CMST 1061 LSUA FINAL TEST 2026
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◍ All of the following can be used to express power, except __________.a.
silenceb. all of these can be used to express powerc. moving into someone's
spaced. touching someonee. gestures.
Answer: b. all of these can be used to express power
◍ Nathan just moved into a new apartment and spent the first day hanging
pictures, putting out souvenirs of important times, and placing favorite
objects on the bookshelves. Nathan has relied on what form of nonverbal
communication to personalize the new apartment?a. proxemicsb.
appearancec. paralanguaged. kinesicse. artifacts.
Answer: e. artifacts
◍ The process nature of communication means __________.a. our interactions
with others are ongoing and dynamicb. communication rarely, if ever,
changesc. what happens in one encounter has little impact on other
encounters we haved. we can stop communicatinge. a given interaction has a
definite beginning and ending.
Answer: a. our interactions with others are ongoing and dynamic
◍ Material used to support claims in a speech.
Answer: is called evidence
◍ Which of the communication cultures or co-cultures below tends to favor
competitiveness in interaction, limited emotional responsiveness, and a
focus on accomplishing instrumental goals?a. African American
communication cultureb. feminine communication culturec. lesbian
communication cultured. Asian communication culturee. masculine
, communication culture.
Answer: e. masculine communication culture
◍ Assertive Communication is aggressive.a. Falseb. True.
Answer: a. False
◍ Suzy is really upset and she feels like throwing a temper tantrum, even
though she's 20 years old. Disregarding the social inappropriateness of her
behavior, Suzy beats a door and then kicks it while in a public area. In this
instance, Suzy's behavior was motivated by which aspect of herself
according to sociologist George Mead?a. cognitive selfb. mec. Id. abstract
selfe. moral self.
Answer: c. I
◍ Which of the following is not a regulative communication rule?a. Call out
"Amen" in response to the pastor.b. Applaud at the end of a speech.c.
Sticking your tongue out at someone is rude.d. Children should not interrupt
adults.e. We do not talk about private issues in public..
Answer: c. Sticking your tongue out at someone is rude.
◍ Kimberly is irritated that Julia left and borrowed her sweater without asking.
Kimberly then plays the stereo loudly when Julia is trying to talk on the
phone. This is an example of __________.a. covert conflictb.
acknowledgmentc. overt conflictd. offensive climatee. defensive climate.
Answer: a. covert conflict
◍ Communication that aims at manipulating a person or group for the benefit
of the person manipulating is known as __________.a. neutralityb.
certaintyc. controld. superioritye. strategy.
Answer: e. strategy
◍ Which is the most abstract term in the following words?a. Tiger Woodsb.
physical activityc. sportd. golfe. professional athlete.
Answer: b. physical activity
◍ 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
methodologyb. triangulationc. qualitative researchd. hybrid methodologye.
quantitative research.
Answer: b. triangulation
◍ Communication is profoundly related to culture.a. Falseb. True.
Answer: b. True
◍ Relationship culture is best defined as __________..
Answer: the private understandings, rules, and meanings that couples
develop to define who they are
◍ Caitlin is angry with her boyfriend, so she refuses to sit near him in the car
or to let him get really close to her while they are walking. To communicate
her anger, Caitlin is relying on __________.a. artifactsb. paralanguagec.
proxemicsd. chronemicse. silence.
Answer: c. proxemics
◍ In online communication basic aspects of personal identity may be unclear
or even deliberately misrepresented..
Answer: true
◍ Signaling openness to other points of view while recognizing that people
from different cultures differ in thoughts, actions, and values is known as
__________.a. cultural fanaticismb. provisionalismc. cultural diversityd.
cultural absolutisme. ethnocentrism.
Answer: b. provisionalism
◍ Author Julia Wood mentions which of the following factors affect her point
of view in the textbook?a. being from a middle-income familyb. being a
womanc. all of these factors affect her point of view in the textbookd. her
research and reading the research of otherse. being white.
Answer: c. all of these factors affect her point of view in the textbook
◍ Rhetorical criticism is __________.a. the process of examining a text to see
how it works communicativelyb. unwanted critical feedbackc. the study of
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◍ All of the following can be used to express power, except __________.a.
silenceb. all of these can be used to express powerc. moving into someone's
spaced. touching someonee. gestures.
Answer: b. all of these can be used to express power
◍ Nathan just moved into a new apartment and spent the first day hanging
pictures, putting out souvenirs of important times, and placing favorite
objects on the bookshelves. Nathan has relied on what form of nonverbal
communication to personalize the new apartment?a. proxemicsb.
appearancec. paralanguaged. kinesicse. artifacts.
Answer: e. artifacts
◍ The process nature of communication means __________.a. our interactions
with others are ongoing and dynamicb. communication rarely, if ever,
changesc. what happens in one encounter has little impact on other
encounters we haved. we can stop communicatinge. a given interaction has a
definite beginning and ending.
Answer: a. our interactions with others are ongoing and dynamic
◍ Material used to support claims in a speech.
Answer: is called evidence
◍ Which of the communication cultures or co-cultures below tends to favor
competitiveness in interaction, limited emotional responsiveness, and a
focus on accomplishing instrumental goals?a. African American
communication cultureb. feminine communication culturec. lesbian
communication cultured. Asian communication culturee. masculine
, communication culture.
Answer: e. masculine communication culture
◍ Assertive Communication is aggressive.a. Falseb. True.
Answer: a. False
◍ Suzy is really upset and she feels like throwing a temper tantrum, even
though she's 20 years old. Disregarding the social inappropriateness of her
behavior, Suzy beats a door and then kicks it while in a public area. In this
instance, Suzy's behavior was motivated by which aspect of herself
according to sociologist George Mead?a. cognitive selfb. mec. Id. abstract
selfe. moral self.
Answer: c. I
◍ Which of the following is not a regulative communication rule?a. Call out
"Amen" in response to the pastor.b. Applaud at the end of a speech.c.
Sticking your tongue out at someone is rude.d. Children should not interrupt
adults.e. We do not talk about private issues in public..
Answer: c. Sticking your tongue out at someone is rude.
◍ Kimberly is irritated that Julia left and borrowed her sweater without asking.
Kimberly then plays the stereo loudly when Julia is trying to talk on the
phone. This is an example of __________.a. covert conflictb.
acknowledgmentc. overt conflictd. offensive climatee. defensive climate.
Answer: a. covert conflict
◍ Communication that aims at manipulating a person or group for the benefit
of the person manipulating is known as __________.a. neutralityb.
certaintyc. controld. superioritye. strategy.
Answer: e. strategy
◍ Which is the most abstract term in the following words?a. Tiger Woodsb.
physical activityc. sportd. golfe. professional athlete.
Answer: b. physical activity
◍ 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
methodologyb. triangulationc. qualitative researchd. hybrid methodologye.
quantitative research.
Answer: b. triangulation
◍ Communication is profoundly related to culture.a. Falseb. True.
Answer: b. True
◍ Relationship culture is best defined as __________..
Answer: the private understandings, rules, and meanings that couples
develop to define who they are
◍ Caitlin is angry with her boyfriend, so she refuses to sit near him in the car
or to let him get really close to her while they are walking. To communicate
her anger, Caitlin is relying on __________.a. artifactsb. paralanguagec.
proxemicsd. chronemicse. silence.
Answer: c. proxemics
◍ In online communication basic aspects of personal identity may be unclear
or even deliberately misrepresented..
Answer: true
◍ Signaling openness to other points of view while recognizing that people
from different cultures differ in thoughts, actions, and values is known as
__________.a. cultural fanaticismb. provisionalismc. cultural diversityd.
cultural absolutisme. ethnocentrism.
Answer: b. provisionalism
◍ Author Julia Wood mentions which of the following factors affect her point
of view in the textbook?a. being from a middle-income familyb. being a
womanc. all of these factors affect her point of view in the textbookd. her
research and reading the research of otherse. being white.
Answer: c. all of these factors affect her point of view in the textbook
◍ Rhetorical criticism is __________.a. the process of examining a text to see
how it works communicativelyb. unwanted critical feedbackc. the study of
