, and Christina are having an in-depth conversation about a previous relationship that was abusive. Each of the women is participating equally. What type of descriptor most accurately describes this conversation? a. persuasive b. dialogic c. transmission d. failure

Q: Paul is at home watching a politically oriented discussion show on cable TV. One of the commentators is making arguments that are faulty, which makes Paul very angry. But Paul cannot express that to the commentator on TV. Paul is feeling the frustrations of which context of communication? a. intrapersonal context b. interpersonal context c. public context d. mass context

Q: Define perception and explain in an essay the differences between the active and passive views of perception.

Q: How do physiological factors affect perception?

Q: Explain how past experience affects perception by including the concept of perceptual constancy and the influence of culture and/or co-culture on perception.

Q: Write an essay in which you state how selection, organization, and interpretation function in perception.

Q: Provide an example that is not in the book of how figure and ground operate to organize our perceptions.

Q: Define and provide an example of how proximity might be used to organize perception.

Q: Compare and contrast closure and similarity as they help us organize perceptions.

Q: The integration of email, calendars, internet, and voice communication into devices like smart phones (e.g., iPhones, Blackerries) is called a. technological convergence. b. organizational convergence. c. inherent convergence. d. media convergence.

Q: When you look at yourself in the mirror and decide that you need to comb your hair, you are using what context of communication? a. intrapersonal communication b. interpersonal communication c. dyadic communication d. public communication

Q: Which of the following does not relate to the term public communication? a. formality b. structure c. planning d. spontaneity

Q: Of the contexts that include two or more people, the one that permits the least opportunity for feedback is a. intrapersonal context. b. interpersonal context. c. public context. d. mass context.

Q: The term that includes the use of symbols to create meaning is known as a. feedback. b. code. c. meaning. d. context.

Q: Which term refers to communication between two people? a. dyadic communication b. intrapersonal communication c. small-group communication d. synthetic communication

Q: Saying uh huh to indicate you understand is classified as a a. verbal code. b. nonverbal code. c. language code. d. linguistic code.

Q: The component of communication that consists of facial expressions, words, and phrases is the a. channel. b. nonverbal code. c. verbal code. d. message.

Q: Jennifer and Lisa are sitting in a coffee shop having a friendly conversation. What descriptor of their communication interaction is most accurate? a. group communication b. intrapersonal communication c. dyadic communication d. linguistic communication

Q: The accumulation of various types of mass communication (radio, television, newspapers, internet, etc.) into one medium is called a. technological convergence. b. organizational convergence. c. inherent convergence. d. media convergence.

Q: Communication begins with a. the self. b. the other. c. the dyad. d. the group.

Q: Dialogic communication is best described as a. persuasion. b. discussion. c. transmission. d. failure.

Q: Which of the following is the least public form of communication? a. intrapersonal b. interpersonal c. group d. organizational

Q: Which of the following is not a component of communication? a. feedback b. message c. code d. action

Q: When you do not listen well because you are daydreaming, it is because of a. encoding. b. semantic distractions. c. noise. d. channeling.

Q: Which of the following is not a context of communication? a. feedback b. intrapersonal c. interpersonal d. public

Q: The word communication comes from the Latin communicare, which means a. to speak with understanding. b. to make common. c. to form a community of believers. d. to care for others.

Q: Which of the following does not relate to the term process? a. continuous b. ongoing c. dynamic d. static

Q: Which of the following terms is not part of the definition of communication? a. process b. signs c. meaning d. codes

Q: The word communication comes from a Latin term meaning to speak with understanding.

Q: Communication is the process of using messages to generate meaning.

Q: Communication plays a minor role in fulfilling the purposes of a democratic society.

Q: The context of communication requires the most prestructuring of the message in public communication.

Q: According to the book, the most intimate context of human communication is interpersonal communication.

Q: There are more opportunities for feedback in the dyadic context than in the small group context.

Q: Communication is best understood as a dialogic process.

Q: Communication is the simple transmission of information from one person to another.

Q: An increased quantity of communication promotes more harmony and understanding.

Q: Using your computer to check the voice mail for your office telephone is an example of media convergence.

Q: Having a local newspaper start placing video about news events on its website is an example of media convergence.

Q: Communication changes in different contexts.