Deck 2: The Field of Communication From Historical and Contemporary Perspectives

Question 1

Whiteness studies are examples of research conducted in which field of communication study?

A) Organizational Communication Studies
B) Mass Communication Studies
C) Performance Studies
D) Public Communication Studies
E)Intercultural Communication Studies

Answer 1

E

Question 2

Why was Plato suspicious of rhetoric?

A)The possibility of its misuse to manipulate and deceive.
B) All citizens might learn how to speak persuasively.
C) It would be the demise of the Academy.
D) It was too difficult for the average person to learn.
E) He was suspicious for all of the above reasons.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

The study of communication, power, and empowerment, especially as it relates to the issue of who is and who is not allowed to speak in a society, is strongly influenced by which philosopher?

A) John Dewey
B) Plato
C) George Herbert Mead
D)Michel Foucault
E) Kenneth Burke

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Aisha wanted to understand what lawyers looked for when they selected juries. She spent hours observing attorneys question potential jurors for upcoming trials to see if she could identify patterns. This type of research is called __________.

A) quantitative
B)textual analysis
C) historical
D) critical
E) triangulation

Question 5

Rhetorical criticism is __________.

A)the process of examining a text to see how it works communicatively
B) the study of the history of the field of communication
C) unwanted critical feedback
D) the study of persuasive nonverbal communication
E) quantitative research

Question 6

Organizational culture can best be defined as __________.

A) understanding of the power hierarchy within an organization
B) understanding personal relationships on the job
C) understanding how to better productivity in an organization
D)understanding an organization's identity and codes of thought and action
E) all of the above are definitions of organizational culture

Question 7

Gary is conducting an organizational communication study by using two different methodologies. He is giving the employees a questionnaire and he is also reviewing the minutes of the company's Board meetings over the past three years. Gary's research approach is a good example of:

A) distributive methodology
B) quantitative research
C)triangulation
D) qualitative research
E) hybrid methodology

Question 8

Scholars use quantitative research methods to gather information in which of the following forms?

A) ethnography
B) textual
C)numerical
D) symbolic
E) syntactical

Question 9

Qualitative research methods __________.

A) often use statistics to measure effects
B) focus on media ratings
C) are the best form of audience measurement
D)provides non-numerical knowledge about communication
E) all of the above

Question 10

The study of communication is more than __________ years old.

A) 3000
B) 4100
C) 5000
D) 3200
E)2500

Question 11

Scholars identify and challenge communication practices that oppress, marginalize, or otherwise harm individuals and social groups in __________ research.

A) quantitative
B)critical
C) organizational
D) operational
E) interpersonal

Question 12

Which of the following is an area of study in the discipline of communication?

A) interpersonal communication
B) public communication
C) organizational communication
D) mass communication
E)all of the above are areas of study in the field of communication

Question 13

Textual analysis is an example of which type of research approach?

A)qualitative
B) survey
C) critical
D) quantitative
E) historical

Question 14

Stuart has just started preparing a speech for his communication class. He has selected a topic and is thinking about the kind of arguments, reasoning and evidence he might use in his speech. Stuart is focusing on which canon of public speaking?

A)logos
B) organization
C) pathos
D) ethos
E) delivery

Question 15

According to Aristotle, with of the following is NOT a persuasive "proof"?

A) logos
B) pathos
C) ethos
D)tanthos
E) all of the above are "proofs"

Question 16

Independent and dependent variables are components of which type of quantitative research method?

A)experiment
B) survey
C) textual analysis
D) historical analysis
E) descriptive statistics

Question 17

Cell phones, Face Book, My Space, and Twitter have helped transform how we think and process information. This reflects a primary area of the modern communication discipline referred to as __________.

A) intrapersonal interaction
B) group and team discussion
C) intercultural Phenomena
D) mass communication
E)mediated communication
TRUE/FALSE

Question 18

The first known theorists and teachers of rhetoric or persuasive speaking were __________.

A) Corax and Isocrates
B) Isocrates and Plato
C)Corax and Tisias
D) Isocrates and Tisias
E) Plato and Tisias

Question 19

Louise has prepared a brief questionnaire to find out how satisfied her clients are with the service she has been providing them. She is engaging in which kind of quantitative research method?

A) experiment
B)survey
C) textual analysis
D) historical analysis
E) descriptive statistics

Question 20

The early 20^th century philosopher John Dewey taught that communication was important __________.

A) to communicate wants and desires
B) to create good systems of mass media
C) to train reporters to ask the right type of questions
D) to protect the first amendment rights of Americans
E)to express progressive thought through citizen participation

Question 21

Studying __________ communication increases our insight into different cultures' communication styles and meanings.

Question 22

Sophists were known for their extraordinary concern for the ethical character of argument.

Question 23

Communication is a relatively new area of academic study.

Question 24

Researchers in the field of organizational communication sometimes study personal relationships people have in professional settings.

Question 25

__________ __________ aims to understand how particular texts work.

Question 26

__________ are arbitrary, ambiguous, and abstract representations of other phenomena.

Question 27

Communication with ourselves, or self-talk, is called __________.

Question 28

Three themes that unify diverse areas in the field of communication are __________, __________, and __________.

Question 29

Ethos is proof based on logic and reasoning.

Question 30

__________ were teachers of rhetoric who boasted they could teach people how to win arguments by using gimmicks.

Question 31

Studying phenomena in multiple ways is called __________.

Question 32

The study of movies and films is not a part of any of the fields of communication study.

Question 33

Pathos is the proof that appeals to listeners' emotions.

Question 34

Critical scholars attempt to identify and challenge communication practices that oppress, marginalize, or otherwise harm individuals or social groups.

Question 35

Media sometimes reinforce cultural stereotypes about race and ethnicity.

Question 36

Effective communication principles are the same across all cultures.

Question 37

__________ communication is communication between people.

Question 38

John wants to understand more about how communication influenced and was impacted by the Civil Rights Movement. He decides to study Martin Luther King, Jr's "I have a dream speech." This is known as ethnographic research.

Question 39

Some organizations think of themselves as family. This is a reflection of their __________ __________.

Question 40

__________ is a type of quantitative research in which researchers control the context and what happens in it.

Question 41

Explain how symbolic activities can be seen at the heart of interpersonal, public, small group, and mass media areas of communication.

Question 42

According to the textbook, the field of communication is quite broad. As fully as you can, describe five of the areas of study and teaching in modern communication. Explain what topics each field focused on and give examples.

Question 43

Discuss the three main types of communication research. Give specific examples of each type of research and discuss why each of the three types of research is important.