Answer a 30-Item Multiple Choice Questions

Part I:Multiple Choice (worth 1 point each)Directions:Below are 30 multiple choice questions.Please indicate the best answer from the selections given.1.One of the issues to consider in defining communication isintentionality.Which of the following best exemplifies the belief that communication must be intentional?a.communication is goal-oriented behaviorb.communication is any interpretation of meaningc.communication is the perception of powerd.communication is a means by which truth is established2.Having a conversation with someone over walkie-talkies is an example of which model of the communication process?a.linearb.interactionalc.transactionald.Information transfer3.Communication is consideredtransactionalwhena.a person waits to hear feedback after sending a messageb.the people communicating send and receive messages simultaneouslyc.one person is responsible for sending the message; the otherperson is responsible for understanding the messaged.each element of the communication process is not connected to the others4.Selecting the wordrageto label your feeling of anger is a process known asa.feedbackb.decodingc.encodingd.semantics5.I define communication as "the social process of creating meaning." Based on my definition of communication, which of the following theoretical questions is most likely to interest me?a.does increasing the strength of the arguments in a message lead to an increase in that messages persuasiveness?b.what are the communication strategies people use to defend themselves when someone is insulting them?c.how do communicators reduce apprehension when they meet someone for the first time?d.how do lovers co-create meaning within their relationships?6.Littlejohn defines a theory as "any conceptual representation or explanation of a phenomenon."Based on our class discussion, why is it important to notice the word "OR" in this definition?a.it narrows the definition by making it too inclusiveb.it broadens the definition by including many approaches to theoryc.it strengthens the definition by making anything a theoryd.all of the abovee.none of the above7.The ultimate goal of communication theory development is to produce an accumulating body of reliable knowledge enabling us toa.predict, explain, and control communication behaviorb.explain, predict, and manipulate communication behaviorc.predict, understand, manipulate communication behaviord.explain, manipulate, dominate communication behavior8.A theorist wonders, "Whatare the communication strategies people use to end relationships?" In which goal of theory is the theorist primarily interested?a.understandingb.explanationc.predictiond.control9.How do the concepts and theories people use in their everyday lives differ from what communication theorists try to do?a.theorists concepts are more abstract; everyday concepts are more concreteb.everyday concepts are more abstract; theorists concepts are more concretec.theorists try not to generalize because they want to explain specific communication behaviord.everyday theories are falsifiable (i.e., can be found to be incorrect), academic theories are not10.Conclusions drawn from metatheoretical discussions determinea.what communication phenomenon the theorist observesb.how the theorist should observe the phenomenonc.what perspective on communication (laws, rules, systems. Rhetoric, etc.) the theorist will taked.all of the above11.Communication is a social endeavor is a(n)assumptiona.ontologicalb.epistemologicalc.axiologicald.none of the above12.A theorist who asks, Should I develop a theory that will change society's view of gay marriage? is asking him/herself a question that pertains to the area ofa.ontologyb.epistemologyc.axiologyd.phenology13.According to class discussion, we have so many different communication theories becausea.communication scholars hold different metatheoretical assumptionsb.communication scholars define communication in many different waysc.communication scholars adhere to different assumptions that guide ways of knowing or discovering the worldd.all of the above14.A communication scholar who uses thecovering laws approachis essentially trying to uncovera.the social norms that influence our communication behaviorsb.cause and effect relationships between communication variablesc.why certain people achieve success in communication and others do notd.cognitive schemata people use to interpret events15.As classroom size increases, level of student participation decreases.This hypothesis is an example of aa.a contextual lawb.a reliable lawc.a positivistic lawd.a probabilistic law16.Communication rules tell usa.whether a problem is historical or psychologicalb.the difference between encoding and decodingc.what behavior will result under a given set of circumstancesd.what kinds of behavior are appropriate in a given context or relationship17.Which type of data would arules perspectivetheorist be most happy analyzing?a.responses to paper and pencil tests or surveysb.actual dialogue from two people in conversationc.responses to yes/no questions answered over the phoned.frequency data from polling people individually18.The following are possible explanations for the amount of distance between two people when they are speaking to one another.Which of the following best representsa rules approach?a.if you violate an individuals personal space they will feel threatenedb.people who want others to like them should use the distance between them to show how they feelc.if you violate an individuals personal space, he or she will move away from youd.Our reaction to someone violating our space is the end result of being confronted with negative stimuli.19.Sophia wants to answer the theoretical question, Is birth order is related to communication apprehension?She asks students who have one or more siblings to complete a survey that measures a persons level of apprehension.Which paradigm is influencing Marthas choice of research methods?a.empiricism (i.e., shes a social scientist)b.humanism (i.e., shes a humanist)c.the systems perspectived.the rules perspective20.True or False?Systems theorists believe you can study a part of the communication process (e.g., the sender of the message) in order to fully understand how communication functions in the real world.a.trueb.false21.True or False?The property of a system known ascalibrationis the systems ability to achieve the same goals through different methods or means.a.trueb.false22.Rhetoricians who want to put things into an intelligible frame have which of the goals of theory as their primary goal of theory building?a.understandingb.predictionc.controld.all of the abovee.none of the above23.Theories about communication phenomenaa.include definitions of conceptsb.may include explanations about the relationships between and among conceptsc.concern abstract ideasd.all of the abovee.none of the above24.Imagine, for a moment, two different images:Imagine (1) Dr. Hubbard giving a lecture last Wednesday, and imagine (2) the use of "effective instructional techniques".Which of the following statements BEST distinguishes between these two images?a.image 1 is a concept, image 2 is a concrete eventb.image 1 is a concrete event, image 2 is a conceptc.image 1 is a concept, image 2 is a theoryd.image 1 is a building block of theory, image 2 is not25.All theories musta.contain causal necessityb.contain practical necessityc.be logically consistentd.include hypotheses26.The statement, flattery leads to liking indicates which type of necessity?a.causalb.practicalc.academicd.temporal27.When you flatter a friend because you want that friend to like you, what kind of necessity is operating in your behavior?a.causalb.practicalc.academicd.temporal28.A theory which contains only a few simply stated propositions instead of many elaborate propositions is said to bea.heuristicb.parsimoniousc.validd.testable29.Edwin went to the library to learn more about a particular theory which attempts to explain the types of communication strategies used by women to end long-term relationships.In the process of investigating this theory, he discovered that many research studies had been conducted to test the theory. He concludes that the theory is a good theory because it passed the evaluation criteria ofa.scopeb.parsimonyc.heurismd.validity30.When you areunableto see the concepts explained in a theory operating in real life, the theory doesnothavea.precisionb.scopec.validityd.powerPlease Continue to Part II on Next Page.Part II.Ontological, Epistemological, and Axiological AssumptionsDirections:Please complete the table and then answer the questions that follow. (10 points total)Social ScientistHumanistOntological Assumptions-What are each of the theorists assumptions about how communication functions in the real world?In other words, how would the two types of theorists answer the three ontological questions? (3 points total)Epistemological Assumptions-What counts as knowledge for each of the theorists?In other words, how would the two types of theorists answer the four epistemological questions? (4 points total)Axiological Assumptions-What are the assumptions regarding the role ofvaluesin ones theories and research?In other words, how would the two types of theorists answer the three axiological questions? (3 points total)Questions1. Given the table you just completed, how do you think the social scientists and the humanists theories of communication will differ?Specifically comment on:(a) how the theorists goals of theory will differ (2 points),(b) how their explanations will differ (2 points), and(c) how they will differ in the methods used to test their theories (2 points).Attachments:comm_300.docx