Verbal Communication age MCQs

Verbal Communication age MCQs

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1: Analog code is based on

A.   Similarity

B.   Simplification

C.   Comparison

D.   None

2: Connotative meanings are formal meanings associated with feelings and personal experiences.

A.   True

B.   False

3: Constitutive rules are stipulations for what messages and behaviors count as and how they should be interpreted.

A.   True

B.   False

4: The actual information contained in a spoken or written message is known as

A.   Topic

B.   Subject

C.   Content

D.   Text

5: Cooperative principle is the expectation that people will use messages that are __________ and meet the demands of the type or nature of the conversation at hand.

A.   Selective

B.   Informal

C.   Stern

D.   Appropriate

6: Coordinated management of meaning theory focuses on how communicators move through _____ levels of interpretation to coordinate their actions with one another and to make and manage meanings.

A.   Twelve

B.   Nine

C.   Eight

D.   Seven

7: The establishment of rules that help guide people through interactions is known as coordination

A.   True

B.   False

8: The collection and aggregation of personal data provided by users is known as

A.   Plagiarism

B.   Surveillance

C.   Dataveillance

D.   None of these

9: Denotative meanings are dictionary definitions

A.   True

B.   False

10: Digital code is a system of representations based on_______.

A.   Letters

B.   Emoticons

C.   Numbers

D.   Symbols

11: A broad communication situation created by conversational partners is known as

A.   Dialogue

B.   Episode

C.   Script

D.   Story

12: Inclusive language includes expressions and words that exclude particular groups.

A.   True

B.   False

13: In internet of things objects, animals, or people are equipped with unique

A.   Identifiers

B.   Sensors

C.   Ability to transfer data over a network.

D.   All of the above

14: Language is a system of words represented by symbols

A.   True

B.   False

15: The idea that language creates and shapes social reality is known as

A.   Linguistic relativity hypothesis

B.   Linguistic selective hypothesis

C.   Norm relativity hypothesis

D.   None of the above

16: Message design logics is ___________ to achieve goals

A.   Thinking about communication situations

B.   Choosing which thoughts to express

C.   Deciding how to express thoughts

D.   All of the above

17: The smallest units of meaning in a language are called

A.   Morphemes

B.   Emoticons

C.   Panopticon

D.   None of these

18: Panopticon is a hypothetical _______ structure designed around a central surveillance tower from which the warden can see into each cell.

A.   Map

B.   Top

C.   Lounge

D.   Prison

19: Individuals’ greatest moments of mutual understanding, happiness, and fulfillment in interpersonal communication is known as peak communication experience

A.   True

B.   False

20: The sounds of a language are called

A.   Morphemes

B.   Phonemes

C.   Emoticons

D.   None of these

21: Multiple meanings associated with a single word or symbol are called

A.   Polysemy

B.   Multisemy

C.   Polygamy

D.   All of the above

22: Referent is the actual object to which the word refers.

A.   True

B.   False

23: Regulative rules are rules that guide how _________ respond or behave in interactions.

A.   Animals

B.   Fish

C.   Insects

D.   Individuals

24: The study of the meaning of words is known as

A.   Morphemes

B.   Phonemes

C.   Semantics

D.   Emoticon

25: Social surveillance is not an online surveillance

A.   True

B.   False

26: Which of the following is not an example of speech acts

A.   A promise

B.   An apology

C.   A greeting

D.   A nod

27: Focused, intentional, routine attention to personal details for purposes of influence or control is called

A.   Plagiarism

B.   Chronemics

C.   Scrutiny

D.   Surveillance

28: Symbols are things that represent something else.

A.   True

B.   False

29: Arrangement of words meaningfully at the level of sentences is called Syntax

A.   True

B.   False

30: Which of the following concepts represents things through symbols?

A.   Analog code

B.   Digital code

C.   Referents

D.   Polysemy

31: Which of the following is an example of inclusive language?

A.   Mothering

B.   Businessman

C.   Humankind

D.   Policeman

32: Symbols that represent ideas, people, places, or concepts are called ______.

A.   Referents

B.   Words

C.   Phonemes

D.   Letters

33: Which of the following refers to meaning at the level of sentences?

A.   Words

B.   Morphemes

C.   Rhetoric

D.   Syntax

34: Which example represents a phoneme?

A.   The “pre” in “prepare”

B.   The “counter” in the word “counterclockwise”

C.   The “ness” in happiness

D.   The “ch” in “character”

35: Which example represents a phoneme?

A.   The “pre” in “prepare”

B.   The “counter” in the word “counterclockwise”

C.   The “ness” in happiness

D.   The “ch” in “character”

36: The linguistic relativity hypothesis focuses on ______.

A.   How communicators coordinate their actions

B.   How language creates and shapes our social reality

C.   The relationship between a word and its referent

D.   The connotative rather than denotative meaning of words

37: Which message design logics are considered the most persuasive?

A.   Rhetorical

B.   Expressive

C.   Conventional

D.   Relational

38: Symbols represent the whole idea of something rather than a specific case. This is what makes them ______.

A.   Intentional

B.   Abstract

C.   Relational

D.   Contextual

39: Symbols represent the whole idea of something rather than a specific case. This is what makes them ______.

A.   Intentional

B.   Abstract

C.   Relational

D.   Contextual

40: The cooperative principle describes how people ______.

A.   Usually behave when they interact

B.   Compromise about conversational topics

C.   Organize their points as they present arguments

D.   Balance the give and take as they converse

41: The expectation that the verbal message we exchange will be truthful is called the ______.

A.   Quality maxim

B.   Quantity maxim

C.   Relevance maxim

D.   Manner maxim

42: The idea that communication is “a game to be played cooperatively, according to socially conventional rules and procedures” aligns with which of the following message design logics?

A.   Expressive

B.   Authentic

C.   Rhetorical

D.   Conventional

43: “You statements” can create ______ in the individuals at which they are directed.

A.   Confusion

B.   Defensiveness

C.   Empathy

D.   Understanding