Question 1

In one study, communicators who were assigned feminine avatars ________than did those with masculine avatars.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​expressed more emotion, made fewer apologies, and used more tentative language
B)  ​expressed less emotion, made fewer apologies, and used definitive language
C)  ​expressed more emotion, made more apologies, and used more tentative language
D)  ​expressed more emotion, made more apologies, and used definitive language C

Question 2

In the Reading Feature "Alone Together," your text explains that communication with digital devices causes us to develop all of the following habits except:​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​We ramp up the volume and velocity of online connections and start to expect answers faster than in nondigital communication
B)  ​We ask simpler questions than when we are in nondigital communication
C)  ​We use digital dictionaries more often
D)  ​We dumb down our communications, even on the most important matters

Question 3

According to your text, digital natives tend to prefer different digital communication channels more than do digital immigrants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

DO NOT USE Research shows that, when online, communicators express themselves ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​less honestly and with more self-monitoring
B)  ​more honestly and bluntly, with less caution and self-monitoring
C)  ​more honestly and with more caution
D)  ​less honestly and more caution

Question 5

Warranting value is​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​the degree to which information is controllable by the person editing a publication
B)  ​the degree to which information is controllable by the public
C)  ​the degree to which information is controllable by the person being described.
D)  ​the degree to which information is controllable by the employer of the person being described

Question 6

According to your text, studies have found leaner mediated communication can be advantageous when _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​you're too busy to pay attention
B)  ​you have no interest in the topic being discussed
C)  ​you want people to focus on what you're saying rather than your appearance
D)  ​you have a head cold

Question 7

In the Reading Feature "Social Networking, Survival, and Healing," Brad K.explains that social media saved his life by offering him ________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​suggestions for videogames that kept him distracted from his problems
B)  ​continual messages of encouragement
C)  ​opportunities to vent his feelings
D)  ​free offers for legally prescribed drugs

Question 8

DO NOT USE ​Leaner messages are always less effective than richer messages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

According to your text, studies have revealed that the mere presence of mobile devices can have a negative effect during face-to-face discussions related to all of the above except __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​closeness
B)  ​connection
C)  ​conversation topics
D)  ​conversation quality C

Question 10

__________________is the condition when communicators are all connected in real time.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​asynchronous
B)  ​cyberbullying
C)  ​cyberstalking
D)  ​disinhibition
E)  hyperpersonal communicationF) leannessG)  netiquetteH)  richnessI) synchronicityJ) warranting valueK) virtual community

Question 11

Disinhibition refers to the tendency of online communicators to express themselves with less caution and self-monitoring.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

According to some surveys, 70 percent of job recruiters in the United States have hired candidates because of information found online.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

"The right to be forgotten" means you don't have to worry about content that your contribute to social media.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A phone message includes which of the cues of a face-to-face conversation:

Accepted Answer

A)  ​vocal tone
B)  ​eye contact
C)  ​posture
D)  ​facial expression

Question 15

Research on the benefits and challenges of social media indicates that

Accepted Answer

A)  ​some benefits of communicating via social media significantly outweigh the costs.
B)  ​social media sites do not increase the amount of contact with loved ones.
C)  ​the use of social media to communicate maximizes the perception of differences due to gender, age, social class, and ethnicity.
D)  ​social media adds richness to interpersonal messages due to the lack of nonverbal cues.
E)  ​all of the above.

Question 16

Synchronicity is the condition when communicators are all

Accepted Answer

A)  ​able to dance together
B)  ​happy to see each other
C)  ​on time for a meeting
D)  ​connected in real time

Question 17

Telephone calls are asynchronous.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

DO NOT USEA traditional phone message includes which of the cues of a face-to-face conversation?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Vocal tone.
B)  ​Eye contact.
C)  ​Posture.
D)  ​Facial expression.

Question 19

__________________the degree to which online information is controllable by the person being described.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​asynchronous
B)  ​cyberbullying
C)  ​cyberstalking
D)  ​disinhibition
E)  hyperpersonal communicationF) leannessG)  netiquetteH)  richnessI) synchronicityJ) warranting valueK) virtual community J

Question 20

__________________describes messages that are stark from a lack of nonverbal communication.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​asynchronous
B)  ​cyberbullying
C)  ​cyberstalking
D)  ​disinhibition
E)  hyperpersonal communication F) leannessG)  netiquetteH)  richnessI) synchronicityJ) warranting valueK) virtual community

Exam 2: Interpersonal Communication and Social Media

In one study, communicators who were assigned feminine avatars ________than did those with masculine avatars.

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In the Reading Feature "Alone Together," your text explains that communication with digital devices causes us to develop all of the following habits except:​

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According to your text, digital natives tend to prefer different digital communication channels more than do digital immigrants.

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DO NOT USE Research shows that, when online, communicators express themselves ___________.

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Warranting value is​

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According to your text, studies have found leaner mediated communication can be advantageous when _____________.

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In the Reading Feature "Social Networking, Survival, and Healing," Brad K.explains that social media saved his life by offering him ________________.

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DO NOT USE ​Leaner messages are always less effective than richer messages.

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According to your text, studies have revealed that the mere presence of mobile devices can have a negative effect during face-to-face discussions related to all of the above except __________.

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__________________is the condition when communicators are all connected in real time.

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Disinhibition refers to the tendency of online communicators to express themselves with less caution and self-monitoring.

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According to some surveys, 70 percent of job recruiters in the United States have hired candidates because of information found online.

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"The right to be forgotten" means you don't have to worry about content that your contribute to social media.

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A phone message includes which of the cues of a face-to-face conversation:

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Research on the benefits and challenges of social media indicates that

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Synchronicity is the condition when communicators are all

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Telephone calls are asynchronous.

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__________________describes messages that are stark from a lack of nonverbal communication.

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