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Business Interpersonal Communication MCQ

Euphemisms are ____________.

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Correct Answer: Innocuous terms substituted for blunt ones

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A group in which a consumer desires to become a member is called a(n) _____ group.

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Correct Answer: Aspirational

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All of the following except ________ are characteristics of social media and mobile communication.

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Correct Answer: Creating countless opportunities but few meaningful challenges

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A ________ is the richest communication medium.

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Correct Answer: Face-to-face conversation

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A reason for discouraging workplace romance is ______.

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Correct Answer: Favoritism

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An employee who needs services or products from other parts of the organization to complete his or her work is called a(n)______ employee.

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Correct Answer: Internal

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Regularly occurring lines of communication in an organization are known as ______.

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Correct Answer: Networks

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When employees and supervisors do not share basic views of organizational issues and job duties, it is known as ______.

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Correct Answer: Semantic information distance

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Which of the following is true of sexual harassment at work?

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Correct Answer: It can include pursuing someone romantically.

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Informal communication networks are commonly called ______.

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Correct Answer: Grapevines

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Which is the best example of communication within the white space?

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Correct Answer: Discussing an issue with someone in another department

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Which of the following is a technique used to alter messages?

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Correct Answer: General distortion

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Word choice, tone of voice, and eye contact all reveal the ______ layer of a message.

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Correct Answer: Relational

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Networking begins with interpersonal communication ______.

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Correct Answer: Dyads

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Failure to be an active listener is one barrier to quality customer service.

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Correct Answer: True

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Ingratiation is a more effective strategy than advocacy when communicating with supervisors.

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Correct Answer: False

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Communication Privacy Management theory states that we regulate our privacy by the rules set by others.

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Correct Answer: False

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Upward distortion occurs when messages are altered as they move up the employee chain.

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Correct Answer: True

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Professional etiquette is a matter of displaying social etiquette or good manners in a professional setting.

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Correct Answer: True

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The failure of subordinates to pass information on to supervisors is called_____

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Correct Answer: Withholding

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The portion of the résumé that is void of text is called_____

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Correct Answer: White space

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The alteration of messages sent from supervisors to subordinates is called upward distortion.

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Correct Answer: False

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Superior is a_____ person.

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Correct Answer: Higher-status

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_____occurs when an employee summarizes a message in such a way that emphasis is placed on certain aspects of the message.

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Correct Answer: Summarization

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Subordinate is an employee, typically a _____person.

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Correct Answer: Lower-status

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Sexual identity is one’s identity based on_____

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Correct Answer: To whom one is attracted sexually

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A difference in perception that exists between employees and supervisors over fundamental areas such as organizational issues or basic job duties refers to_____

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Correct Answer: Semantic information distance

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Self disclose means to share information that people already know about us.

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Correct Answer: False

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Displaying the behaviors of social etiquette and good manners in a professional setting refers to_____

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Correct Answer: Professional etiquette

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Organizational chart is the visual representation of the supervision and reporting structure of a company that outlines the_____ communication network.

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Correct Answer: Formal

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_____ is characterized by feelings of closeness and trust that you share with other people

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Correct Answer: Intimacy

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The co creation of meaning as people interact is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Interpersonal communication

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An employee who needs services or products from other parts of the organization to complete his or her work refers to_____

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Correct Answer: Internal customer

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A strategy for communicating with a supervisor in which the employee acts warm and friendly toward him or her is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Ingratiation

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Regularly occurring lines of communication that exist within an organization but are not prescribed by the organizational chart refer to_____

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Correct Answer: Both a and b

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Regularly occurring lines of communication that exist within an organization but are not prescribed by the organizational chart refer to_____

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Correct Answer: Both a and b

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When a superior is given a message that the subordinate has changed or altered to serve his or her own purposes it is called_____

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Correct Answer: General distortion

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When subordinates pass some, but not all, of the information on to the supervisor it is called_____

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Correct Answer: Gatekeeping

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The official lines of communication and reporting structure prescribed by the organizational chart refer to_____

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Correct Answer: Formal communication network

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The people or entities that an organization serves or provides products to refer to_____

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Correct Answer: External customers

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Dyads means_____

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Correct Answer: Two people communicating

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The interaction between employees or representatives of an organization or business and the people the organization sells to or serves is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Both

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Theory developed by Sandra Petronio that describes how people establish rules about privacy and manage privacy using spatial metaphors is called communication privacy management.

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Correct Answer: True

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A group of individuals who regularly share a line of communication; can be_____

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Correct Answer: Both

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A strategy for communicating with a supervisor in which the employee evaluates the supervisor’s needs and preferences and then develops a message, an argument, or a proposal that lines up with those needs and preferences refers to_____

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Correct Answer: Advocacy

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