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SCOM 123 Practice Test
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1Rebecca says goodbye and wavers her hand at the same time. What part of nonverbal speech does this represent?
- AAccentuation
- BRepetition
- CSubstitution
- DContradiction
2Which of the following is not a myth about communication
- ACommunication is a cure all
- BCommunication is just common sense
- CCommunication can ruin relationships
- DCommunication quantity equals quality
3What is the proper definition for multiculturalism?
- Asocial intellectual movement that promotes the value of diversity as a core principle and insists that all cultural group be treated with respect and as equals
- Bviews cultures as merely different, not deficient
- Cthe notion that one's own culture is superior to any other, it is the idea that other cultures should be measured by the degree to which they live up to our cultural standards
4Humans have the ability to use language to talk about language. What is this called?
- ADescriptions
- BSelf-reflexiveness
- CDisplacement
- DLinguistic Determinism
5Identify the different types of listening
- AInformational
- BInvolved
- CCritical
- DTesting
- Eempathetic
6You have been given a prompt 2 weeks ago to prepare for your speech on April 10th, what type of speech are you giving?
- AImpromptu
- BManuscript
- CExtemporaneous
- DPrepared
- EMemorized
7[blank_start]Empathetic[blank_end] listening involved understanding the perspective of the other person while knowing how they feel and trying to help them
- ACritical
- BEmpathetic
- CEmotional
8[blank_start]Comprehending[blank_end]: how we understand what is being said
[blank_start]Retaining:[blank_end] keeping that information in our brains and remembering it for later
[blank_start]Responding:[blank_end] how we respond to those verbal or nonverbal messages- AComprehending
- BRetaining:
- CResponding:
- DRetaining
- EUnderstanding
- FLearning
- GMemorizing
- HQuestioning
- IProcessing
- JSensing
9Identify the 3 criteria for evaluating supporting material
- ACredibility
- BEthical
- CPlagiarized
- DRelevance
- ESufficiency
10You want to research miniature schnauzers, what search would provide the most results?
- AMiniature Schnauzers AND Dogs
- BMiniature Schn*
- CMiniature Schnauzers
- DMiniature Schnauzers OR Dogs
11Billy is writing a paper about a crime scene and is organizing by the times of the crime. What organizational pattern is he using?
- ATime
- BSpatial
- CTopical
- DChronical
12Dr. Gilje is lecturing the class on nuclear chemistry, he speaks in a louder tone when talking about important things and a lower tone when giving general information.
What is Dr. Gilje using?- AVerbal Fluency
- BVocal Variety
- CDynamism
- DKeeping the students awake
- EExcitement
13[blank_start]Linguistic Determinism[blank_end]: claims that we are prisoners of our native language, unable to think certain thoughts or perceive in certain ways because of the grammatical structure and lexicon of our language
[blank_start]Linguistic Relativity:[blank_end] claims that the grammar and lexicon of our native language powerfully influences but does not imprison our thinking and perception- ALinguistic Relativity:
- BLinguisitic Determinism
- CLinguistic Determinism
- DLinguistic Relativity
14The Webster's Dictionary defines persuasion as the process of convincing someone to change their attitude or behavior on a certain topic.
What type of meaning is this?- AConnotative
- BDenotative
15April's father recently died, instead of saying April's father kicked the bucket, we say April's father passed away.
What is this an example of?- AJargon
- BSlang
- CMetaphor
- DEuphemism
16Ethnocentrism views cultures as different, but not deficient
- ATrue
- BFalse
17[blank_start]Structure[blank_end]: a form or shape characterized by an interrelationship among its part, foundations of a language
[blank_start]Productivity[blank_end]: capacity of language to transform a small number of phonemes into whatever words, phrases, and sentences that we require to communicate our abundance of thoughts, ideas, and feelings
[blank_start]Displacement:[blank_end] the human ability to use language to talk about objects, ideas, events, and relations that do not just exist in the here and now and may not exist at all except in our minds- AStructure
- BProductivity
- CDisplacement
- DDisplacement
- EProductivity
- FStructure
- GProductivity
- HStructure
- IDisplacement
18Sense experience is the selective and limited part of abstracting
- ATrue
- BFalse
19Jargon is informal works used with a common understanding of the meaning
- ATrue
- BFalse
20Match the 4 types of noise:
[blank_start]physical noise[blank_end]: external, environmental distractions
[blank_start]physiological noise[blank_end]: biological influences ex. sweaty palms
[blank_start]psychological noise[blank_end]: preconceptions, biases, and assumptions
[blank_start]semantic noise[blank_end]: reflected in word choice that is confusing or distracting- APhysical noise
- BPhysiological noise
- CSemantic noise
- DPsychological noise
- EPhysiological noise
- FPhysical noise
- GSemantic noise
- HPsychological noise
- IPsychological noise
- JPhysical noise
- KSemantic noise
- LPhysiological noise
- MSemantic noise
- NPsychological noise
- OPhysiological noise
- PPhysical noise
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