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Social Self Communicating Identity MCQ

Vision of self is a person’s theory of self, made up of _______ .

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Correct Answer: Both a & b

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The idea that our identities help us understand ourselves in relation to the world in which we live, and that the self is made up of self-esteem and identity is known as _______ .

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Correct Answer: Theory of self

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Spies use social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter to learn things about others.

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Correct Answer: True

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A perspective focusing on the way in which people’s identification with groups shapes their behavior is known as _______

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Correct Answer: Social identity theory

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Silent Generation people born in the United States between 1928 and 1945.

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Correct Answer: True

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Ideas guiding communication that are rooted in expectations about how males and females typically act in romantic or sexual interactions is related to _______ .

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Correct Answer: Sexual scripts

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Self-presentation is the things we do to portray a _______ of self.

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Correct Answer: Both a & b

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Self-fulfilling prophecy occurs when an expectation exists that an event will happen and a person behaves in a way .

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Correct Answer: True

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A theory that maintains that people have relationships to grow and extend their own selves is known as _______ .

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Correct Answer: Self-expansion theory

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A strategy addressing the receiver’s positive face while still accomplishing the task is known as _______ .

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Correct Answer: Positive politeness strategy

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The favorable image that people hope to portray to others and to have validated by others is known as ________ .

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Correct Answer: Positive face

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Politeness theory focuses on the specific ways that people manage and save face using communication .

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Correct Answer: True

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A set of tactics intended to save the receiver’s negative face while still accomplishing the task is known as _______ .

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Correct Answer: Negative politeness strategy

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The part of us that wants to be free from imposition and restraint and to have control over our own resources IS known as _______ .

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Correct Answer: Negative face

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Which generation was born in the United States between 1981 and 1996 ?

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Correct Answer: Millennials

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Interactors is used to describe a type of user of a social networking site .

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Correct Answer: True

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The process people use to project and maintain a positive image to others is known as _______ .

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Correct Answer: Identity management

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The person we think we are and the self we communicate to others is known as ______ .

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Correct Answer: Identity

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Greatest Generation people born in the United States between ______ .

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Correct Answer: 1910 and 1928.

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Going off-record strategy involves giving primary attention to face and little attention to task.

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Correct Answer: True

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A type of identity that reflects common ways that cohorts of people growing up at certain times in history see themselves is known as _______ .

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Correct Answer: Generational identity

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Which generation born in the United States between 1997 and 2016, who grew up immersed in communication technologies powered by smartphones ?

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Correct Answer: Generation Z

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Generation X born in the United States between _______ .

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Correct Answer: 1965 and 1980.

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Which type is used for a positive face that involves wanting to be included and accepted by others ?

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Correct Answer: Fellowship face

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Facework is the attempt to _________ and support the identity of other people.

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Correct Answer: Maintain our identity

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Goffman’s dramaturgical perspective is made up of the following conditions: ______.

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Correct Answer: All of these

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Face-validating acts are _______ that support an individual’s desired image.

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Correct Answer: Behavior

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Charles Horton Cooley’s belief that our identity is shaped by the feedback we receive from others is termed as ______.

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Correct Answer: Looking-glass self

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Face-threatening acts detract from an individual’s identity by threatening either that person’s positive or negative face desires.

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Correct Answer: True

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A term that describes the effort it takes to show a different emotion than the one being felt is known as _______ .

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Correct Answer: Emotional labor

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Self-expansion theory helps explain how identity influences the development of close relationships.

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Correct Answer: True

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People with high self-esteem tend to view their traits and behaviors in a positive light, while people with low self-esteem mostly see their traits as negative. This vision of self is best described in which theory?

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Correct Answer: Theory of self

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A perspective suggesting that the world is a stage, people are actors, and we enact performances geared for particular audiences is known as _______ .

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Correct Answer: Dramaturgical perspective

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Being part of Generation Z implies a particular connection to others; this reliance on others is often misunderstood as a preoccupation with one’s identity. Which statement implies this connection?

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Correct Answer: Communication through technology is seamless.

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Display rules are ________ of emotional expressions such as pretending you understood someone .

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Correct Answer: Both a & b

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According to the Telefónica Global Millennial Survey, which of the following is NOT a rule about image?

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Correct Answer: Change is not essential.

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From a communication perspective, images constitute reality, a concept not lost on advertisers, sports figures, celebrities, and even the general public. The use of images to create an identity is ______.

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Correct Answer: Heuristics

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Digital natives are individuals who grew up with smartphones; a term often associated with Generation Z.

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Correct Answer: True

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Which of the following is NOT a part of the communication theory of identity?

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Correct Answer: Picture frame/looking-glass frame

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Which of the correct statements about Decide not to engage in the face threatening act ?

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Correct Answer: Avoiding the topic so that a potential receiver’s face is not threatened.

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As Miles attempts to make friends, he often will seek out groups that explain themselves by referencing their gender, sexuality, religion, or some kind of narrow clique-like behavior. ______ is best described as the theory of how identity is linked to social groups.

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Correct Answer: Social identity theory

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Stella tells Jet directly that his constant use of “I’m sorry” is really frustrating and makes him look weak to her. This is an example of ______.

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Correct Answer: Bald on-record strategy

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Brown, Erikson, and other scholars agree that a universal quality of human beings is ______.

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Correct Answer: A sense of self

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Corrective facework is an effort to repair an identity damaged by something that was said or done.

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Correct Answer: True

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A person’s work environment will often shape how he or she displays his or her ideological beliefs. Which of the following is an example of emotional labor?

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Correct Answer: Hiding your anger by staying silent in response to a work colleague’s comments

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Competence face refers to presenting oneself as having positive characteristics such as ________ .

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Correct Answer: All of these

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Self-esteem refers to how positively or negatively others view us.

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Correct Answer: False

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Sam and Ric met at a coffee shop, where Ric was working. Over time, their interactions moved beyond Sam simply ordering coffee to where Sam and Ric began to know details about each other’s lives and could even ask questions about each other without prompting. If you were to meet them today, they would refer to each other as friends. Considering the communication theory of identity, the above identifies which frame?

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Correct Answer: Relationship frame

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Communication theory of identity focuses on how ________ .Identity construction can be viewed through four frames of identity .

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Correct Answer: Both a & b

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Identity is defined as ______.

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Correct Answer: The person we think we are and communicate to others

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________ refers to people who primarily use sites such as Facebook and Twitter to send one-to-many messages .

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Correct Answer: Broadcasters

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Which strategy involves primary attention to a task through direct communication, with little or no attention to helping the partner save face ?

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Correct Answer: Bald on-record strategy

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Baby Boomers is the generation born in the ______ between 1946 and 1965.

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Correct Answer: United States

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A form of online identity enhancement where people lie about their physical characteristics to seem more attractive is known as _______ .

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Correct Answer: Attractiveness deception

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