LSUA Min Wu CMST 1061 - Final Exam Questions and Answers
Question 1
openness/closedness
Correct Answer
1 of 3 relationship dialects; the tension between the desire to share private thoughts, feelings, and experiences with
intimates and the desire to preserve personal privacy.
Question 2
Digital Divide
Correct Answer
The gap between people and communities that do and do not have access to digital technologies. Important 3 key
characteristics of digitization are ease of manipulation, convergence, and speed.
Question 3
Generalized other
Correct Answer
The perspective that represents one's perception of the rules, roles, and attitudes endorsed by one's group or
community.
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,Question 4
Uncertainty reduction theory
Correct Answer
The theory that people find uncertainty uncomfortable and so are motivated to use communication to reduce
uncertainty.
Question 5
Things that others see in us but we do not see in ourselves are known in the Johari Window as __________ information.
Correct Answer
blind
Question 6
Brian says in his work team, "I think we need to finish talking about the history of this issue before we get into possible
solutions." Brian made which type of contribution to discussion?
Correct Answer
procedural
Question 7
Direct Definition
Correct Answer
Communication that tells us who we are by explicitly labeling us and reacting to our behaviors; usually occurs first in
families and later in interactions with peers and others.
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, Question 8
Stories that convey the values, legends, and history of an organization are called __________.
Correct Answer
corporate stories
Question 9
Digital media
Correct Answer
Electronic modes of communication that store and manage data in digital form.
Question 10
The stage in an interracial relationship in which the couple struggles with external pressures is __________.
Correct Answer
coping
Question 11
The internet came on the scene __________.
Correct Answer
in the 1970s
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Question 1
openness/closedness
Correct Answer
1 of 3 relationship dialects; the tension between the desire to share private thoughts, feelings, and experiences with
intimates and the desire to preserve personal privacy.
Question 2
Digital Divide
Correct Answer
The gap between people and communities that do and do not have access to digital technologies. Important 3 key
characteristics of digitization are ease of manipulation, convergence, and speed.
Question 3
Generalized other
Correct Answer
The perspective that represents one's perception of the rules, roles, and attitudes endorsed by one's group or
community.
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,Question 4
Uncertainty reduction theory
Correct Answer
The theory that people find uncertainty uncomfortable and so are motivated to use communication to reduce
uncertainty.
Question 5
Things that others see in us but we do not see in ourselves are known in the Johari Window as __________ information.
Correct Answer
blind
Question 6
Brian says in his work team, "I think we need to finish talking about the history of this issue before we get into possible
solutions." Brian made which type of contribution to discussion?
Correct Answer
procedural
Question 7
Direct Definition
Correct Answer
Communication that tells us who we are by explicitly labeling us and reacting to our behaviors; usually occurs first in
families and later in interactions with peers and others.
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, Question 8
Stories that convey the values, legends, and history of an organization are called __________.
Correct Answer
corporate stories
Question 9
Digital media
Correct Answer
Electronic modes of communication that store and manage data in digital form.
Question 10
The stage in an interracial relationship in which the couple struggles with external pressures is __________.
Correct Answer
coping
Question 11
The internet came on the scene __________.
Correct Answer
in the 1970s
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