Read each question carefully and select the best answer.
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The two primary sub-processes of Uncertainty Reduction Theory (URT) are explanation and: |
| | A) | prediction |
| | B) | analysis |
| | C) | understanding |
| | D) | reduction |
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Uncertainty about how to act in a given situation is called: |
| | A) | behavioral uncertainty |
| | B) | cognitive uncertainty |
| | C) | spatial uncertainty |
| | D) | proactive uncertainty |
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When you ask yourself why you behaved the way you did after an encounter, you are engaging in: |
| | A) | cognitive uncertainty |
| | B) | proactive uncertainty |
| | C) | retroactive uncertainty |
| | D) | public uncertainty |
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In URT, uncertainty is considered to be a(n) _____________ state. |
| | A) | productive |
| | B) | unpredictable |
| | C) | positive |
| | D) | aversive |
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Shannon and Weaver stated in Information Theory, a precursor of URT, that uncertainty exists whenever the number of possibilities is high and the likelihood of their occurrence is relatively: |
| | A) | unbalanced |
| | B) | equal |
| | C) | unclear |
| | D) | unknown |
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URT assumes that interpersonal communication involves developmental stages, including the: |
| | A) | entry, conflict, and exit phases |
| | B) | entry, self-disclosure, and maintenance phases |
| | C) | entry, maintenance, and conflict phases |
| | D) | entry, personal, and exit phases |
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Axiom 1 of URT posits a _____________ relationship between uncertainty and verbal communication. |
| | A) | negative |
| | B) | positive |
| | C) | neutral |
| | D) | curvilinear |
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The most controversial axiom of URT is axiom 3, which states that when someone is highly uncertain, they will engage in increased: |
| | A) | nonverbal behaviors |
| | B) | communication |
| | C) | information seeking |
| | D) | interruptions |
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Having the potential to reward or punish is seen as an important _____________ to uncertainty reduction. |
| | A) | antecedent condition |
| | B) | axiomatic condition |
| | C) | expansion |
| | D) | adjunct |
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A person who becomes an unobtrusive observer of others is engaging in the reduction of uncertainty through: |
| | A) | active strategies |
| | B) | passive strategies |
| | C) | interactive strategies |
| | D) | acquisition strategies |
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