Louisiana State University

CMST 2010

Chapter 2

1)Which of the following best defines the Situational Approach to interpersonal communication?

1. 1. The more personal information you have about a person, the more you can predict about future communication
   2. Two individuals exchange messages to establish shared meaning and achieve goals
   3. Coordinated behavioral sequences found in interactions
   4. Distinctions among levels of communication can be described through number of communicators
2. In message processing, we do which of the following?
   1. Evaluate and examine constructs
   2. Infer meaning and evaluate
   3. Examine goals and infer meaning
   4. Store information and plan
3. Which of the following best defines the Interactional Approach to interpersonal communication?

3. 1. Distinctions among levels of communication can be described though a number of communicators
   2. Two individuals exchange messages to establish shared meaning and achieve goals
   3. Coordinated behavioral sequences found in interactions
   4. The more personal information you have about a person, the more you can predict future communication
4. Which of the following is an example of Intrapersonal Communication?
   1. Brian telling himself, “You can do this” before a big game
   2. Luke listening to the LSU chancellor speak at graduation
   3. Arthur receiving a text from his friend Howard
   4. Harry attending a meeting with five other people
5. Which of the following defines psychological knowledge?
   1. Unique, personal attributes such as beliefs, attitudes and values
   2. Group membership and identity
   3. Norms or typical patterns of behavior
6. Which of the following is TRUE about interpersonal relationships?
   1. All communication is common sense
   2. Communication doesn’t solve ALL problems
   3. We can tell if someone is lying by nonverbal behavior
   4. Men and women come from different planets
7. Which of the following defines the Developmental Approach to interpersonal communication
   1. The more personal information you have about a person, the more you can predict future communication
   2. Distinctions among levels of communication can be described through number of communicators
   3. Two individuals exchange messages to establish shared meaning and achieve goals
   4. Coordinated behavioral sequences found in interactions
8. Interpersonal cognitive complexity is useful in studying social perception because it allows us to do…
   1. Infer meaning and evaluate
   2. None of these
   3. Comprehend and process social information
   4. Look at a mental representation of how people think and act

9. Which of the following are examples of primary goals of communication
   1. Interaction, enforce obligation, obtain permission
   2. Identify, give advice, gain assistance
   3. Elicit support for a third party and change relationship
   4. Arousal management, share activity and obtain benefits
10. Communication that follows rules and hierarchically structured roles is called what?
    1. Mass­mediated communication
    2. Public communication
    3. Organizational communication
    4. None of these
11. Which of the following defines the Message­Centered Approach to interpersonal communication?
    1. Two individuals exchange messages to establish shared meaning and achieve goals
    2. Coordinated behavioral sequences
    3. Distinctions among levels of communication can be described through number of communicators
    4. The more personal information you have about a person, the more you can predict future communication.
12. Which are part of the 5 assumptions about communication from the interactional approach
    1. All are correct
    2. Once cannot communicate and human communication is only digital
    3. The nature of a relationship is contingent upon communication sequences
    4. Every communication event has a content only
13. Metacommunication is defined as what?
    1. How individuals organize behavior, how they structure it in their minds
    2. One­to­one correspondence between the symbol and what it refers to
    3. Both individuals attempt to assert an equivalent level of power
    4. Communication about communication
14. Which of the following is true about group communication?
    1. The context of the communication is mediated