Deck 2: Perspectives on Human Communication

Question 1

A communication researcher who examines the flirtation behaviors used by couples interacting with one another by converting data to numeric indicators is using the method of research.

A) qualitative
B) quantitative
C) interpretive
D) ethnographic

Answer 1

B

Question 2

An) ________ scholar explores communication with the ultimate goal of changing society.

A) social scientific
B) interpretive
C) post modern
D) critical

Answer 2

D

Question 3

When examining a TV series in order to determine how gay and lesbian relationships are portrayed as non-traditional or not "normal," a researcher uses textual analysis. This method is associated with the ________ approach.

A) social science
B) interpretive
C) critical
D) post-modern

Answer 3

C

Question 4

In the demand-withdrawal interaction pattern, the person who asks for the change is the _______.

A) demander
B) withdrawer
C) aggressor
D) behaviorist

Question 5

Which branch of philosophy is a basis for the interpretative approach?

A) behaviorism
B) humanism
C) socioculturalism
D) socialism

Question 6

Researchers who investigate cultures differences from their own often use the ________ method to gather information.

A) ethnographic
B) statistical
C) content analysis
D) rhetorical

Question 7

When researchers carefully read and listen to conversations over and over again to develop a framework of categories that group, label, and summarize particular acts of communication in the data, researchers are using the ________ approach to understanding communication.

A) content analysis
B) qualitative analysis
C) ethnographic
D) interpretative

Question 8

Which of the following views would a critical scholar agree with?

A) We each construct our own reality and these realities have consequences.
B) Realities are constructed at birth and our destiny is out of our reach.
C) An individual's reality is constructed by their peers and societal contacts.
D) Our realities are formed from behavior and norms.

Question 9

One of the earliest influences on the field of communication was _____.

A) rhetoric
B) psychology
C) sociology
D) religion

Question 10

The belief systems behind the various approaches to studying human communication are known in general as _____.

A) interpretations
B) methods
C) theories
D) paradigms

Question 11

Methods describe the specific ways in which scholars collect and analyze data, the results of which are used to test theories.

Question 12

The communication discipline is BEST described as _____.

A) linear
B) reciprocal
C) complimentary
D) interdisciplinary

Question 13

As the text notes, scholars develop ________ in an attempt to explain why people communicate as they do.

A) paradigms
B) theories
C) readings
D) methods

Question 14

When researchers observe subjects in everyday, real-life situations, it is an example of a ________ setting.

A) linear
B) naturalistic
C) behavioristic
D) laboratory

Question 15

Some communication experts believe that as children interact with their caregivers, they develop expectations for future interactions in relationships in general. This is known as forming a type of ________.

A) attachment
B) growth relation
C) care development
D) interaction

Question 16

The ________ approach generally endorses the idea that reality is external to individuals and no one can predict future behavior based on observations of past behavior.

A) social science
B) interpretive
C) critical
D) post-modern

Question 17

The interpretive approach to communication emphasizes the _____ of human behavior.

A) predictability
B) humanity
C) creativity
D) credibility

Question 18

Julie criticizes her boyfriend for his political view and is trying to convince him that he is wrong. He responds by rolling his eyes and walking from the room. This is an example of the ________ communication pattern.

A) negative reciprocity
B) insecure attachment
C) demand-withdrawal
D) blaming

Question 19

Tamara is interested in doing a quantitative research study to determine the most significant causes of public speaking anxiety among college students. This study belongs to the ________ approach to communication research.

A) social science
B) interpretive
C) critical
D) post-modern

Question 20

The ________approach to communication research and study focuses on the role of power in communication exchanges.

A) social science
B) interpretive
C) critical
D) post-modern

Question 21

Conversation analysis is a quantitative method that examines naturally occurring conversations to understand better the sequences and functions of everyday talk.

Question 22

Member-checking refers to an analysis of the number of people involved in a particular study.

Question 23

Rhetorical analysis would be one method of examining a public speech.

Question 24

Behaviorists believed that predictions were possible because they saw reality as both observable and describable.

Question 25

Social scientists would never rely on qualitative methods.

Question 26

The analysis of popular culture texts is common within the ________ approach to human communication.

Question 27

Rhetoric can be described as the art of _____.

Question 28

When a researcher makes an educated guess based on a theory, that guess is called an) _____.

Question 29

Critical scholars are concerned with whether or not they have the right to study, analyze, and represent the views of others, perhaps disadvantaged people.

Question 30

The strength of the critical approach is its emphasis on the physical and psychosocial forces associated with communication.

Question 31

A _____ method of research would be used to answer the question, "how many?"

Question 32

A ________ is a belief system that focuses on a set of assumptions about knowledge, reality, and human nature.

Question 33

Explain the demand-withdrawal conflict pattern from the social science approach.

Question 34

Interpretive studies have found that defensive communication in romantic relationships can lead to unproductive cycles of conflict.

Question 35

Compare and contrast the social scientific and interpretive approach by describing the strengths and limitations of each approach.

Question 36

The study of communication has a short history that can only be traced back to the early 1900s.