Question 1

What is an example of communication?&#10;A) Talking&#10;B) Gestures&#10;C) Body language&#10;D) All of these are correct.

Accepted Answer

All of these options are forms of communication, as they involve conveying information or expressing thoughts and feelings.

Question 2

Which of the following does not influence our perceptions?&#10;A) Internal attitudes&#10;B) Motives&#10;C) Experiences&#10;D) Cosmic energy

Accepted Answer

Cosmic energy is not a recognized factor that influences human perceptions, unlike internal attitudes, motives, and experiences which are well-established influences.

Question 3

What is it called when the brain deals with overload by simplifying and linking new information to what we already know?&#10;A) Selective perception&#10;B) Heuristics&#10;C) Schema&#10;D) Availability

Accepted Answer

B

Question 4

Any individual diagnosed with cancer, picking up an educational pamphlet at the doctor's office is an example of what?&#10;A) Elaboration likelihood model&#10;B) Availability&#10;C) Experiences&#10;D) Selective perception

Accepted Answer

The Elaboration Likelihood Model (ELM) is a theory in social psychology that explains how people process information and make decisions. The ELM states that people are more likely to be persuaded by information that is relevant to their needs and goals, and that they are more likely to process information in a more detailed and thoughtful way when they are motivated to do so. In the given scenario, the individual is diagnosed with cancer and is picking up an educational pamphlet at the doctor's office. This is an example of the ELM because the information in the pamphlet is relevant to the individual's needs and goals, and the individual is likely to be motivated to process the information in a more detailed and thoughtful way.

Question 5

Which characteristic of a hazard leads individuals to tend to overestimate their risk?&#10;A) Controlled&#10;B) Trusted&#10;C) Childhood impact&#10;D) Natural

Accepted Answer

Individuals tend to overestimate risks that have a significant impact on children, as these are perceived as more emotionally charged and concerning.

Question 6

Which of the following is not a component of successful communication?&#10;A) Showing clear lines of cause and effect&#10;B) Grabbing attention&#10;C) Being extremely descriptive&#10;D) Taking advantage of decision rules and heuristics

Accepted Answer

Being extremely descriptive can sometimes overwhelm or confuse the audience, rather than aid in successful communication.

Question 7

What are four levels on which health communication functions?&#10;A) Individual, group, community, society&#10;B) Individual, societal, familial, community&#10;C) Group, community, nationally, internationally&#10;D) Continental, nationally, community, group

Accepted Answer

Health communication functions on the levels of individual, group, community, and society, addressing different scopes and scales of communication needs and strategies.

Question 8

Which of the following is not one of Hill's Criteria?&#10;A) Coherence&#10;B) Acceptability&#10;C) Experimental evidence&#10;D) Biological plausibility

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which of the following is not one...

Question 9

Which of the following is not a challenge of health communication?&#10;A) Multitudes of information sources&#10;B) Culture and belief systems&#10;C) Individual processing time&#10;D) What type of communication method to use

Accepted Answer

Individual processing time is not a challenge of health communication.

Question 10

Contrast effect is when we attribute our own characteristics to others.

Accepted Answer

The contrast effect is a cognitive bias where the perception of a stimulus is affected by the comparison with a preceding stimulus, not attributing one's own characteristics to others.

Deck 2: Communication 101 - Whats Health Got to Do With It