Linguistics MCQ

Linguistics

1. Amor vincit omnia means _____ .

Answer

Correct Answer: Love conquers all

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2. A high-high leader in the ohio state studies achieved the highest ratings with respect to ________.

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Correct Answer: Both employee performance and satisfaction

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3. A good leader will have followers who ______.

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Correct Answer: Are willing to comply with commands

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4. A ____________ outline is a detailed outline developed during the planning stage of a speech.

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Correct Answer: Preparation

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5. A ___________ speech shows the audience how to do something or how something operates.

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Correct Answer: Demonstration

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6. A __________ graph is best suited for showing comparisons between two or more items.

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Correct Answer: Bar

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7. A __________ graph is best suited for showing changes in statistics over time or space.

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Correct Answer: Line

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8. A ________ usually has a long life span and typically deals with regularly recurring tasks.

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Correct Answer: Committee

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9. Assuming your cultural traits are superior to all others is _______________.

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Correct Answer: Ethnocentrism

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10. __________ gives people job freedom and power to influence affairs in an organization.

Answer

Correct Answer: Empowerment

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11. __________ falls somewhere between impromptu and written or memorized deliveries.

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Correct Answer: Speaking extemporaneously

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12. __________ are especially valuable for showing an audience statistical trends and patterns.

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Correct Answer: Graphs

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13. _________ studied the self-fulfilled person and identified _________ characteristics.

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Correct Answer: Abraham Maslow; 15

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14. _________ points in an outline are of roughly equal importance and weight in the speech.

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Correct Answer: Coordinate

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15. _____ reflects whether members possess adequate information about their own task responsibilities.

Answer

Correct Answer: Decision informity

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16. _____ refers to an adverse feeling or opinion formed without regard for the facts.

Answer

Correct Answer: Prejudice

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17. _____ questioning helps leaders tap into the expertise and ideas of followers.

Answer

Correct Answer: Leader-centered

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18. _____ power is held by a manager who has control over the size of an employee's raise.

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Correct Answer: Reward

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19. _____ leadership is about creating better interpersonal processes for finding solutions.

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Correct Answer: Lateral

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20. _____ leadership invites colleagues at the same level to solve problems together.

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Correct Answer: Lateral

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21. _____ is the withholding of information about organizational problems or issues by employees.

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Correct Answer: Organizational silence

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22. _____ is a two-way process in which the communicator communicates with superiors and subordinates.

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Correct Answer: Reporting

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23. _____ involves delivering a specific message to an in-person audience.

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Correct Answer: Dyadic communication

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24. _____ claims that leaders form unique relationships with followers through social interactions.

Answer

Correct Answer: Leader-exchange theory

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25. A color that is almost gray has a low chroma, or __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Saturation

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26. ____ journalism caters to specialized interests of news consumers.

Answer

Correct Answer: Niche

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27. As a service provider, the key element in making your customer interactions successful is____

Answer

Correct Answer: To recognize how you tend to communicate by asking those who know you best for feedback

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28. The valedictorian speech should have ___________ points.

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Correct Answer: 3-5

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29. To achieve clarity in writing, use ______.

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Correct Answer: Natural-sounding language

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30. A(n) _____ organization is one in which no barriers to information flow exist.

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Correct Answer: Boundaryless organization.

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31. Wondra believed that _____________ is (are) what makes a successful employee.

Answer

Correct Answer: The human spirit

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32. When your general purpose is to ____________, you act as a teacher or lecturer.

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Correct Answer: Inform

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33. When you are selecting evidence to support your speech claims, you should make sure that _______

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the above

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34. When writing for multilingual audiences, you should __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Use slang and jargon.

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35. When writing a compare/contrast essay, the _____________ helps you create a focused argument.

Answer

Correct Answer: Thesis

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36. When using testimony, it is important to ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Is unbiased and objective. is qualified on the subject at hand.

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37. When the media chooses a particular slant, we say it is _____ the issue.

Answer

Correct Answer: Framing.

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38. When researching your topic, you want information that has currency. this means ____

Answer

Correct Answer: Information that is up to date

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39. When listeners assign meaning and make sense of what they heard, they have _____ the message.

Answer

Correct Answer: Understood

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40. When faced with the prospect of speaking anxiety, it is important to remember _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: The audience perceives that you are less nervous than you may feel

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41. When communicating, senders use __________ to verify that their meaning has been understood.

Answer

Correct Answer: Feedback

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42. When appropriately adapting messages to others, principle five suggests that you _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: You should write out your entire introduction and conclusion

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43. When an issue commands the media's attention, we say it is on the _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Political agenda

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44. When a tv show or film incorporates the product into the storyline they are engaging in __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Immersive advertising

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45. When a painters oil paint becomes too thick, he has to thin it with a __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Medium of turpentine

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46. When a leader is resolving disputes, he or she is engaging in ________ behaviors.

Answer

Correct Answer: Interaction-facilitation

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47. Walther's sip theory describes ___________________ through computer-mediated communication.

Answer

Correct Answer: Relationship development

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48. Visionary leaders are leaders who guide by ________.

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Correct Answer: Articulating a vision of the future

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49. Using the term firefighter rather than fireman is an example of ____________ language.

Answer

Correct Answer: Gender-neutral

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50. Using acronyms online such as ilysm or oomp demonstrates ____________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Convergence

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51. Tweeting and blogging are ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Done only by journalists of small local papers

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52. Today, the basic management functions include ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Planning, organizing, leading, and controlling

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53. To produce a control break report, the records must be arranged, or sorted, in _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Control field order

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54. To help avoid the dangers of charisma, leaders should reduce _______

Answer

Correct Answer: Power distance

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55. To generate ideas for topics, use word association; it's a kind of ___________ technique.

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Correct Answer: Brainstorming

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56. To create change, transformational leaders ______________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Become strong role models for their followers

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57. To be effective, business messages should __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Show your readers how they will benefit from responding to your message

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58. The village voice and the now-defunct berkeley barb are examples of the _____ press.

Answer

Correct Answer: Underground

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59. The vietnam war initiated the growth of ________ journalism.

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Correct Answer: Adversarial

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60. The transfer of both information and meaning between senders and receivers is known as __________.

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Correct Answer: Communication

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61. The study of how language is actually used in particular contexts is known as _____.

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Correct Answer: Pragmatics

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62. The statement "young men are reckless" reflects a(n) _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Stereotype

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63. The servant leader shows commitment to people through _______, _______, and _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Access; communication; support.

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64. The receiver _____ the symbols to interpret the meaning of the message.

Answer

Correct Answer: Decodes.

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65. The primary emphasis of supportive communication is to avoid __________.

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Correct Answer: Defensiveness and disconfirmation

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66. The most important concern of criminal justice agencies is on ________ and _______ issues.

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Correct Answer: Political, Public

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67. The most effective communicators speak at a rate of _______ words per minute.

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Correct Answer: 120

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68. The more impersonal the interaction between people, the more likely they will __________.

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Correct Answer: Respond to each other according to social roles

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69. The message transfer model of communication portrays human communication as a ________ process.

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Correct Answer: Linear

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70. The media's horse-race coverage of political campaigns focuses on __________.

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Correct Answer: Who is ahead, who is behind, and who is gaining

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71. The leader-participation model focuses on ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: The way decisions are made by the leader Correct

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72. The leader who stimulates high standards and champions dedication to vision is a _____ leader

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Correct Answer: Level 4

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73. The key to effective communication is ______.

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Correct Answer: All of the above.

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74. The informal organizational network through which unofficial information flows is called _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: The grapevine.

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75. The informal communication network in an organization is ________.

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Correct Answer: Characterized by ambiguity

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76. The indus people were _____.

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Correct Answer: Speaking people

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77. The idea of complementarity is that we are attracted to people who _____.

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Correct Answer: We are attracted to people who are opposite from ourselves on certain qualities and needs

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78. The first sign that a relationship is coming apart is known as the ________________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Circumscribing stage

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79. The ____________ is the longest and most important part of the speech.

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Correct Answer: Body

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80. The ________ amendment assures protection to both honest and dishonest speakers.

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Correct Answer: First

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81. Snap judgments become particularly problematic when they are based on __________.

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Correct Answer: Stereotyping

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82. One of the barriers to effective listening is prejudgment. this refers to ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Focusing on the content of the message.

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83. Of all leadership variables, _____ leadership is the one most universally endorsed across cultures.

Answer

Correct Answer: Transformational

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84. Nonverbally, women __________ more than men.

Answer

Correct Answer: Make less eye contact.

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85. Nonverbal signals can ________ a verbal message.

Answer

Correct Answer: Strengthen

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86. Nonverbal behavior that communicates liking and engenders feelings of pleasure is called _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Immediacy

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87. Noise, distractions, and filters are all types of communication ______________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Barriers .

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88. Most business messages today aim for a(n) ________ tone.

Answer

Correct Answer: Conversational

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89. Medical knowledge possessed by doctors results in their ______ power.

Answer

Correct Answer: Expert

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90. Media attention and emphasis are not given to _____ in election campaign coverage.

Answer

Correct Answer: Socialism

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91. Managers with ________ skills have the ability to communicate with a wide range of employees.

Answer

Correct Answer: Interpersonal

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92. Management training programs, mentoring programs, and coaching systems are examples of ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Mentoring

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93. Leaders like jack ma lead for ______ by inspiring their employees and modeling desired behaviors.

Answer

Correct Answer: Meaningfulness

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94. Leaders having a(n) _____ conflict management style are highly assertive and not very cooperative.

Answer

Correct Answer: Competinge.

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95. Latin and old english syntax relied upon _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Word endings

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96. Keeping morale high and managing conflict is part of the ________ function.

Answer

Correct Answer: Motivating.

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97. A(n) _____________ is essentially a conversation in front of an audience.

Answer

Correct Answer: Panel discussion

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98. According to aristotle, tragedy revolves around the tragic hero or heroines __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Reversal of fortune from good to bad

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99. Generally, typical listeners retain _____ of what they hear.

Answer

Correct Answer: 20-50 percent

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100. Feeling ______ is one reason many people have anxiety about public speaking.

Answer

Correct Answer: Different

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101. Complementary nonverbal communication __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Adds nuances of meaning not communicated in the verbal message

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102. A speech to _________ asks for intellectual agreement and action of some sort.

Answer

Correct Answer: Actuate

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103. A set of tools to approach difficult conversations are known as __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Supportive communication principles

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104. A live singing performance allows the audience to perceive ________ forms of communication.

Answer

Correct Answer: Verbal, body language, and verbal intonation

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105. ______ represents a phonetic difference (but not a phonemic difference).

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Correct Answer: The

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106. ______ leadership helps employees pursue organizational goals over self-interests.

Answer

Correct Answer: Transformational

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107. ______ is the quality of a conclusion that makes a speech "sound finished."

Answer

Correct Answer: Closure

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108. ______ is the power to determine which news stories are covered and which are not.

Answer

Correct Answer: Gatekeeping

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109. ______ is likely to cause a semantic barrier to communication.

Answer

Correct Answer: Jargon

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110. ______ is a mass communication channel.

Answer

Correct Answer: World wide web

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111. ______ are detailed points of focus for developing your central idea.

Answer

Correct Answer: Main Ideas

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112. ______ are abstractions of reality that explain how things work.

Answer

Correct Answer: Mental Models

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113. _____ suggest that leaders are born, not made.

Answer

Correct Answer: Great person theories of leadership

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114. Linguistic semantics deals primarily with the _____ of words.

Answer

Correct Answer: Structure or influence.

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115. Correct verbal communication during an interview includes _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the above

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116. Communication is used to satisfy instrumental goals, which means ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Getting people to behave the way we want them to

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117. Communication as the means of coming to know who we are is known as satisfying ________ needs.

Answer

Correct Answer: Identity

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118. In companies with excellence as a guiding purpose, _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Managers and employees are treated as valuable resources.

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119. In a(n) _____ network, information flows to and from one central member of the group.

Answer

Correct Answer: Wheel

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120. In the communication process, the feedback phase is initiated by the _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Receiver

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121. In step three of the listening process you must _________________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Assign meaning

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122. In persuading a(n) ____ audience, speakers may ethically take a one-sided approach to the topic.

Answer

Correct Answer: Apathetic

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123. In high-context cultures, ________ media are often more effective than ________ ones.

Answer

Correct Answer: Oral, written

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124. In general, traditional news organizations ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the above

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125. The conclusion should be about _______ of the length of the entire speech.

Answer

Correct Answer: 10 percent

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126. Online newspapers can be delivered through _____ to news readers.

Answer

Correct Answer: RSS

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127. One way a person could acquire referent power is by _________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Consistently resolving disputes in a fair and constructive manner.

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128. President franklin roosevelt delivered weekly radio addresses known as _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Fireside chats.

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129. Presenting someone else's ideas or other creative product as your own is termed ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Ethics.

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130. Presentation aids are effective because we depend on _____ more than all the other senses combined.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hearing

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131. Political scientists link fdr's fireside chats to the rise of _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: The personal presidency

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132. Planning conferences are ____________ formal meetings attended by a team of relevant professionals.

Answer

Correct Answer: Sometimes

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133. Pilars conversation with miguel can best be described as ______ communication.

Answer

Correct Answer: Magazines and checks voicemail.

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134. People in monochronic cultures __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Compartmentalize time

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135. People from _________________ cultures often see time as flexible.

Answer

Correct Answer: Ambivalent.

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136. Penny press newspapers such as the new york sun ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Favored human-interest stories

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137. Paying attention to nonverbal communication can ________________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Elp you be an effective listener

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138. Paternalistic and maternalistic use both ______ and ______ but never combine the two.

Answer

Correct Answer: 1, 9 and 9, 1.

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139. The fear of misunderstanding or misrepresenting messages spoken by other people is part of _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Receiver apprehension

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140. The fcc repealed _____ in 1983, treating media as a private commodity rather than as a public good.

Answer

Correct Answer: The fairness doctrine

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141. Journalism critics say the quest for balance presents some problems, including ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the options are correct.

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142. Jack welch, former ceo of ge, states, with respect to vision, that leaders must___________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Inspire a shared vision, articulate clear stretch goals, and hire the right people to carry out the goal

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143. Interpretive journalism can be described as _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: A style that seeks to place events within a larger historical or social context

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144. In the study of time, the social clock __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Determines

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145. Communication often ____________, or combines, verbal and nonverbal messages.

Answer

Correct Answer: Integrates

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146. ____________ is the audience's perception of how qualified a speaker is to speak on a given topic.

Answer

Correct Answer: Credibility

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147. Evidence indicates that transformational leadership is strongly correlated with ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Lower turnover rates and higher levels of productivity and creativity

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148. Empowerment is most likely to create disharmony and dysfunction when workers _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Lack a clear perception of the boundaries of empowerment

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149. Dyadic interaction is sometimes considered identical to __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Intrapersonal communication

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150. During a speech, projected information should be in a times new roman, no smaller than____pt.

Answer

Correct Answer: 30

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151. Design your slides so that you'll be able to _____ if you are presenting virtually via computer.

Answer

Correct Answer: Direct the audience to slide content by pointing with your voice

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152. Creons argument that he is older and wiser than his son is an example of __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Ethos

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153. Creon relies on __________ to make his argument.

Answer

Correct Answer: Ethos

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154. The area of nonverbal communication known as kinesics involves ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Body position and movement

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155. ____________________ refers to how we communication to ourselves.

Answer

Correct Answer: Intrapersonal communication

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156. His time running this half marathon was _______ compared to his past performances.

Answer

Correct Answer: Abysmal

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157. The 21st-century economy depends mainly on ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Information and knowledge

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158. The statement "i've got to tell you something" is an example of __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Feedworward

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159. In 1996, rupert murdoch launched _____; then _____, was developed as a counterpoint.

Answer

Correct Answer: Fox News, a network with a conservative slant; MSNBC, a network with a liberal spin

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160. Ideally, a chain network should be used when ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Accuracy of information is most important

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161. How-to speeches would likely appeal to ________________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Action-oriented listeners

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162. Holding hands near or over the mouth may present problems for those who _______

Answer

Correct Answer: Rely on reading lips to understand messages

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163. Historically, objectivity became valuable for newspapers and journalists because ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Offending the smallest number of people meant earning the largest profit

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164. By communicating pleasure, affection, and inclusion, we satisfy our ____________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Social needs

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165. Between 2003 and 2011, approximately ______ journalists died covering the war in iraq.

Answer

Correct Answer: 150

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166. Being the last of a long line of speakers refers to __________ context.

Answer

Correct Answer: Temporal

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167. Begin analyzing your presentation's purpose with _____ in mind.

Answer

Correct Answer: A specific outcome

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168. Before communication can take place, a ________ is required.

Answer

Correct Answer: Purpose

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169. Audiences tend to listen more carefully during the ____________ of a speech.

Answer

Correct Answer: Beginning and ending

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170. Artifactual communication would include __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Jewelry

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171. Aristotle defined ________ as persuasion relying upon the credibility of the speaker.

Answer

Correct Answer: Ethos

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172. An informative speech about an event typically follows the ______ pattern of organization.

Answer

Correct Answer: Chronological

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173. An ethical speaker is conscious of ________ values.

Answer

Correct Answer: The audience's

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174. Adaptive selling frequently requires _________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Complex behavioral adjustments to fit individual customer needs

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175. Active listeners do all of the following things except ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Filter out emotional cues

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176. According to your textbook, a(n) __________ is an imaginary story that makes a general point.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hypothetical example

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177. According to the text, ______ percent of college students admit to having cheated at least once.

Answer

Correct Answer: 75 to 98

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178. According to the attribution theory of leadership, a person aiming to be a leader has to ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Shape the perception that he or she could be a leader

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179. According to one of the rubrics, eye contact for a persuasive speech should be ________________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Direct

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180. According to kotter, companies manage complexity in all the following ways except _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Lobbying

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181. The ability to conduct meetings while being geographically separated is known as __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Teleconferencing

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182. Greek rhetorician aristotle used the term ______ to refer to a speakers credibility.

Answer

Correct Answer: Ethos

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183. For complex problems, a(n) _____ network is most effective for swift, accurate problem resolution.

Answer

Correct Answer: Decentralized

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184. Giant superstore bookstores typically carry no more than _______ different titles.

Answer

Correct Answer: 150,000

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185. For intercultural communication to take place, cultural differences must be ____________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Salient

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186. Fiedlers model uses the _________ scale to measure a persons leadership style.

Answer

Correct Answer: Least preferred coworker

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187. Citizen journalism is a distinguishing feature of ____ that is more interactive and participatory.

Answer

Correct Answer: Digital media

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188. Chimamanda ngozi adichie's concept of the single story can also be described as __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Stereotyping

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189. Focusing on __________ can make your communication efforts more effective.

Answer

Correct Answer: Clarifying expectations and responsibilities

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190. Communication skills are vital to civic life because __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Our society is socially diverse in nature

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191. Tolerating ambiguity means ______________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Accepting more uncertainty than usual

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192. ____________________ is the primary code humans use to communicate.

Answer

Correct Answer: Language

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193. __________ serve to divide your territory from that of others.

Answer

Correct Answer: Boundary markers

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194. Liars tend to have more _____________than truth-tellers

Answer

Correct Answer: Pauses

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195. When dividing a heading in an outline, it should be divided into __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Two or more parts

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196. When attempting to communicate a written message persuasively, it is desirable that ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: The receiver has an information overload

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197. The egyptian alphabet consisted of more than ______ hieroglyphs.

Answer

Correct Answer: 700

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198. Of all the kinds of speechmaking, __________ speaking is the most complex and the most challenging.

Answer

Correct Answer: Persuasive

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199. Selecting goals and ways to attain them refers to _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Planning

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200. An effective speech should be organized around ______ main points.

Answer

Correct Answer: Two or three

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201. The derogatory term journalists use for pr professionals, "flack" is derived from _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: A military term that means an antiaircraft artillery shell or protective military jacket

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202. Pr agents sometimes manipulate journalists by _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Blocking press access to key company executives, giving information first to journalists who are likely to cast a story in a favorable light, cutting off a reporter's access to key sources if that journalist has written unfavorably about a client and promoting publicity as news

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203. Margaret bourke-white was known for her work as a ______ photographer.

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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204. Touch ethic is determined by ________________

Answer

Correct Answer: Culture

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205. Transactional leaders are leaders who guide by ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Offering rewards to followers

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206. The first step in the speechmaking process is ______, and the last step is ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Analyzing the audience; practicing delivery of the speech

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207. The all-channel network is practiced most commonly in ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Self managed teams

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208. Semantic barriers to communication involve __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: A poor choice or use of words and mixed messages

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209. Revised path-goal theory indicates to managers that they must consider _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Modifying their leadership style to fit employee and task characteristics

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210. Research shows that followers seek and admire leaders who create feelings of _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Significanc

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211. Persuasion is a psychological process in which listeners engage in a __________ with the speaker.

Answer

Correct Answer: Mental dialogue

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212. Organizational silence occurs when _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Employees believe that telling managers about problems will not make a difference

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213. In the situational leadership theory (slt), readiness is defined as ________ to perform a task.

Answer

Correct Answer: Both the ability and willingness

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214. At birth, babies can detect _____ of the contrasting sounds in _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: All; all human languages

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215. Abc company has established an explicit ethics policy by developing ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: A code of ethics

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216. A speech of ____________ is the most straightforward type of informative speech.

Answer

Correct Answer: Description

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217. __________ is a disagreement over issues of substance and/or an emotional antagonism.

Answer

Correct Answer: Conflict

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218. _____ means being unpretentious and modest rather than arrogant and prideful.

Answer

Correct Answer: Humility

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219. _____ can be used to promote organizational goals and help rather than hinder other employees.

Answer

Correct Answer: Office politics

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220. A local station that broadcasts national network programming is called a(an) ________ station.

Answer

Correct Answer: Affiliate

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221. Early talkers produce an average of ________ words at 21 months of age.

Answer

Correct Answer: 475

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222. All of the following are types of details except __________. spatial facts examples anecdotes

Answer

Correct Answer: Spatial.

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223. Behavioral theories of leadership focused on ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Who effective leaders

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224. Most people tend to ______ when conveying bad news or negative feedback.

Answer

Correct Answer: Avoid eye contact

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225. In order to help an interviewer remember you, it is recommended to __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Tell a compelling story about yourself

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226. If you need to provide a product demonstration during your presentation, you should use ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: A prop

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227. You should always arrive to an interview _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Wear bright, flashy clothes

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228. Women tend to be stereotyped as being ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Task-oriented.

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229. When your intended message is sent accurately in the least amount of time, you are a(n) _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Efficient

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230. Transformational leaders are leaders who guide by ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Inspiring followers

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231. To support the other promotional efforts, firms use _____ to generate free media attention.

Answer

Correct Answer: Public Relations

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232. The most important selection bias in news is the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Television

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233. Servant leadership reflects the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Use of empathy, listening and persuasion by leaders

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234. Research indicates that audiences prefer speeches that contain _______ main points.

Answer

Correct Answer: Two to seven.

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235. Most local newspapers get their national news from ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Wire services

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236. Most adults operate at level _____ of personal moral development.

Answer

Correct Answer: Believing in a higher purpose

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237. Journalists at the ________ led to the exposure of the watergate scandal.

Answer

Correct Answer: Journalists at the Washington Post

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238. Informative speeches about concepts are usually arranged in __________ order.

Answer

Correct Answer: Topical

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239. In the perception process, _____ is the process of attaching meaning to new knowledge.

Answer

Correct Answer: Organization

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240. In routine messages, the primary message should ______ words.

Answer

Correct Answer: Not exceed ten.

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241. Google news and real clear politics are good examples of ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: News aggregators

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242. Don draper holds _________________ over conrad hilton.

Answer

Correct Answer: Expert power.

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243. A leader demonstrates integrity by __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Doing the right thing, even when others are not around

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244. A ____________ identifies the main points to be discussed in the body of the speech.

Answer

Correct Answer: Preview statement

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245. Supporting material illustrates main points by ______ the speaker's main ideas.

Answer

Correct Answer: Verifying

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246. The _____ is an organization's set of procedures, rules, and policies.

Answer

Correct Answer: Formal authority system

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247. Antigone's tragic flaw is __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Tragic hero

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248. The least preferred co-worker (lpc) questionnaire is used to measure whether ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: A leader is task- or relationship-oriented

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249. A speech about ______ is an informative speech that discusses anything you can see or touch.

Answer

Correct Answer: Objects

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250. An appeal to action is most appropriate in the conclusion of a(n) __________ speech.

Answer

Correct Answer: Persuasive.

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251. Yesterday i ____ my parents make dinner.

Answer

Correct Answer: Helped

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252. Yesterday i ____ my bicycle to school.

Answer

Correct Answer: Rode

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253. Who is ____________ , sara or janet?

Answer

Correct Answer: It

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254. When you make personal connections to a piece of fiction, you _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Use your own experiences to better understand characters, events, and ideas

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255. When i was young, i always took my teachers for ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Granted

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256. When editing your essay for verb tense, it is important to _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Make time shifts only after your topic has been fully explained

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257. When delegating a task, it is important to _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Report everything that is expected of the person

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258. What is _____ is not necessarily _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Unethical, illegal

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259. We choose friends for their __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Personal qualities

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260. Two forms of the same word are called _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Doublets

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261. Too busy for her own good, sarah _______ about drinking enough water.

Answer

Correct Answer: Was negligent

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262. Tone is created by __________ and __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Diction . . . syntax

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263. The word rhetoric means using ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: The art of speaking or writing effectively

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264. The subject of something you read is called its ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Topic

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265. The secretary apologized to the prime minister ________ late to the meeting.

Answer

Correct Answer: For being

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266. The reviewer of a book review must _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Evaluate

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267. The problem in a play is the _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Complication

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268. The passive voice can be effectively used to ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Create an impersonal tone

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269. The language you use in discussing a serious topic is called _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Formal usage

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270. The four types of subjects discussed in this lesson are singular, plural, compound, and __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Collective

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271. The __________ is used for an event that has been completed before the present moment in time.

Answer

Correct Answer: Simple past

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272. Only use statistics from __________ sources.

Answer

Correct Answer: Reliable

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273. One reason for the narrator's despair is _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: She wants to write but is not allowed to do anything.

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274. Newspaper articles tell who, what, when, where, and why in the _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: First sentence

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275. Julia _______ in the garden

Answer

Correct Answer: Is working

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276. In nectar in a sieve, _____ is an example of a round character. select all that apply.

Answer

Correct Answer: Both A & B

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277. Imagery is designed to __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Create sensory details

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278. Imagery in literary nonfiction refers to __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Description that appeals to the five senses

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279. I work at my ____ store every evening.

Answer

Correct Answer: Mom and dad's

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280. I ______ gotten to the hotel two hours ago, but my flight was delayed.

Answer

Correct Answer: Should have

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281. I ______ back to my office after i saw the rain.

Answer

Correct Answer: Am walking

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282. How much is the _____ on that loan?

Answer

Correct Answer: Principle

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283. He ________ a complete change in the appearance of the compound by cooling it.

Answer

Correct Answer: Effected

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284. Goldsmith did not write _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: A short-story entitled The Idler

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285. Give the candy to dave and ___

Answer

Correct Answer: Me

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286. Form the possessive of plural nouns that do not end in s by adding _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: 's

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287. For all ______, the test is over.

Answer

Correct Answer: Intensive porpoises

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288. Fish is to water as a _____ is to air.

Answer

Correct Answer: Bird

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289. Even after weeks of thought, he just didn't know how to ______ his wrong.

Answer

Correct Answer: Right

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290. English is related to _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Sanskrit

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291. Endings are added to _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Roots

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292. During an interview, your _____ can be as influential as your skills and abilities.

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the above

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293. Complete the following sentence: your attitudes are your ___________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Best defense

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294. Communication is an interaction between a sender and receiver involving a transfer of _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Information

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295. Communicating through e-mail provides ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: A cheaper alternative to the conventional communication through letters

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296. Colloquial english is _____

Answer

Correct Answer: Conversational idiom

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297. Argumentative writing is a type of expository prose which _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Tries to convince the reader

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298. Application letters are considered to be ____________________ messages.

Answer

Correct Answer: Persuasive

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299. Angry birds is an example of a(n) ______ game.

Answer

Correct Answer: Casual

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300. An original work or a scientist's experiment is called a _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Primary source

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301.

Read the selection below from the short story "The Pit and the Pendulum" by Edgar Allan Poe and complete the statement that follows.

Down—steadily down it crept. I took a frenzied pleasure in contrasting its downward with its lateral velocity. To the right—to the left—far and wide—with the shriek of a damned spirit! to my heart with the stealthy pace of the tiger! I alternately laughed and howled, as the one or the other idea grew predominant.

all of the following stylistic devices appear in the passage above except __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Internal rhyme

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302. After you are done taking notes from a speaker, you should _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Review your notes and clarify

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303. After reading a scene in a drama, it is important to _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Summarize it

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304. A(n) __________ phrase can only function as an adjective.

Answer

Correct Answer: Participial

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305. A critical listener should ____________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Examine evidence and reasoning

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306. A ________ is a verb that has been changed into a noun or an adjective.

Answer

Correct Answer: Camouflaged verb

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307. ________ communication consists of messages sent outside of the written or spoken word.

Answer

Correct Answer: Nonverbal

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308. _____ is necessary for communication to be considered two-way.

Answer

Correct Answer: Feedback

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309. Language is more _____________ and _____________ than nonverbal communication.

Answer

Correct Answer: Finite; rigid

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310. Generally, people use facial management techniques to __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Enable them to express feelings while achieving desired effects

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311. All of the following are elements of the interpersonal communication process except ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Jargon

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312. The _____ is an organizations set of procedures, rules, and policies.

Answer

Correct Answer: Formal authority system

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313. Communication as ________ is the oldest and most simplistic of the models of human communication.

Answer

Correct Answer: Action

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314. Feedback is more likely to be destructive than constructive when it is ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Judgmental.

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315. Graphical elements that precede each item in a list are known as ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Bullets

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316. Leaders want ________ who are productive, reliable, honest, cooperative, proactive, and flexible.

Answer

Correct Answer: Followers

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317. Nightly panels of experts and pundits on television network news __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Have as much impact on public opinion as reports from the field

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318. People with an external locus of control tend to be more satisfied with _____ leadership styles.

Answer

Correct Answer: Directive and Supportive

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319. Persuasive speeches on questions of __________ argue for or against particular courses of action.

Answer

Correct Answer: Policy.

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320. The ""great person"" theory is another name for the ____ theory of leadership.

Answer

Correct Answer: Trait

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321. According to your book, the most central element in all aspects of preparing your speech is _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Considering your audience

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322. Problem-solution order is most appropriate for organizing __________ speeches.

Answer

Correct Answer: Persuasive

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323. Using __________ is the best way to pull listeners into your speeches.

Answer

Correct Answer: Extended examples

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324. Using expert testimony is an excellent way to lend __________ to your speeches.

Answer

Correct Answer: Credibility

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325. The key to the fiedler contingency model of leadership is to match ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Leadership style and situation

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326. The source for crowdsourcing is most often _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: The online community

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327. The two primary types of grapevine communication networks are _____ chains.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cluster and gossip.

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328. The individual performer is a _____; whereas, the manager has to be a(n) _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Specialist; generalist

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329. Parallelism, antithesis, and repetition are recommended ways to create _____ in a presentation.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cadence

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330. As observed by robert e. kelley, _____ is an essential quality of effective followers.

Answer

Correct Answer: Commitment.

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331. The __________ is used in the book to illustrate avoiding potentially bad news or communication.

Answer

Correct Answer: Ostrich effect

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332. The __________ expresses precisely what you hope to accomplish with your speech

Answer

Correct Answer: Specific purpose

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333. A(n) ________ leader in path-goal theory often makes decisions collectively with followers.

Answer

Correct Answer: Participative

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334. Accomplished speakers consider __________ ?the very life of the speech.?

Answer

Correct Answer: Examples

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335. The ________ theory is a contingency theory that focuses on followers' readiness.

Answer

Correct Answer: Situational Leadership Theory

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336. Successful business leaders are not like other people. successful business leaders ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Are accurately described by all of these

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337. In nonverbal communication, the term _____ refer to movements of the body and face.

Answer

Correct Answer: Kinesics

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338. The transactional view of interpersonal communication __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Is an exchange of money

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339. Hearing is a ______process, and listening is a ______process

Answer

Correct Answer: Physiological

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340. Using _____ helps subordinate the refusal in a bad-news message.

Answer

Correct Answer: Abstract nouns

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341. For a manager, communication is important because __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Everything a manager does involves communication

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342. When you send large attachments, you are not _____________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Considering the needs of others

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343. Who, what, when, where, and why are elements of _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Historic events

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344. When a story is told from the _____, the narrator takes part in the action of the story.

Answer

Correct Answer: First-person point of view

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345. The __________ is the key to finding information in the library.

Answer

Correct Answer: Catalogue

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346. The ______ is a one-sentence summary of the speech content.

Answer

Correct Answer: Thesis Statement

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347. If you have a question about ______________ the best place to find the answer is in the dictionary.

Answer

Correct Answer: Pronunciation

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348. Privacy concerns dictate that _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: You always enter mass email addresses into the BCc

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349. Persuasive speeches deal primarily with questions of value, fact and ________________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Policy

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350. The interpersonal communication process begins with ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: The sender

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351. _____ and reporting are two major dimensions of ethical communication.

Answer

Correct Answer: Transparency

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352. All of the following are sources of leader power except ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Status

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353. A pronounced characteristic of an entrepreneurial leader is _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: A sensible risk taking approach

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354. Radio quiz shows and comedy shows were most popular in the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: 1930s

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355. In the context of teamwork, _____ directly states that collaboration is better than competition.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cooperation theory

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356. In influence sharing, the manager adopts the _________ style.

Answer

Correct Answer: Consultation

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357. Hawthorne most famously explored the effects of guilt in his novel _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: The Scarlet Letter

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358. Fiedler would expect that the best leadership style was a function of ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Leader-member relations, task structure, and position power

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359. Early leadership trait research looked to find characteristics that might ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Differentiate leaders from non leaders

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360. Developing ______________ skills helps you improve communication with yourself.

Answer

Correct Answer: Intrapersonal

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361. Critics of cnn say it too often engages in ethnocentrism because ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: It tells international stories from a largely American point of view

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362. Creating goodwill is especially important in the introduction of a(n) __________ speech.

Answer

Correct Answer: Persuasive

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363. Charismatic leadership is now considered part of ______ leadership.

Answer

Correct Answer: Transformational

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364. An important benefit of flat organizational structures is that ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Decision makers can react more quickly to market changes

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365. An assumption of the linear model of communication is the belief that _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Messages are clear to the audience regardless of their own ages, experiences, and interpretations

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366. According to the fiedler contingency model, high managerial control is characterized by ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: High task structure , good leader-member relations, and strong position power

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367. According to kotter, management and leadership are considered to be _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Complementary to each other

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368. A(n) ________ leader in path-goal theory does little but set challenging goals for followers.

Answer

Correct Answer: Achievement-oriented

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369. A leader is responsible for __________

Answer

Correct Answer: Making sure that all the work on a project gets done

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370. A consultative leader _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Confers with the group before making a decision

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371. _______ is not a relationship-oriented behavior.

Answer

Correct Answer: Political maneuvering

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372. ______ is(are) conscious efforts to affect and change a specific behavior in others.

Answer

Correct Answer: Influence tactics

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373. _____ represents the heart of transformational leadership.

Answer

Correct Answer: Strategic vision

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374. _____ power is based in the ability of the leader to do such things as recommend promotions.

Answer

Correct Answer: Reward

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375. _____ is a leadership philosophy characterized by an absence of managerial decision making.

Answer

Correct Answer: Laissez-faire

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376. _____ are most important at the top management level.

Answer

Correct Answer: Conceptual skills

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377. In performing a flip test to generate topics, you _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Scan magazines and jot down interesting topics

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378. _______ is about coping with complexity and ______ is about coping with change.

Answer

Correct Answer: Management; leadership

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379. ____ predict future project status and progress based on past information and trends.

Answer

Correct Answer: Forecasts

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380. The communication function of organizations that is used to accomplish tasks is called _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Production

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381. The emotional expression function of communication involves ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Members of the organization showing their satisfaction and frustrations

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382. The __________ contains a list of all the resources owned by the library.

Answer

Correct Answer: Catalogue

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383. Becoming a leader requires the following skills except ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Charismatic

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384. All organizations need _____ to achieve high performance.

Answer

Correct Answer: Diversity of thought

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385. All of the following prefixes mean in or into except _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Ir

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386. A ______ is anything tangible that helps communicate an idea to an audience.

Answer

Correct Answer: Presentation aid.

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387. Your firm's attorney has ________ power when giving legal advice.

Answer

Correct Answer: Expert

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388. The grapevine is _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Used by employees when threatened or insecure

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389. You have the right to examine and copy exposure and __________ records.

Answer

Correct Answer: Medical

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390. When the general purpose of your speech is to __________ , you act primarily as an advocate.

Answer

Correct Answer: Persuade

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391. When speakers give an opinion to support their speech topic, it is an example of _____ evidence.

Answer

Correct Answer: Soft

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392. __________ lets you know how your message is being received.

Answer

Correct Answer: Feedback

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393. As you research, verify the facts you find by consulting __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Multiple sources

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394. A typical index _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Lists topics or names in a book alphabetically, lists page numbers for the locations of topics, usually appears at the end of a book

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395. One of the wisest things a manager can do about the grapevine is ____________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Understand the social and communication networks the employees use to do their work

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396. Transformational leadership is positively associated with all the following except _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Less commitment to organizational change

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397. The path-goal theory sees the job of an effective leader as ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Clearing the path between followers and their goals

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398. Within organizations, leaders are needed to ________ and managers are needed to ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Inspire organizational members; oversee day-to-day operations

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399. A democratic style of leadership is useful when all team members __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Need to feel involved

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400. ________ is the power that arises because of a person's desirable resources or personal traits.

Answer

Correct Answer: Referent power

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401. Of all leadership variables, _____ leadership has the strongest and most beneficial effects.

Answer

Correct Answer: Transformational

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402. House's revision of his theory puts more emphasis on the need for leaders to foster _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Intrinsic motivation through empowerment.

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403. Business communication 1.0 tends to be __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Intrusive

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404. Fiedler assumed a person's leadership style ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Fixed

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405. Charismatic leaders are often _____ than transactional leaders.

Answer

Correct Answer: Less predictable

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406. According to the 10 characteristics of servant leadership, stewardship is _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Taking responsibility for the leadership role

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407. A restaurant review published in the local newspaper is an example of __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Publicity

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408. A participative leadership style works well with subordinates who ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Have an internal locus of control

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409. A _____ perspective is that the leader's behavior is profoundly influenced by the situation.

Answer

Correct Answer: Contingency leadership

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410. _____ and _____ proposed a two dimensional leadership theory called the managerial grid.

Answer

Correct Answer: Blake; Mouton

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411. The use of ________ represents a fundamental shift in business communication.

Answer

Correct Answer: Social media.

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412. The skills approach takes a _____________ on leadership, like the trait approach.

Answer

Correct Answer: Leader-centered perspective

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413. Static evaluation is the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Denial of change

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414. Trait theory ignores ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: The interactions of leaders and their group members as well as situational factors

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415. One of the most direct ways the media affects politics is via its __________ role.

Answer

Correct Answer: Agenda setting

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416. Internet citation tools are useful because they __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Organize your source information into proper MLA format

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417. Communication may account for as much as _____ of a hiring decision.

Answer

Correct Answer: 80%

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418. The sound system of a language is called _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Phonological

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419. The audience?s perception of closeness and interaction with the speaker is called________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Speaker immediacy.

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420. Rukmani’s attack of kunthi helps to demonstrate _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Her characterization

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421. Robin is able to conjure mephastophilis. this indicates that _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Robin is unusually clever

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422. Okeke’s obstinance is illustrated by his __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Refusal to meet Nnaemeka's new wife

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423. Most transuranium elements have only been synthesized for _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Research purposes

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424. Informative speeches include all of the following types except _____________?

Answer

Correct Answer: Dictionary

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425. In the pygmalion effect, group members _____

Answer

Correct Answer: Live up to expectations set for them.

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426. I write ___

Answer

Correct Answer: Well

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427. Alongside is a common transition used to describe things _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: In spatial order

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428. A _____ is the basic unit of sound in a language.

Answer

Correct Answer: Phonemes

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429. A _____ is a document that thanks an interviewer and restates an applicant's interest in the job.

Answer

Correct Answer: Thank-you letter

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430. ______ is the process of presenting a message to an audience, small or large.

Answer

Correct Answer: Public speaking

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431. ____ helps the sender know whether the message was received and understood.

Answer

Correct Answer: Feedback

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