Invitation To Human Communication 1st Edition By Griffin - Test Bank

Invitation To Human Communication 1st Edition By Griffin – Test Bank

 

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Chapter 5: Language

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

1. When we listen to the stories of injustice, we have the ability to recognize how we can act to improve the lives of those who are experiencing hardship or injustice.

A.	True
B.	False

 

 

ANS:  A                    PTS:   1

 

2. Listening and hearing are not the same thing.

A.	True
B.	False

 

 

ANS:  A                    PTS:   1

 

3. Anything that stops or hinders a listener from receiving a message is called __________.

A.	pseudolistening
B.	selective listening
C.	listening interference
D.	defensive listening

 

 

ANS:  C                    PTS:   1

 

4. What type of listening occurs we pay attention to the content or literal meaning of the message without attending to the relationship level of the meaning?

A.	defensive listening
B.	insulated listening
C.	insensitive listening
D.	ambushing

 

 

ANS:  C                    PTS:   1

 

5. This type of interference occurs when people make the conversation about themselves instead of showing interest in the person who is talking.

A.	stage hogging
B.	defensive listening
C.	insensitive listening
D.	ambushing

 

 

ANS:  A                    PTS:   1

 

6. What type of listener pays close attention to the facts and details of a message?

A.	people-oriented listener
B.	content-oriented listener
C.	action-oriented listener
D.	time-oriented listener

 

 

ANS:  B                    PTS:   1

 

7. There are times when listeners have difficulty listening to a message because of speaker interference.

A.	True
B.	False

 

 

ANS:  A                    PTS:   1

 

8. Message accuracy is one of the forms of interference caused by language.

A.	True
B.	False

 

 

ANS:  B                    PTS:   1

 

9. Ana was talking to her roommate about a math lecture presented by an “Asian American professor.” It is appropriate for Ana to highlight a person’s race, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, or physical disability in a conversation.

A.	True
B.	False

 

 

ANS:  B                    PTS:   1

 

10. __________ are open to hearing different views and perspectives, even when there is disagreement.

A.	careful listeners
B.	critical listeners
C.	moral listeners
D.	civil listeners

 

 

ANS:  D                    PTS:   1