Question 1

Which of the following was NOT addressed as a motivation that drives us to act or think in a particular way?

Accepted Answer

The need to be controlled is not typically recognized as a motivation that drives behavior, unlike the need for affiliation, achievement, or reducing uncertainty.

Question 2

Randy Hirokawa and Dennis Gouran's functional perspective on group decision making assumes that people in problem-solving groups want to attain a high-quality solution. This illustrates the strong pull that is exerted by the ________.

Accepted Answer

The functional perspective on group decision making emphasizes the importance of achieving a high-quality solution, which aligns with the need for achievement.

Question 3

What was Griffin's "cause for pause" regarding credibility?

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

Which of the following theories warns that when co-owners of private information do not effectively negotiate and follow mutually held privacy rules, boundary turbulence is the likely result?

Accepted Answer

Communication Privacy Management theory explains how people manage their private information and the concept of boundary turbulence occurs when co-owners of information fail to negotiate privacy rules effectively.

Question 5

Which of the following theories addresses audience adaptation as a principle facet?

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

Carolyn Sherif's social judgment theory predicts that those who want to influence others should try to figure out their latitudes of acceptance, rejection, and non-commitment on a particular issue. Which of the following threads is most likely illustrated by the theory?

Accepted Answer

Social judgment theory emphasizes understanding the audience's existing attitudes and adapting messages to fit within their latitude of acceptance to effectively influence them.

Question 7

Robert McPhee's communicative constitution of organizations clearly indicates that an organization is what it is because communication has brought it into existence. This theory illustrates the thread of ________.

Accepted Answer

The communicative constitution of organizations theory aligns with the concept of social construction, which suggests that organizations are created and maintained through communication and social interactions.

Question 8

Which of the following statements is a succinct summary of Fisher's narrative paradigm?

Accepted Answer

Fisher's narrative paradigm suggests that humans are natural storytellers and that we make sense of the world through narratives. We are more likely to be persuaded by stories that resonate with us and seem credible.

Question 9

Ting-Toomey points out that a free and open discussion of conflict:

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Question 10

Which of the following theories illustrates the common thread of "dialogue"?

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

Carolyn Haythornthwaite's media multiplexity theory illustrates the need to reduce uncertainty.

Accepted Answer

Media multiplexity theory suggests that the more types of communication channels people use, the stronger their relationship, rather than focusing on reducing uncertainty.

Question 12

Ting-Toomey's face-negotiation theory suggests that people born into collectivistic cultures usually have an I-identity and are mainly concerned with saving face.

Accepted Answer

Ting-Toomey's face-negotiation theory suggests that people from collectivistic cultures typically have a we-identity and are concerned with maintaining group harmony and saving face for the group, not just the individual.

Question 13

Gerbner suggests that a steady diet of symbolic violence on television creates an exaggerated fear that the viewer will be physically threatened, mugged, raped, or killed.

Accepted Answer

Gerbner's cultivation theory posits that long-term exposure to media violence can lead viewers to perceive the world as more dangerous than it actually is, fostering an exaggerated sense of fear and threat.

Question 14

Deetz' critical theory of communication in organizations describes managerial efforts to suppress conflict by addressing legitimate disagreements through open discussion rather than through discursive closure.

Accepted Answer

Deetz' critical theory of communication in organizations suggests that managerial efforts often suppress conflict through discursive closure, not by addressing disagreements through open discussion.

Question 15

Face-negotiation theory addresses self-image concerns.

Accepted Answer

Face-negotiation theory, developed by Stella Ting-Toomey, focuses on how people from different cultures manage self-image and interpersonal communication, particularly in conflict situations.

Question 16

Aristotle defined ethos as a combination of the speaker's perceived intelligence or competence, character or trustworthiness, and goodwill toward the audience.

Accepted Answer

Aristotle's concept of ethos involves the speaker's credibility, which is based on their intelligence, character, and goodwill, influencing how the audience perceives them.

Question 17

Elaboration likelihood model (ELM) is optimistic that credibility facilitates long-term persuasive effects.

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

According to Berger, the expectation of future interaction decreases our motivation to reduce uncertainty.

Accepted Answer

According to Berger's Uncertainty Reduction Theory, the expectation of future interaction actually increases our motivation to reduce uncertainty, as we are more likely to want to understand and predict the behavior of those we will interact with again.

Question 19

According to Joseph Walther's hyperpersonal perspective extension of social information processing theory (SIP), anticipation of future interaction coupled with an exaggerated sense of similarity results in a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Accepted Answer

Joseph Walther's hyperpersonal perspective suggests that when individuals anticipate future interactions and perceive exaggerated similarities, they may behave in ways that confirm these perceptions, leading to a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Question 20

Hall's cultural studies is based on a broad Marxist interpretation of history that claims money is power.

Accepted Answer

Stuart Hall's cultural studies often draw on Marxist theory, which emphasizes the role of economic power and class relations in shaping culture and society.

Quiz 37: Common Threads in Comm Theories