Deck 14: Communication and New Technologies

Question 1

Audiences tend to remember and comprehend details and specific facts better than main points and generalizations.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

In a speech that is already interesting,the addition of humor improves the audience's perception of the speaker's authoritativeness.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

One way to determine whether your informative purpose has been fulfilled is to ask the audience to demonstrate their understanding,thereby proving their learning.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Research tends to support the old saying that "You should tell 'em what you're going to tell 'em; tell 'em; and tell 'em what you told them."

Question 5

An example of extrinsic motivation is one's own driving desire to know and learn about new information and ideas.

Question 6

Simple words and concrete ideas are easier for an audience to remember than is complex material.

Question 7

Informative speaking to increase knowledge is most like what your teachers do in college classes.

Question 8

A rhetorical question is a question that you expect the audience members to answer when you ask them to do so during the speech.

Question 9

Repetition works better than overt audience response or actual behavior to increase audience comprehension.

Question 10

Use of transitions can increase an audience's comprehension or understanding of the message.

Question 11

Some examples of appropriate behavioral purposes for an informative speech are to recognize,to compare,to define,and to distinguish.

Question 12

Information relevance refers to the usefulness of the information to the audience.

Question 13

The significance of your message is its importance and meaningfulness to,or its consequences for,the audience.

Question 14

Information overload refers to the provision of more information than the audience can absorb because of amount or complexity.

Question 15

The use of humor in an informative speech can improve audience perceptions of the speaker's character.

Question 16

The purpose of an informative speech is to change the audience's mind about some issue.

Question 17

An immediate behavioral purpose is the action expected during and right after the speech.

Question 18

The speaker is the one who determines significance.

Question 19

Explaining the complex terms associated with the 2009 financial crisis is an example of the informative goal of clarifying complex issues.

Question 20

To create a perceived need for learning information,you should avoid relying on extrinsic motivation.

Question 21

Which of the following is an effective strategy for describing?

A) use of Roman numerals
B) use of statistics
C) use of metaphors
D) use of chronology

Question 22

Which of the following topics would be most appropriate for an informative speech?

A) how to perform emergency first aid
B) benefits of recycling and why you should recycle
C) why you should vote Republican
D) why you should avoid alcohol

Question 23

An operational definition reveals what something is by how it works,how it is made,or what it consists of.

Question 24

Among the skills for informative speaking are defining,describing,explaining,and narrating.

Question 25

A comparison reveals how two words or concepts are similar; a contrast defines by revealing how they are different.

Question 26

How does the text define information hunger?

A) The speaker creates a need for information in the audience.
B) The audience anxiously awaits information from the speaker.
C) The speaker has a large appetite for information.
D) The audience has a large appetite for information.

Question 27

One purpose of informative speaking is to persuade an audience to do something.

Question 28

A narration is a lengthy explanation consisting of a series of shorter explanations.

Question 29

Audiences tend to remember and comprehend ________ better than __________.

A) fun and games; courses and disciplines
B) generalizations and main points; details and specific facts
C) details and specific facts; generalizations and main points
D) courses and disciplines; fun and games

Question 30

Which of the following is not a purpose of an informative speech?

A) to change the minds of the audience members about an issue or idea
B) to increase what an audience knows about something
C) to improve an audience's understanding of how to use something
D) to clarify an audience's ideas about something

Question 31

Abstract is to concrete as general is to specific.

Question 32

Which of the following is not meant by the term information overload?

A) the number of words per minute
B) material too complex to understand easily
C) more material than the audience can absorb
D) using mathematical symbols or undefined words the audience does not understand

Question 33

Etymology is a word,term,or concept that is opposite in meaning to the one being defined.

Question 34

Which of the following was not cited in the text as one of the special skills of informative speaking?

A) changing people's future actions
B) defining what a concept is
C) describing how something is
D) narrating or telling a story

Question 35

Which of the following types of speeches would not be classified as an informative speech?

A) speech of exposition
B) speech of definition
C) speech of description
D) speech of signification

Question 36

Which of the following phrases does not fit with the immediate behavioral purposes of an informative speech?

A) define words,objects,or concepts
B) distinguish among different things
C) change attitudes,beliefs,and values
D) recognize differences or similarities among objects,persons,or issues

Question 37

Which of the following comments would be the best example of extrinsic motivation?

A) "Because I have always wanted to be a priest,I study hardest in my philosophy and rhetoric classes."
B) "I work because I love to work and cannot imagine being any different."
C) "I had children-well,had children more or less by accident,not because I planned for it or anything."
D) "Because my employer said our raises would be based on it,I am increasing my number of contract reports."

Question 38

Which of the following does an informative speech not have to be?

A) meaningful
B) interesting
C) entertaining
D) significant

Question 39

A synonym is a word,term,or concept close or similar in meaning to the one being defined.

Question 40

A rhetorical question is a question

A) that has no answer.
B) for which no answer is expected.
C) that the speaker will answer after the speech.
D) that appears in the transitions of the speech.

Question 41

Which of the following topics suggests an operational definition?

A) the construction of a bird cage
B) the origins of Unitarianism
C) the delights of Jamaica
D) descriptions of dogs with accompanying slides

Question 42

A synonym is to a comparison as an ______ is to a contrast.

A) aneurysm
B) anomaly
C) antonym
D) analogy

Question 43

In a speech explaining how to play drums,Steve used the table to illustrate various beat patterns.Which informative speaking skill is Steve using?

A) demonstrating
B) quantifying
C) defining
D) explaining

Question 44

An important aspect of informative speaking is making your subject _____________ to the audience.

A) easy
B) relevant
C) exquisite
D) bland

Question 45

If you wanted to clarify something while also arousing interest,which informative speaking skill should you rely on?

A) demonstrating
B) quantifying
C) defining
D) explaining

Question 46

Explanation is to idea development as narration is to

A) storytelling.
B) oral interpretation.
C) paraphrasing.
D) literary criticism.

Question 47

Which of the following is an example of an effective rhetorical question?

A) How much do you hate the food in the dining hall?
B) Can you identify four ways to protect your identity from being stolen?
C) Are any of you in a fraternity or sorority?
D) Were you good students in high school?