Deck 5: Listening in a Mediated World

Question 1

Tinnitus is also known as

A) adult onset hearing loss.
B) ringing in the ears.
C) noise sensitivity.
D) cochlear synaptopathy.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Noise sensitivity involves a stimulus and a

A) physical reaction.
B) psychological reaction.
C) cognitive reaction.
D) auditory reaction.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Simpson is highly noise sensitive. He will likely have a greater ___________ response, than his less sensitive friends.

A) cognitive orienting
B) dynamic interference
C) active orienting
D) external positioning

Answer 3

C

Question 4

When exposed to noise, habitation is more likely to occur for the individual who is/has__________.

A) tinnitus.
B) highly noise sensitive.
C) hearing loss.
D) low noise sensitive.

Question 5

Of the following, which is the area of primary difference between focused social interactions and mediated social interactions?

A) Conversations are facilitated by the use of technology.
B) Each person acknowledges a shared relationship.
C) Both individuals focus attention on the exchange.
D) Conversational exchanges occur.

Question 6

Of the following, which best represents asynchronous communication?

A) phone call
B) Google hangouts
C) Skyped interview
D) Facebook chat

Question 7

Your company is switching from using Skype to using Zoom. You learn that Zoom will allow individuals from up to 50 locations conference into a meeting. The fact that 50 different people may attend your next meeting best reflects Zoom's

A) reach.
B) extension.
C) social presence.
D) technological expanse.

Question 8

According to Sherry Turkle, one of the negative effects of people using technology more and directing conversing with others less is

A) increased use of dating sites.
B) more synchronous social interactions.
C) reduced empathy.
D) increased working memory.

Question 9

Teenagers who rely more on asynchronous social interactions, likely have

A) increased empathy.
B) problems learning.
C) rusty conversational skills.
D) a better working memory.

Question 10

When making a phone call, the person on the other end of the call is known as 9

A) the absent other.
B) the caller hegemony.
C) technological interlocuter.
D) focused interactant.

Question 11

___________ are a key element to building meaningful relationships and maintaining good mental health.

A) Focused mediated interactions
B) Synchronous social interactions
C) Asynchronous social interactions
D) Mediated interactions

Question 12

The ____________ directs the brain as we switch and prioritize tasks?

A) hippocampus
B) right hemisphere
C) left hemisphere
D) prefrontal cortex

Question 13

The best description of what happens in the brain when we try to complete several tasks at the same time is

A) interchanging.
B) multi-tasking.
C) switch-tasking.
D) transforming.

Question 14

Delun is tweeting and trying to listen to Aiguo's description of an accident at work. Which of the following is the first stage of executive control Delun employs when switching between listening and tweeting?

A) rule activation
B) goal shifting
C) switch-tasking
D) engagement

Question 15

Over the course of a morning, Aamira receives 5 phone calls, responds to 10 emails needing immediate attention, and helps a friend solve a problem with her officemate. These types of interruptions are called

A) work suspensions.
B) goal activation.
C) work fragmentation.
D) executive disruptions.

Question 16

Each morning Jia begins work by first responding to all her emails, then phone messages. She next reviews the files of all the employees she will be meeting later in the morning. Jia's actions are an example of

A) interpretive processing.
B) batch processing.
C) rational processing.
D) value-based processing.

Question 17

Isabella asks for your help in designing the company's next commercial. Based on your readings, you suggest she use a compressed advertisement, which has/have __________ and_____________.

A) faster speaking rates; fewer pauses
B) more visuals; fewer actors
C) increased priming; less framing
D) more facts; fewer statistics

Question 18

Tinnitus is a type of noise sensitivity.

Question 19

Tinnitus is an inherited condition.

Question 20

Noise sensitivity is believed to be a personality trait.

Question 21

Noise sensitive individuals may have a higher active orienting response.

Question 22

Listening effort refers to auditory resources allocated to translating a message.

Question 23

Social media and social interaction refer to the same user social experience.

Question 24

Focused social interactions require that the conversational partners acknowledge each other as unique individuals.

Question 25

Rob waves at Mindy when he walks by her office. They have engaged in a focused social interaction.

Question 26

Synchronous conversations occur in real time.

Question 27

Skype is an example of a synchronous mediated conversation.

Question 28

People tend to confuse social media use with social interactions.

Question 29

Zachery discovers his Ted talk has been seen by over 323,000 people. This number represents YouTube's reach.

Question 30

The first stage of executive control is rule activation.

Question 31

A more accurate description of multi-tasking is goal-switching.

Question 32

People who are heavy multi-taskers at work feel overworked and thus are more empathic with their coworkers.

Question 33

If Mason always answers his emails from 8-8:30 each morning, he is likely engaging in block timing.

Question 34

Heavy television viewing may influence our schemas.

Question 35

Cory, who is 25, has recently begun having have difficulty hearing in noisy environments such as restaurant. Cory may be experiencing cochlear synaptopathy.

Question 36

The claim that listening to music can help relieve pain is a myth.

Question 37

Listening to music can help patients with neurological disorders more effectively synchronize their movements.

Question 38

Because of the unique make-up of listening processes, most computer programs are ineffective at helping children improve their language skills.

Question 39

Research shows that students sitting near someone using a computer in the classroom may experience reduced comprehension.

Question 40

Noise sensitivity includes two components: a __________ and a ____________________.

Question 41

The process by which we become accustomed to a sound is __________ .

Question 42

Cognitive resources allocated for speech recognition is also known as __________ .

Question 43

Professor Jeffrey Hall believes that user's social experience will differ based on the______________ of the media platform they choose to use.

Question 44

___________ refers to how many people who receive a mediated message.

Question 45

If a medium conveys a number of nonverbal cues, it can be said to be high in __________.

Question 46

When video chatting, we can see and respond to everyone in real time. A video chat represents a(n) ______________ conversation.

Question 47

When Liam focuses on the person on the other end of his phone call rather than those around him _____________________ can be said to have occurred.

Question 48

______________ social interactions are a key element to building meaningful relationships and maintaining good mental health.

Question 49

Mobile devices can positively contribute to social interactions that are more _________oriented.

Question 50

The two stages of executive control are ________________ and ________________.

Question 51

On average, it takes ________ minutes for the multi-tasking brain to return to an original task.

Question 52

_________ advertisements have faster speaking rates and fewer pauses.

Question 53

__________________ disorder makes it difficult for a child to process sounds, particularly when in noisy areas such as restaurants, gyms, or ball games.

Question 54

Your ________ enables you to neutralize the negative effects of irrelevant sounds on learning.

Question 55

What is the relationship between active orienting response, habitation, and noise sensitivity?

Question 56

How does low-level noise affect our memory?

Question 57

What are the three elements of a focused social interaction?

Question 58

Distinguish between synchronous and asynchronous counteractions, giving at least two examples of each

Question 59

Name and describe the two stages of executive control. Provide an example of how the stages work.

Question 60

Identify and describe three downsides of switch-tasking.

Question 61

Why do we switch-task?

Question 62

Identify and describe three specific ways in which a person can attempt to manage or reduce their tendency to switch task.

Question 63

Describe at least three ways listening to music can benefit a receiver.

Question 64

Describe five advantages students provide for taking a face-to-face class rather than an online class.

Question 65

Using Skype and Twitter as examples, describe how synchrony, reach, and social presence can be used to compare various technologies.

Question 66

Describe block time/the Pomodoro technique. What is the advantage of this technique and why would someone want to utilize it?

Question 67

Your best friend makes the following statement: Technology has made it more difficult to listen in today's world. Clearly state your agreement or disagreement with this statement. Defend your opinion using research findings discussed in the text.