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1

Humans are _________ animals.
A)social
B)political
C)basically
D)technological
2

Select the item that best completes the following phrase: "Communication is necessary for a healthy democracy, serving as the process by which people express __________ and make informed evaluations of others."
A)premises
B)ideas
C)hypotheses
D)statements
3

As our population becomes increasingly __________, so does the need to understand multiple perspectives in order to work well with team members of different ages, cultures, races, and religions.
A)homogenous
B)larger
C)diverse
D)none of the above
4

Select the item that best completes this definition: Communication can be defined as the process of creating and sharing meaning through the use of __________.
A)ideas
B)words
C)text
D)symbols
5

__________ are/is the words, images, gestures, and expressions that we use to represent our thoughts, ideas, beliefs, and feelings.
A)Symbols
B)Verbiage
C)Utterances
D)none of the above
6

In the contemporary model of the communication process, the initiator is
A)one who perceives and attempts to understand a message.
B)one who begins or advances the communication process by generating a message.
C)the interpretation of a message by deciphering symbols into understandable and meaningful ideas and thoughts.
D)none of the above
7

This occurs with the initiation and creation of a message as a communicator translates ideas, thoughts, and feelings into symbols.
A)interpreting
B)initiating
C)encoding
D)decoding
8

Keeping the contemporary model of human communication in mind, select the best word that completes the following definition: __________ are symbolic expressions of ideas, thoughts, and feelings.
A)Statements
B)Quotations
C)Syntax
D)Messages
9

Keeping the contemporary model of human communication in mind, select the appropriate word to complete the following phrase: __________ are the mediums that carry messages between communicators.
A)Channels
B)Routes
C)Avenues
D)none of the above
10

This is an "internal dialogue with ourselves that is sometimes called 'self-talk.'"
A)interpersonal communication
B)intrapersonal communication
C)cognitive communication
D)small-group communication
11

When discussing the "dynamic characteristics of the communication process," our authors teach us that communication is: (1) transactional, (2) irreversible, (3) inevitable, and (4) __________.
A)irrefutable
B)intentional
C)multidimensional
D)none of the above
12

This word means that we attempt to accept others as equal partners in reaching common goals.
A)equity
B)homogeneity
C)cordiality
D)civility
13

These are the principles that guide our decisions about what is good or bad, right or wrong. (Select the appropriate term discussed in Chapter One).
A)ethics
B)morals
C)attitudes
D)values
14

Select the word that best fits the following definition. __________ means that we "respond in ways that fit the communication context."
A)Adaptation
B)Appropriateness
C)Allocation
D)Correction
15

Communication is a __________.
A)practice
B)method
C)process
D)dynamic







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