Deck 1: Making Sense of Communication

Question 1

Which of the following individuals was primarily responsible for the Sophistic tradition?

A) Aristotle
B) Plato
C) Socrates
D) Corax
E) Lyceus

Answer 1

D

Question 2

The field of communication dates back:

A) More than 150 years.
B) More than 2,000 years.
C) More than two decades.
D) More than a century.
E) More than 50 years.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Dr. Lee reads Enron's ambiguous 401K policy and decides to write a letter to the editor exposing the company's misuse of corporate jargon to hide the unethical practices of Enron's corporate executives. Which classical tradition of thought is best represented in this example?

A) The Platonic tradition
B) The Sophistic tradition
C) The Aristotelian Tradition
D) The Neo-Aristotelian tradition
E) The Postmodern tradition

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which of the following statements about communication is true?

A) Communication is a process.
B) Communication is ever-present.
C) Communication is symbolic.
D) All of the above statements are true.
E) Only A and C are true.

Question 5

In order to get elected President of the Student Government, Sofia had to present her ideas at a public forum. Her efforts to persuade other students to elect her best reflect which pattern of classical thinking?

A) The Aristotelian tradition
B) The Platonic tradition
C) The Ne0-Aristotelian tradition
D) The Sophistic tradition
E) None of the above

Question 6

Who argued that communication theory should be based on a knowledge of a true reality?

A) Tisias
B) Corax
C) Plato
D) Aristotle
E) Quintillian

Question 7

Aristotle believed that theories of human behavior should be based on:

A) Intuition and personal experience
B) Empiricism and logic
C) Logic and personal experience
D) Empiricism and intuition
E) Rhetoric and persuasion

Question 8

In the 2020 Presidential election, Joe Biden and Donald Trump used campaign ads that attacked each other's personal character and integrity. According to Aristotle, these campaigns used which source of proof to persuade viewers to vote for the better candidate?

A) Ethos
B) Pathos
C) Porthos
D) Logos
E) Pragmos

Question 9

During the early part of the 20th century, what two traditions emerged within the field of communication that are still evident today?

A) Natural science and humanistic
B) Humanistic and physical science
C) Natural and social scientific
D) Elocutionary and physical science
E) Humanistic and social scientific

Question 10

Which of the following statements about communication scholars in the humanities is true?

A) They examine how reason, ethics, and social justice inform our understandings of what it means to be human.
B) They teach classes in rhetorical theory and public address.
C) They use laboratory environments and statistics to study human interaction.
D) All of the above statements are true.
E) Only A and B are true.

Question 11

The social scientific study of human communication was influenced by all of the following historical events, EXCEPT:

A) Research in the 1920s on audience psychology and attitude change.
B) The 1939 radio broadcast of H. G. Wells's War of the Worlds.
C) President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation in 1862.
D) World War II propaganda in the late 1940s.
E) Research in the 1970s on group dynamics and leadership.

Question 12

The rhetorical tradition would examine communication in all of the following contexts, EXCEPT:

A) Public speaking
B) Interpersonal communication
C) Persuasion
D) Argumentation
E) Debate

Question 13

The fact that Jamal communicates differently with himself than he does with his family members, and that he communicates differently with his romantic partner than he does with either his family members or himself, best illustrates that communication changes across:

A) Levels of analysis
B) Scientific traditions
C) Modes of persuasion
D) Cultural contexts
E) Dimensions of space

Question 14

Applied communication research is motivated by:

A) Theoretical advancements
B) Experimentation
C) Persuasion
D) The drive to create communication solutions to real world problems
E) Rhetoric

Question 15

All of the following are examples of applied communication research, EXCEPT:

A) How communication is changing in a global, mediated world
B) How communication can enhance our health
C) How communication can reduce violence and enhance security
D) How communication can focus solely on theoretical advancements
E) How communication can help community organizations recruit volunteers

Question 16

When texting her best friend, Cecilia uses shorthand phrases like "C U l8r" and "R U ok." When she emails her professor, however, she is much more careful to use actual words and formal sentences. The fact that Cecilia makes this distinction in how she uses letters and words best illustrates which question communication scholars are considering in the future?

A) How do we introduce new technologies into our homes and "domesticate" them?
B) How do we match audience expectations across various types of communication media?
C) How can communication enhance our community health?
D) How can communication reduce violence and enhance our security?
E) How can communication create and resolve conflict with others?

Question 17

Scholars who study health communication might explore all of the following issues, EXCEPT:

A) How patients can improve their experiences and satisfaction with their health care providers through more effective communication.
B) Communication strategies dating partners use to reduce their risk of contracting sexually transmitted diseases.
C) How governmental and military agencies navigate and defuse ideological conflicts.
D) How public health officials can encourage healthier behaviors through persuasive health campaigns.
E) How organizations can enhance the safety and well-being of their workers.

Question 18

Scholars in the Consortium for Strategic Communication at Arizona State University are exploring how violent extremists recruit and socialize new members. Their efforts best illustrate which of the following directions for future research that communication scholars are taking?

A) Examining how organizations can enhance the safety and well-being of their workers.
B) Exploring how new technologies are changing the various ways that people communicate across media.
C) Describing how reproductive technologies are helping families who struggle with infertility to have children.
D) Helping government and military leaders understand and resolve ideological conflicts that inspire violence.
E) Revealing the persuasive strategies that help Fortune 500 companies best market their product to consumers.

Question 19

Domestication theory uses which of the following metaphors to explain how communication technologies are introduced into our homes?

A) Planting seeds
B) Cultivating crops
C) Visiting the zoo
D) Popping popcorn
E) Taming wild animals

Question 20

Social scientific approaches to studying human interaction are most closely aligned with which classical pattern of thought about communication from ancient Greece?

A) The Sophistic tradition
B) The Platonic tradition
C) The Aristotelian tradition
D) The Postmodern Tradition
E) None of the above

Question 21

The formal study of communication began with the rise of democracy in Greece during the fifth century B. C.

Question 22

Aristotle believed that theories of human behavior should be based on personal experiences and meticulous reasoning according to the standards of logic.

Question 23

Scholars who adopt a humanistic approach to studying communication prefer controlled laboratory environments and the use of statistics to analyze their data.

Question 24

Applied communication research is motivated by the drive to provide individuals and communities with communication solutions to real world problems.

Question 25

Media studies primarily focus on different forms of human face-to-face interaction.

Question 26

Communication teachers who emphasize voice, articulation, and gestures study ____.

Question 27

Scholars who identify a problem, gather relevant data, form hypotheses, and test their predictions use the ____.

Question 28

Aristotle believed that theories of human behavior should be based on ___, or careful observation of the physical world.

Question 29

To call the communication field ____ means that we recognize and value the contributions of other fields' philosophies, theories, practices, and knowledge as a way to enhance our understanding of communication.

Question 30

In ancient Greece, the term ___ was used to refer to the study of communication.