Question 1

Which is the best way to keep your contributions to a conversation interesting for your audience?

Accepted Answer

A)   Focus on topics about which you are passionate.
B)   Analyze your audience and stick to topics they care about.
C)   Avoid oversharing.
D)   Keep it appropriate.

Question 2

When you become trapped in a perspective that you're right, and the other person is wrong, which biological structure might be to blame?

Accepted Answer

A)   Liver
B)   Amygdala
C)   Intestines
D)   Pancreas

Question 3

"I would like more details about your format for the presentation" is what kind of message?

Accepted Answer

A)   Evaluative
B)   Descriptive
C)   Strategic
D)   Neutral

Question 4

What is the best approach if you're at a loss for words?

Accepted Answer

A)   Interrupt the speaker and ask for clarification.
B)   Change the topic.
C)   Ask a question.
D)   Focus on listening.

Question 5

What type of message essentially says, "You don't matter," "You're not important," or "You don't exist"?

Accepted Answer

A)   Confirming
B)   Disconfirming
C)   Aggressive
D)   Assertive

Question 6

What is the STAR method, and what does it stand for?

Accepted Answer

STAR is an effective...

Question 7

The terms dishonesty and manipulation are associated with which of Gibb's behaviors?

Accepted Answer

A)   Certainty
B)   Strategy
C)   Provisionalism
D)   Spontaneity

Question 8

Defensiveness is related to concepts of presenting self and __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   face
B)   convergence
C)   divergence
D)   disinhibition

Question 9

Argumentativeness and complaining are two ways to disagree without necessarily being disconfirming.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

You tend to digress and ramble when telling a story. Which guideline for conversation are you overlooking?

Accepted Answer

A)   Keep it focused.
B)   Keep it positive.
C)   Keep it interesting.
D)   Keep it appropriate.

Question 11

How does confirming communication differ from disconfirming communication?

Accepted Answer

Confirming communica...

Question 12

Which of the following is a behavioral question that you might be asked in an interview?

Accepted Answer

A)   Tell me about a time when you experienced conflict with a coworker.
B)   What are your greatest strengths?
C)   What are your greatest weaknesses?
D)   If you were a tree, what kind would you be?

Question 13

Empathizing with people requires agreeing with them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Descriptive messages often use what kind of language?

Accepted Answer

A)   "I" language
B)   "You" language
C)   "We" language
D)   "They" language

Question 15

Phubbing conveys which type of message?

Accepted Answer

A)   Argumentativeness
B)   Aggressiveness
C)   Complaining
D)   Disregard

Question 16

When you exclaim to your brother, "You're such a loser," he laughs at your affectionate teasing, although a bystander might assume your comment was critical. This illustrates how the interpretation of a message as confirming or disconfirming is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   objective
B)   subjective
C)   provisional
D)   evaluative

Question 17

Problem orientation is often typified by "We" language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

"Either you increase your sales figures, or you find a new job." This statement reflects which of Gibb's categories?

Accepted Answer

A)   Problem orientation
B)   Provisionalism
C)   Description
D)   Control

Question 19

What are 2 types of disagreeing messages?

Accepted Answer

Argumentativeness an...

Question 20

Unlike __________ messages, __________ messages demean the worth of others and is corrosive to relationships

Accepted Answer

A)   argumentative; aggressive
B)   aggressive; argumentative
C)   disregarding; complaining
D)   complaining; disregarding

Exam 13: Communication Climate

When you become trapped in a perspective that you're right, and the other person is wrong, which biological structure might be to blame?

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"I would like more details about your format for the presentation" is what kind of message?

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What are 2 types of disagreeing messages?

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You tend to digress and ramble when telling a story. Which guideline for conversation are you overlooking?

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How does confirming communication differ from disconfirming communication?

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What type of message essentially says, "You don't matter," "You're not important," or "You don't exist"?

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Which of the following is a behavioral question that you might be asked in an interview?

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"Either you increase your sales figures, or you find a new job." This statement reflects which of Gibb's categories?

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Defensiveness is related to concepts of presenting self and __________.

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What is the best approach if you're at a loss for words?

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What is the STAR method, and what does it stand for?

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The terms dishonesty and manipulation are associated with which of Gibb's behaviors?

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Empathizing with people requires agreeing with them.

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When you exclaim to your brother, "You're such a loser," he laughs at your affectionate teasing, although a bystander might assume your comment was critical. This illustrates how the interpretation of a message as confirming or disconfirming is __________.

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Which is the best way to keep your contributions to a conversation interesting for your audience?

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Phubbing conveys which type of message?

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Problem orientation is often typified by "We" language.

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Argumentativeness and complaining are two ways to disagree without necessarily being disconfirming.

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Descriptive messages often use what kind of language?

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Unlike __________ messages, __________ messages demean the worth of others and is corrosive to relationships

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