Ashford COM200 All Quizzes Latest 2019 February

COM200  Interpersonal Communication

Week 1 – Training and Quiz 1

Question 1

Which one of the following does not follow APA style rules?

  According to Jones (1998), “Students often had difficulty using APA style, especially when it was their first time” (p. 199).

  According to Jones (1998), the first time is the hardest time for students to learn APA citation style.

  “(Jones, 1998) “The first time is the hardest time for students to learn APA citation style.

  According to Jones, “Students often had difficulty using APA style, especially when it was their first time” (1998, p. 199).

 

Question 2

“Self-concept, as you just learned, refers to your view of yourself in particular situations or with respect to specific traits” (Bevan & Sole, 2014, p. 51).

 Suppose you want to incorporate this information into your discussion post or a paper. Which of the following is the correct way to quote this information?

  Directly copy the quotation, but include a citation at the end, like so: (Sole and Jennifer Bevan).

  Directly copy the quotation, with no citations.

  Directly copy the quotation, and if it is the first citation include quotation marks around the full quotation and include a citation with the page number, like so: (Bevan & Sole, 2014, p. 51).

  Summarize the key points, with no citations.

 

 

Question 3

Which of the following is the correct reference entry example for a journal article?

  Hood, J. (2011, March 7).  Students offended by slurs on ‘no derogatory language’ fliers. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved from http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-03-07/news/ct-met-cps-slurs-0308-20110307_1_slurs-fliers-students

  Hood, J. Students offended by slurs on ‘no derogatory language’ fliers. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved from http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-03-07/news/ct-met-cps-slurs-0308-20110307_1_slurs-fliers-studentsLinks to an external site.. (2011, March 7).

 

  Hood, J. (2011, March 7).  http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-03-07/news/ct-met-cps-slurs-0308-20110307_1_slurs-fliers-studentsLinks to an external site.d.

  Students offended by slurs on ‘no derogatory language’ fliers. By Joel Hood.  Chicago Tribune. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-03-07/news/ct-met-cps-slurs-0308-20110307_1_slurs-fliers-studentsLinks to an external site..

 

 

Question 4

Matthews (2013) said, “The research study results demonstrated that eating a ½ cup of blueberries each day reduced ones chances of developing colon cancer by 15%” (p. 32).  This is an example of:

  A quote

  A paraphrased statement

  A references list

  All of the above

 

 

Question 5

Common knowledge includes declarations such as “February is the shortest month of the year.” With common knowledge, we do not need to use quotation marks.

  True

  False

 

 

Question 6

Which is a wrong way to use quotations?

  As a whole paragraph

  They must start and end with quotation marks.

  As a small part of a paragraph to support your main point

  They must be followed by the page number

 

Question 7

Every day we unconsciously attempt to shape how others perceive us (Bevan & Sole, 2014).  This is an example of:

  A quote

  A misrepresentation

  A paraphrased statement

  Plagiarism

 

Question 8

It is okay to use as many direct quotations as you want in a post/paper, as long as you properly acknowledge them..

  No. You should use quotations sparingly to underscore your points, not to present a large body of information or make your points for you.

  Yes, you may use as many direct quotations as you want, as long as they are properly acknowledged.

 

Question 9

Which of the following choices is the correct reference entry for books?

  Bevan, J. L & Sole, K.. (2010). Making connections: Understanding interpersonal communication.

  Bevan and Sole. (2010). Making connections: Understanding interpersonal communication. San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education.

  Bevan, J. L., & Sole, K. (2014). Making connections: Understanding interpersonal communication (2nd ed.) [Electronic version]. San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education.  Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu/

  None of these are correct.

 

 

Question 10

 “Tennessee native Jessie Lyric Harrell, 11, grew up designing clothes. But last month in New York City, Jessie got to show off her most delicious design yet. It was a dress made of chocolate!” (Swales, 2012, p. 19).  Which of the following is the best way to quote the above excerpt in a paragraph?

  “Tennessee native Jessie Lyric Harrell, 11, grew up designing clothes. But last month in New York City, Jessie got to show off her most delicious design yet. It was a dress made of chocolate!” (Swales, 2012, p.19).

  Eleven year old Jessie Lyric Harrell from Tennessee is not new to fashion designing. Still, Swales (2012) reports that “last month in New York City, Jessie got to show off her most delicious design yet. It was a dress made of chocolate!” (p.19).

  Tennessee native Jessie Lyric Harrell, 11, grew up designing clothes. But last month in New York City, Jessie got to show off her most delicious design yet. It was a dress made of chocolate!

  Jessie Harrell grew up designing clothes.  Last month, she showed off her most delicious design yet – a dress made of chocolate.

 

COM200  Interpersonal Communication

Week 1  Training and Quiz 2

 

Question 1

Which of the following is a principle of “effective” or “competent” communication, as outlined by Bevan and Sole in section 1.4?

  Verbal and nonverbal communication.

  Respect others as well as yourself.

  There is a sender and a receiver.

  Maslow’s hierarchy of needs.

 

Question 2

Using Bevan and Sole in distinguished ways for this assignment means:

  Ideas are based on the reading, but no citations are necessary.

  Ideas are based on students’ personal experiences.

  Bevan and Sole are quoted, making up the majority of the paper.

  Paraphrasing and citing these authors to clearly explain at least two basic principles of competent or effective communication

 

Question 3

To earn one, point, you must:

  Submit a copy of your paper to the Ashford Writing Center “Paper Review.”

  You must submit the tracking number you receive from the Writing Center to the week 1 “Draft Review” Assignment.

  Paper and tracking number submissions are due Sunday, day six of class.

  All of the above

 

Question 4

It is not necessary to formally cite sources in this paper, using APA style.

  True

  False

 

Question 5

To get full credit for explaining how to overcome a barrier to communication, the student must:

  Explain how the barrier has been experienced in the student’s life.

  Use Bevan and Sole, with full APA citations, to describe a strategy that can be used to address a barrier to communication.  The strategy must be applied to the miscommunication mentioned.

  Make an attempt to describe some barrier to communication, without use of Bevan and Sole.

  Draw on personal experience and show how they have personally overcome barriers.

 

Question 6

Some barriers mentioned in the training that might have disrupted shared meaning in the text message exchange were:

  Psychological and semantic noise.

  Long distance relationships.

  Intergenerational relationships.

  Self-awareness.

 

Question 7

You can do a distinguished job on this assignment by simply sharing an experience you had with miscommunication, if you addressed some barrier, even without citations.

  True

  False

 

Question 8

You are required to “describe” a specific instance of miscommunication AND identify the barrier that was responsible.

  True

  False

 

Question 9

When you choose and do your analysis of the miscommunication, you should:

  Explain a vague situation, such as when people communicate at a distance.

  Avoid providing any details, such as what two parties might have said to each other.

  Choose a specific exchange, not a general scenario, and make as many connections to course themes as possible.

  Follow procedures that have earned you A grades in other courses.

 

Question 10

Barrier is something that stands in the way of message transmission and shared meaning.

  True

  False

 

 

 

 

COM200  Interpersonal Communication

Week  2 Quiz

Question 1

The sender is the recipient of the message.

  True

  False

 

Question 2

Taking responsibility for your communication behavior involves

  striving to be truthful, accurate, and clear in your communication with others.

  asserting yourself to ensure others hear what you are saying.

  understanding that your meaning of terms is universal.

  respecting yourself, above all else.

 

Question 3

It is important to be aware of culture because

  lack of knowledge often leads to misread cues.

  it can create borders for your behavior.

  it influences your vocal features, nonverbal communication and the words you use.

  All of the above

 

Question 4

Maslow explains that the first reason we communicate is for

  building bonds with others.

  self-esteem.

  survival.

  self-actualization.

 

 

Question 5

The fundamental purpose of human communication is to allow people to generate and share their thoughts, feelings, experiences, beliefs, opinions, or really anything they can think to express

  True

  False

 

Question 6

Using racial slurs constitutes as ________________.

  sexist language

  racist language

  appropriate language

  non-traditional language

 

 

Question 7

The meaning you interpret from a message is never personal and is always the result of what a person communicates through their words.

  True

  False

 

Question 8

All people who are shy have high communication apprehension in all areas of life.

  True

  False

 

Question 9

Language serves ___________ functions when it helps you define yourself and your membership in larger groups.

  interactional

  formal

  informal

  instrumental

 

 

Question 10

For communication to be effective,

  both parties get their ways.

  the message must have the same or similar meaning for both the sender and the receiver.

  a sender must speak slowly and clearly.

  a receiver must listen carefully and completely.

 

 

Question 11

________________ is defined as communication of a message without words, which means that it encompasses a wide range of vocal and visual signs and behaviors.

  Nonverbal communication

  Verbal communication

  Interpersonal communication

  Human communication

 

 

Question 12

____________________ refers to how we communication to ourselves.

  Mediated communication

  Interpersonal communication

  Intrapersonal communication

  Public communication

 

 

Question 13

According to Bevan and Sole (2014), the United States is _____________ culture, which involves both taking in elements from other cultures and influencing others.

  a liberal

  a conservative

  an open system

  a celebrity

 

Question 14

The following is not an example of when communication apprehension can occurs.

  When in groups

  When in meeting

  When sweating

  When public speaking

 

Question 15

According to Bevan and Sole (2014), high context cultures rely more heavily on nonverbal cues such as body language, the situation, and environmental factors.

  True

  False

 

Question 16

Americans tend to look at others above the neck or below the knees. Looking at other parts of a person’s body is considered impolite, while looking at anyone for more than 3 to 5 seconds can be interpreted as staring.

  True

  False

 

Question 17

The ______________ is the dictionary definition or description of what the word represents.

  denotation

  synonym

  vernacular

  connotation

 

Question 18

Compared to other forms of communication, texting does not offer as many message cues.

  True

  False

 

Question 19

The process of exchanging messages, usually between two people, to create and share meaning is called

  intrapersonal communication.

  interpersonal communication.

  small group communication.

  public communication.

 

Question 20

Because words have human senders and receivers, they also have multiple intentions and interpretations.

  True

  False

 

 

COM200  Interpersonal Communication

Week 3  Training and Quiz

Question 1

To get full credit for covering the learning objective on self-concept, self-esteem, and self-image, a student must:

  Define all key terms, discuss the significance of  each concept, relate each to communication, and discuss the relationship between psychology and communication.

  Define self-image.

  Explain how self-concept is formed.

  Discuss the relationship between psychology and communication.

 

Question 2

To create the Final Paper Draft, as required in this assignment, the student must:

  Focus on conflict resolution in the entire paper.

  Cover all of the learning objectives for the entire course.

  Use the provided Final Paper Draft template, which includes specific guidance for writing the draft.

  Explain communication apprehension as a barrier to effective communication.

 

Question 3

Students are only required to cover self-disclosure here and do not have to address emotional intelligence.  To adequately discuss self-disclosure, the student will:

  Define self-disclosure.

  Illustrate self-disclosure’s importance in various relationships.

  Differentiate when self-disclosure is necessary and beneficial and when it can be a risk.

  All of the above.

 

Question 4

To score the highest points in their coverage of basic principles of and barriers to effective/competent communication, students have to discuss at least two principles discussed in Bevan and Sole, section 1.4.

  True

  False

 

Question 5

Coverage of the four learning objectives is worth:

  20% of the overall grade

  30% of the overall grade

  40% of the overall grade

  66% of the overall grade

 

Question 6

In order to get full credit (a distinguished score) for Control of Syntax and grammar, a student “Displays basic comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar.”

  True

  False

 

Question 7

In the outline, the student only has to define self-esteem, self-concept and self-image

  True

  False

 

Question 8

To adequately discuss gender and culture, students must:

  Discuss how men and women communication differently.

  Use Bevan and Sole and/or other academic sources to discuss how culture is connected to communication, how culture is linked to gender and how gender might impact communication.  .

  Define gender.

  Define culture.

 

Question 9

The Final Paper Draft is designed to simply allow students to share their experiences about interpersonal communication.

  True

  False

 

Question 10

A student can score a high score on this paper without using any citations.

  True

  False

 

 

COM200  Interpersonal Communication

Week 4  – Training and Quiz

Question 1

The goal of this paper is to

  Watch a television show and summarize what happened.

  Share student’s personal ideas about how to resolve conflict.

  Demonstrate that you can apply key themes covered in Bevan and Sole to a fictional conflict.

  Discuss the principles of communication.

 

 

Question 2

Students can easily earn a passing on this paper without using Bevan and Sole.

  True

  False*

 

Question 3

In order to cover all content-related elements of this paper, students must:

  Explain the conflict

  Explain the conflict, explain why it wasn’t handled well, use Bevan and Sole to discuss conflict management strategies, and explain what could have been done differently.

  Explain why the conflict wasn’t handled well.

  Use Bevan and Sole to discuss conflict management strategies.

 

Question 4

APA style is worth 20% of the overall grade for this paper.

  True

  False

 

Question 5

To do a sufficient job explaining the conflict, the student must:

  Briefly describe the events leading to the conflict and the characters involved in the dispute.

  Explain the entire basis of the television series

  Not bother explaining the details of the conflict

  Describe each character that has ever appeared on the program.

 

Question 6

When addressing what could have been done differently, students are required to directly use Bevan and Sole, with full APA citations.

  True

  False

 

Question 7

To do a distinguished job explaining the conflict:

  A conflict simply has to be identified.

  All characters, and their backgrounds and relationship to each other, must be explained.

  The conflict is clearly and accurately identified and communication is highlighted as the central element.

  Blame for who started the dispute needs to be assigned.

 

 Question 8

To score “distinguished” in one’s explanation of why the conflict wasn’t handled effectively, the student must discuss a similar conflict he or she experienced.

  True

  False

 

Question 9

To earn full credit for page length, the paper must be ____ pages long:

  1

  .5

  2

  1.5

 

Question 10

In this paper, an introduction is not required.

  True

  False

 

 

COM200  Interpersonal Communication

Week  4  Quiz

Question 1

Beth believes that she is an empathetic person. She frequently tries to put herself in the shoes of others when she listens to them. However she admits that she does not always let people finish their stories and often does not verbally respond. She could improve by also doing the following:

  Stay away from meddling by avoiding the offering of assistance.

  Continue as she is doing and try not to express contrary opinions, as this could heighten emotions.

  Be more of an active listener, by waiting for the speaker to finish before taking a perspective, and then responding through demonstrating that she is sensitive to her or his feelings.

  Tell the other person about a similar experience she’s had so that they can bond.

 

 Question 2

When we engage in actions that are designed to sustain or preserve a relationship in a desired way, it is called ___________.

  Accommodation

  Relationship maintenance

  Being a team player

  Conflict management

 

Question 3

As their wedding approaches, Donna fears she and her fiancé Mike have fundamental differences which may strain their marriage if the issues are not addressed. As they finish dinner, Donna says, “Mike, I am afraid that our differences about what church to support as a married couple may create hard feelings among us. Will you talk about our differences with me?” For Donna, this is a painful situation, and she hopes Mike will listen and validate her.  Donna’s statement is an example of:

  Insecurity

  Avoidance

  Empathy

  Seeking social support

 

Question 4

Josie and her partner Dana have been having relationship problems. Josie often tries to control what Dana thinks and does and frequently starts fights. Josie’s behavior is an example of a(n):

  Taking advantage of weakness

  Being incompetent

  Positively controlling the situation

  Destructive Conflict

 

 Question 5

You confront your mother about her repeatedly not showing up on time to watch your daughter. She quickly changes the topic or makes a joke to deflect the criticism. She is demonstrating the following time of conflict style list in our text:

  Competition

  Accommodation

  Avoidance

  Manipulation

 

 

Question 6

Which one of the following is NOT one of the elements of listening?

  Clearly hearing the message

  Evaluating the message

  Correctly interpreting the message

  Responding if the message is important to you

 

 Question 7

Listening is:

  The psychological process of physically hearing, inter­preting, and, responding to ensure you get your way.

  The psychological process of physically hearing, emotionally responding, and reacting verbally.

  The process of physically hearing and determining if a reaction is necessary.

  The process of physically hearing.

 

 Question 8

Emotional intelligence involves all of the following abilities EXCEPT:

  Discriminate among emotions to best connect to another group or individual.

  Regulating your emotions so that you can have positive communicative results.

  Using emotions strategically to accomplish your own personal goals and manipulate the situation to your advantage.

  Monitoring your and your partner’s feelings to guide your thoughts and actions

 

 Question 9

The following are all elements of effective listening EXCEPT:

  Evaluating and responding

  Patience and endurance

  Hearing and interpreting

  Motivation and attention

 

Question 10

We do all of the following with active-empathic listening, EXCEPT:

  Listen from the speaker’s point of view by putting ourselves in his/her shoes.

  Lose our own identity and assume the identity of the other person to understand his/her point of view.

  Respond to the speaker’s feelings and needs.

  Carefully listen for long enough to form a perspective before you respond. 

 

 

COM200  Interpersonal Communication

Week 5  Training and Quiz

Question 1

The use of personal experience is designed to:

  Allow students to share their opinions.

  Be the primary basis of the paper.  Nothing else is necessary.

  Illustrate key points and offer advice.

  Give students the opportunity to practice writing.

 

 Question 2

To score highest in providing advice, based on personal experience, the student will:

  Connect their personal experience to all five areas of the grading rubric, relating all experiences to key course themes.

  Make connections between personal experience and one area of the grading rubric.  It is not necessary to connect to key course themes because this is his or her experience.

  Share one personal experience that is loosely related to the themes.

  Discuss personal experience during the entire paper with no use of course material.

 

 Question 3

To adequately address the grading rubric on self-disclosure and emotional intelligence, the student must:

  Illustrate the importance of self-disclosure

  Illustrate the importance of emotional intelligence

  Use course materials, with full citations, to support all claims.

  All of the above

 

Question 4

This paper is worth 25 points, which is 25% of your overall grade in this course.

  True

  False

 

Question 5

In order to adequately “use” a source you must:

  Quote from some source.  It doesn’t matter what the source is or if we provide further information.

  Clearly represent an expert position on a topic, with full APA citations.  The best “use” will not only represent the claim, but provide evidence and elaboration.

  Represent someone’s ideas on a topic and say whether or not you agree with it.

  Simply copy and paste someone else’s words.  The instructor will figure out someone else is speaking.

 

 Question 6

Engaging with course material means students:

  Quote an expert source.

  Discuss a few course themes.

  Demonstrate understanding all of key themes, use knowledge from this course to analyze a couple or group of co-workers’ relationship, and then offer useful advice to them, based on course readings.

  Share stories about their lives and their personal ideas about communication.

 

 Question 7

Coverage of each learning objective is worth 4 points, or 20% of the overall grade.

  True

  False

 

 

Question 8

To cover conflict resolution strategies in a distinguished way, the student “Systematically evaluates two strategies for using communication techniques to resolve conflict. Uses course materials, with full citations, to support all claims.”

True

  False

 

 Question 9

Students are NOT required to write an introduction, thesis, and conclusion.

  True

  False

 

 Question 10

In the grading rubric segment titled “Provide advice, based on research and course concepts,” it states that this advice is “based on research and course concepts.”

  True

  False