Individual and Social Approaches to Communication MCQ
Individual and Social Approaches to Communication MCQ
1. Frances and Julie are in the middle of an argument. When Frances yells, so does Julie. Julie also cries every time Frances does. Which communication pattern are Frances and Julie demonstrating?
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Symmetrical
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2. A large body of research has been conducted to examine how men and women communicate. Which of the following statements reflects current findings?
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There are few differences between men and women based on sex alone.
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3. According to the communibiological approach, ______ influence(s) ______.
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Temperament and traits; communication behaviors
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4. Which of the following statements describes how millennial women compare to previous generations in the workplace?
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Millennial women are more assertive than previous generations were.
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5. Katrina is fairly quiet at the weekly company meeting. She is more concerned with being appropriate than sharing her thoughts. Katrina’s message design logic most likely resembles ______.
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Conventional logic
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6. Peter is known for being assertive with his colleagues. Many co-workers admire Peter and describe him as confident and ambitious. Peter’s colleagues have described him using ______ qualities.
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Agentic
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7. Ruth’s boss enjoys working with her. She describes Ruth as helpful and compassionate. In this example, Ruth has been described using ______ qualities.
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Communal
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8. What are four facets of transformational leadership?
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9. Sandy and Tim are having a discussion at work. Every time Tim demands, Sandy withdraws. This example most closely reflects which of the following communication patterns?
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Complementary pattern
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10. Lindsey often expresses her inner thoughts and feelings without attention to context. This message design logic most closely resembles ______.
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Expressive logic
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11. Transformational leadership is a style that seeks to inspire exceptional performance by using subordinates’_________ as a catalyst for transformation.
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Both
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12. Transactional leadership is a style to achieve solid, consistent performance from subordinates through a process of
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Bilateral exchange
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13. Symmetrical pattern is a pattern of communication in which the sender and receiver use _______ styles of communication
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Similar
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14. Standpoint is a position from which an individual views and understands
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World
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15. Sex is the biological similarity between males and females.
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False
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16. The belief that communication is a cooperative game in which participants pursue multiple goals is known as
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None of these
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17. Relationship level are __________ in a message that suggest how to interpret the message and the nature of the relationship between the communicators.
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Indicators
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18. Punctuation is the desire to understand _________ of communication.
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All of the above
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19. Actual evaluations of women as less effective than men.
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Prescriptive prejudice
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20. A belief about how communication should work is known as
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Message design logic
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21. Intellectual Stimulation includes challenging assumptions and encouraging new approaches
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True
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22. Intellectual Stimulation includes challenging assumptions and encouraging new approaches
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True
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23. Inspirational motivation is presenting employees with a
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Both
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24. Considering each individual’s needs and abilities while supporting development and mentoring efforts is known as
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Individualized consideration
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25. Serving as a role model for employees is called
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Idealized influence
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26. Genders include
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All of the above
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27. First-Order Change is changing the behaviors of individuals in a system.
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True
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28. Expressive logic is the belief that the purpose of communication is to express one’s
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All of the above
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29. Emotional intelligence is the ability to monitor _______ emotions
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Both
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30. ________ is the dilemma women face in leadership. If they behave in a stereotypically female manner they are viewed as ineffective. If they behave in a stereotypically male manner they are viewed as inappropriate.
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Double bind
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31. Digital communication is often verbal
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True
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32. Descriptive prejudice is a stereotype that women have _______ leadership potential than men
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Less
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33. The belief that communication is rule governed and that communicators should follow those rules is known as
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Conventional logic
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34. The actual symbols used in a message are known as
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Content level
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35. In complementary pattern of communication the sender and the receiver use _____ styles of communication.
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Differing
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36. Communibiological approach is an approach that assumes that ___________ temperaments and traits cause variations in the communication process.
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Neurobiological
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37. Communal qualities are stereotypically ________ qualities
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Female
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38. Agentic qualities are stereotypically _______ qualities
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Male
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