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Chapter 1 question pool quiz - FOC
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1We currently live and operate in the ___________ Age, which is quickly replacing the _____________ Age.
- ACommuniction; information
- BInformation; Computer
- CInformation; Communication
- DCommunication; Industrial
2People for whom technologies already existed when they were born are referred to as
- AMillennials.
- BVirtual pioneers.
- CDigital natives.
- DTechnologists
3The age in which communication, technology, and media converge deeply permeate a citizens daily life is known as the
- AInformation Age.
- BConvergence Age.
- CIndustrial Age.
- DCommunication Age.
4People who have adopted and learned digital technologies later in life are known as
- ADigital immigrants
- BDigital natives
- CDigital citizens
- DDigital emigrants
5An already popular format for games and other forms of entertainment is called _____ and is a blend of physical and virtual realities
- Aaugmented reality
- Bheightened reality
- Cmobile reality
- Dsynthesized reality
6Which of the following was not listed as a benefit of studying communication?
- APhysical, emotional, and psychological health and well-being.
- BHelp in finding employment and advancing in your career.
- CIncreased potential to bring about better social realities.
- DLess active role in democratic citizenship.
7What is the definition of communication?
- AThe verbal or nonverbal unidirectional exchange of information.
- BThe sharing of ideas through oral or written reciprocal exchange.
- CThe collaborative process of using messages to create and participate in social reality.
- DThe process of creating and transmitting messages.
8Which of the following does not accurately describe communication?
- ACommunication is collaborative.
- BCommunication is a process.
- CCommunication is static.
- DCommunication is participatory.
9The set of social judgments that members of a group agree upon is the definition of which of the following terms?
- ASocial reality
- BSocial exchange
- CSocial agreement
- DSocial construction
10Communication is a “we” activity in which people work jointly to create and share meaning. This best demonstrates that communication _____.
- Ais a process
- Bis collaborative
- Cinvolves messages
- Dis a thing
11Being labeled a “loser” may alter a person's perceptions and reinforce self-destructive behaviors, taking part in shaping their social reality. This best demonstrates that communication _____.
- Ais collaborative
- Binvolves messages
- Cis creative
- Dis participatory
12The ancient Greeks referred to the ways that communication can be used as an instrument to accomplish things as _____ and the ways that communication creates things as _____.
- Apoiesis; praxis
- Bpathos; poiesis
- Cpraxis; poiesis
- Dprotos; praxis
13 If Bethany calls her mother on the phone and shares her day's experience, this an example of which type of communication context?
- AFace-to-face
- BMediated
- CDistance
- DCognitive
14Which of the following situations is an example of interpersonal communication?
- AMary gives a presentation to a large meeting.
- BSimon listens to a radio show about his favorite hip-hop group.
- CLiz responds to a friend's Facebook status.
- DJames talks to himself while he goes grocery shopping.
15Complex computer data-mining operations use all of your online activities (ranging from site visits, to purchase histories, to group memberships) to compile highly specific profiles of you that advertisers can use to customize, or _____, their advertisements to you.
- Abroadcast
- Bnarrowcast
- Cpersonalize
- Dtarget
16Which communication metaphor describes communication as a linear, one-way transfer of information?
- ATransmission
- BInteraction
- CTransacion
- DConstructivism
17In the transactional model of communication, every message has two dimensions: _____, or its surface level meaning; and _____, or how a message is said.
- Acontent; delivery
- Bprimary purpose; secondary purpose
- Ccontent; relationship
- Dconstruct; meaning
18Which model of communication expands the role of communicators beyond sender-receivers to joint creators of social reality
- AInteraction
- BTransaction
- CConstructivism
- DSocial Constructionism
19According to the communication philosopher and ethicist Jürgen Habermas, ethical communication is that which promotes _____ and _____.
- Adependence; freedom
- Bautonomy; responsibility
- Cfreedom; exemption
- Dgroupthink; empowerment
20Viewing communication as a process of social construction requires an appreciation of both _____ (the power and freedom to use communication to create the social realities we desire) and _____ (the limitations inherent in our social realities).
- Aagency; constraint
- Bdemocracy; law
- Cpossibility; danger
- Dvoice; control
21Communication activism is known as the direct energetic action that is not in support of needed social change for individuals.
- ARichtig
- BFalsch
22Mediated communication is defined as a communication or messages that are transmitted through some type of medium.
- ARichtig
- BFalsch
23Public communication is defined as a situation in which a person delivers a message to an audience.
- ARichtig
- BFalsch
24According to employers, communication skills are the most valuable abilities employees can possess
- ARichtig
- BFalsch
25Communication as Transmission is one of the newest models of communication based on the workings of the cell phone and the computer.
- ARichtig
- BFalsch
26The fact that communication involves both creation and participation demonstrates that it is fundamentally dual-natured.
- ARichtig
- BFalsch
27Small groups are traditionally defined as groups having between 2 and 10 members.
- ARichtig
- BFalsch
28According to the constructivist perspective, communication is both a shaper of our individual understandings and shaped by those understandings
- ARichtig
- BFalsch
29Engagement refers to the power of communication to link and relate us to people, groups, communities, social institutions, and cultures.
- ARichtig
- BFalsch
30One of the ways we can harness the power of communication for the greater good is by engaging in communication activism, or the direct energetic action in support of needed social change for individuals, groups, organizations, and communities.
- ARichtig
- BFalsch
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