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Interpersonal Communication Purpose MCQ

Gottman claims that _____________ is not the sign of a troubled relationship.

Complaining

Harsh start-up

Certainty

Neutrality

None of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: Complaining

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Communicators who want to set themselves apart from others adopt the strategy of __________.

Convergence

Divergence

Rejection

Sequential

Placement

Answer

Correct Answer: Divergence

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Combinations of two or more expressions showing different emotions are called __________.

Affect blends

Behavioral illustrators

Behavioral manipulators

Emblems

Microexpressions

Answer

Correct Answer: Affect blends

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________ attraction is the force that draws people together to form relationships.

Interpersonal

Physical

Social

Task

Answer

Correct Answer: Interpersonal

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_______________ is the force that draws people together.

Physical attraction

Social attraction

Attraction

Interpersonal attraction

Answer

Correct Answer: Interpersonal attraction

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____________________ can cause major problems in both creating relationships and sustaining them.

Fear of intimacy

Feminine Intimacy Styles

Masculine Intimacy Styles

Culture and Intimacy

Answer

Correct Answer: Fear of intimacy

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When we are influenced in some way by an interaction, we are experiencing the ______.

Effect

Feedback

Impact

Impression

Answer

Correct Answer: Effect

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______ is/are information we receive in response to messages we have sent.

Answers

Replies

Criticism

Feedback

Answer

Correct Answer: Feedback

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Noise includes anything that interferes with or impedes our ability to send or receive a message.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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When we are using retrospective sensemaking, we are making sense of our own behavior once it has occurred.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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In a symmetrical relationship, the parties engage in opposite behaviors.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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Intrapersonal communication occurs when you think or talk to yourself, but ______ communication occurs when you interact with another person.

Intrapersonal

Personal

Interpersonal

Interactional

Answer

Correct Answer: Interpersonal

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In the ______ model, sending and receiving are depicted as simultaneous rather than distinctly separate acts.

Interactional

Linear

Transactional

Response

Answer

Correct Answer: Transactional

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Interpersonal communication is not something we can learn.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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Feedback can be positive or negative.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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John has the ability to communicate effectively with others. We call this interpersonal ______.

Capability

Competence

Aptitude

Confidence

Answer

Correct Answer: Competence

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A representation of communication which shows source and receiver continually influence one another.

A) Transactional model

B) Inter-sectional model

C) Reactional model

D) Alternate model

Answer

Correct Answer: A) Transactional model

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Example of a symmetrical relationship is when two parties mirror each other.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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Role Duality is the simultaneous performance of the roles of sender and receiver by the members of a ------.

A) Triad

B) Dyad

C) Community

D) Person

Answer

Correct Answer: B) Dyad

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The ability to make sense of one’s own behavior is

A) Reasoned sense making

B) Retrospective sense making

C) Respective sense making

D) Irrespective sense making

Answer

Correct Answer: B) Retrospective sense making

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Reasoned Sensemaking is the ability to -----and --------- for the behavior of a particular person.

A) Predict, account

B) Predict, evaluate

C) Evaluate, account

D) Simplify, account

Answer

Correct Answer: B) Predict, evaluate

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Positive Feedback are responses that --------- behavior in progress.

A) Maximize

B) Enhance

C) Diminish

D) Boost

Answer

Correct Answer: B) Enhance

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-------- is a thing that interferes with or impedes the ability to send or receive a message.

A) Noise

B) Echo

C) Sound

D) Volume

Answer

Correct Answer: A) Noise

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Responses that stop behavior in progress are

A) Negative feedback

B) Positive feedback

C) Criticism

D) Negative response

Answer

Correct Answer: A) Negative feedback

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Messages are the content of communication.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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Low-monitored feedback is sincere and spontaneous.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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The term used for the ability of proper communication for building and maintaining effective relationships.

A) Personal competence

B) Incompetence

C) Intrapersonal competence

D) Interpersonal competence

Answer

Correct Answer: D) Interpersonal competence

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Intra-personal communication is requiring-------

A) Single communicator

B) Dyad

C) Triads

D) Tetrads

Answer

Correct Answer: A) Single communicator

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A dynamic process occurring when a dyad is formed-------

A) Interpersonal communication

B) Intrapersonal communication

C) Written communication

D) Personal communication

Answer

Correct Answer: A) Interpersonal communication

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A person’s response to his or her own performance is called as

A) External feedback

B) Internal feedback

C) Monitored feedback

D) Gender feedback

Answer

Correct Answer: B) Internal feedback

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A dynamic process occurring when a dyad is formed-------

A) Interpersonal communication

B) Intrapersonal communication

C) Written communication

D) Personal communication

Answer

Correct Answer: A) Interpersonal communication

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A person’s response to his or her own performance is called as

A) External feedback

B) Internal feedback

C) Monitored feedback

D) Gender feedback

Answer

Correct Answer: B) Internal feedback

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Interaction model is a representation of communication as a ----------.

A) Feed-forward

B) Feed-backward

C) Back and forth-process

D) High-monitored feed-back

Answer

Correct Answer: C) Back and forth-process

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High-monitored feedback is feedback which is not sent intentionally.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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------ are socially constructed roles of members of a given society which are appropriate for men and women.

A) Gender

B) Population

C) Community

D) Team

Answer

Correct Answer: A) Gender

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A variant of feedback sent before message’s delivery to suggest something to follow is called

A) Feed-forward

B) Feed-backward

C) Positive feedback

D) Negative feedback

Answer

Correct Answer: A) Feed-forward

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Feedback is Information received in exchange for a -------- sent.

A) Email

B) Message

C) Signal

D) Response

Answer

Correct Answer: B) Message

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External feed-back is -------from others.

A) Signals

B) Responses

C) Suggestions

D) Symbols

Answer

Correct Answer: B) Responses

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Effect is the result of a communication gap.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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Dyad is interaction of --------

A) Two-person

B) Team-work

C) Solo work

D) Three-person

Answer

Correct Answer: A) Two-person

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---------- is the ability to understand the role cultural prescriptions play in shaping communication.

A) Complementary relationship

B) Cultural awareness

C) Diversity

D) Interactions

Answer

Correct Answer: B) Cultural awareness

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The setting in which communication takes place is known as

A) Effect

B) Context

C) Feed-forward

D) Communication

Answer

Correct Answer: B) Context

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A relationship based on differences in which the parties engage in opposite behaviors.

A) Symmetrical relationship

B) Individual relationship

C) Complementary relationship

D) Collective relationship

Answer

Correct Answer: C) Complementary relationship

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The unique blend of characteristics presented in both physical and online worlds is communication presence.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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Communication is a process involving both -------- and deliberate transfer

A) Accidental

B) Spontaneous

C) Casual

D) Secondary

Answer

Correct Answer: A) Accidental

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Message travels through a medium or passageway is called

A) Channel

B) Context

C) Decoding

D) Encoding

Answer

Correct Answer: A) Channel

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Interpersonal Communication Purpose MCQ

Gottman claims that _____________ is not the sign of a troubled relationship.

Communicators who want to set themselves apart from others adopt the strategy of __________.

Combinations of two or more expressions showing different emotions are called __________.

________ attraction is the force that draws people together to form relationships.

_______________ is the force that draws people together.

____________________ can cause major problems in both creating relationships and sustaining them.

When we are influenced in some way by an interaction, we are experiencing the ______.

______ is/are information we receive in response to messages we have sent.

Noise includes anything that interferes with or impedes our ability to send or receive a message.

When we are using retrospective sensemaking, we are making sense of our own behavior once it has occurred.

In a symmetrical relationship, the parties engage in opposite behaviors.

Intrapersonal communication occurs when you think or talk to yourself, but ______ communication occurs when you interact with another person.

In the ______ model, sending and receiving are depicted as simultaneous rather than distinctly separate acts.

Interpersonal communication is not something we can learn.

Feedback can be positive or negative.

John has the ability to communicate effectively with others. We call this interpersonal ______.

A representation of communication which shows source and receiver continually influence one another.

Example of a symmetrical relationship is when two parties mirror each other.

Role Duality is the simultaneous performance of the roles of sender and receiver by the members of a ------.

The ability to make sense of one’s own behavior is

Reasoned Sensemaking is the ability to -----and --------- for the behavior of a particular person.

Positive Feedback are responses that --------- behavior in progress.

-------- is a thing that interferes with or impedes the abil­ity to send or receive a message.

Responses that stop behavior in progress are

Messages are the content of communication.

Low-monitored feedback is sincere and spontaneous.

The term used for the ability of proper communication for building and maintaining effective relationships.

Intra-personal communication is requiring-------

A dynamic process occurring when a dyad is formed-------

A person’s response to his or her own performance is called as

A dynamic process occurring when a dyad is formed-------

A person’s response to his or her own performance is called as

Interaction model is a representation of communication as a ----------.

High-monitored feedback is feedback which is not sent intentionally.

------ are socially constructed roles of members of a given society which are appropriate for men and women.

A variant of feedback sent before message’s delivery to suggest something to follow is called

Feedback is Information received in exchange for a -------- sent.

External feed-back is -------from others.

Effect is the result of a communication gap.

Dyad is interaction of --------

---------- is the ability to understand the role cultural prescriptions play in shaping communication.

The setting in which communication takes place is known as

A relationship based on differences in which the parties engage in opposite behaviors.

The unique blend of characteristics presented in both physical and online worlds is communication presence.

Communication is a process involving both -------- and deliberate transfer

Message travels through a medium or passageway is called

-------- is a thing that interferes with or impedes the ability to send or receive a message.