A First Look at Communication Theory (Conversations with Communication Theorists) 9th Edition Test Bank

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1Student: ___________________________________________________________________________1."________ is an umbrella term for all careful, systematic, and self-conscious discussion andanalysis of communication phenomena."A.CommunicationB.InquiryC.Informed hunchD.Theory2.Which of the following is posed by Judee Burgoon regarding communication theory?A.A set of systemic, informed hunches about the way things work.B.An umbrella term for all careful,systematic, and self-conscious discussion and analysis ofcommunication phenomena.C.Nets cast to catch what we call "the world."D.Relational process of creating and interpreting messages that elicit a response.3.Whatnontechnical term does Judee Burgoon use in reference to communication theory?A.HintsB.HunchesC.InklingsD.Instincts4.Hunches that communication theory are built about should beA.informed.B.plural.C.systematic.D.All of the answers are correct5.TheoriesA.alter what we already believe.B.go beyond accepted wisdom.C.should reflect commonly held beliefs.D.usually violate or contradict accepted wisdom.

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6.Which of the following wasnotposed as a metaphor for theories?A.LensesB.MirrorsC.MapsD.Nets7._____________ is the relational process of creating and interpreting messages that elicit aresponse.A.CommunicationB.Message exchangeC.Symbolic interactionD.Theory-building8.Communicators usually make ______________ choices about a message's form and substance.A.consciousB.mindlessC.responsiveD.subconscious9.Which of the following was presented as a truism among communication scholars?A.anyone can step into the same river twiceB.communication is irreversibleC.the only "failure to communicate" is notcommunicatingD.words don't mean things, people mean things10.______________ is the effect or outcome of a communication message.A.A meaning-filled replyB.A successful responseC.Any cognitive, emotional, or behavioralresponseD.Symbolic exchange11.Theories should be posed if there is a clear or widely accepted explanation of a givenphenomena.TrueFalse

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12.For clarity, a communication theory should rest on a single hunch or isolated idea.TrueFalse13.Scholars generally agree on a definition of communication.TrueFalse14.A static theory is best to capture the richness of interaction between people that is constantlychanging, varied, and complicated.TrueFalse15.Text and message can be used synonymously.TrueFalse16.Communication is the relational process of creating and interpreting messages that__________________________________________________________________17.If you were developing a definition of theory, what components would be most central in youranswer?18.Explain what Burgoon means by the term "hunches" to describe communication theory.

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19.Communication theorists differ inhow they define communication. Do you think this term needs tobe universally understood or interpreted?20.Griffin's working definition of communication ("The relational process of creating and interpretingmessages that elicit a response") involves five features of communication. Which is most centralto the concept of communication?21.How are both senders and receivers incorporated in Griffin's definition of communication?22.Change or edit thefollowing statement to better reflect the definition presented in Chapter 1: "Atheory is a hunch about the way things work."

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1Key1."________ is an umbrella term for all careful, systematic, and self-consciousdiscussion andanalysis of communication phenomena."A.CommunicationB.InquiryC.Informed hunchD.TheoryGriffin-Chapter 01 #12.Which of the following is posed by Judee Burgoon regarding communication theory?A.A setof systemic, informed hunches about the way things work.B.An umbrella term for all careful, systematic, and self-conscious discussion and analysis ofcommunication phenomena.C.Nets cast to catch what we call "the world."D.Relational process of creating and interpreting messages that elicit a response.Griffin-Chapter 01 #23.What nontechnical term does Judee Burgoon use in reference to communication theory?A.HintsB.HunchesC.InklingsD.InstinctsGriffin-Chapter 01 #34.Hunches that communication theory are built about should beA.informed.B.plural.C.systematic.D.All of the answers are correctGriffin-Chapter 01 #4

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5.TheoriesA.alterwhat we already believe.B.go beyond accepted wisdom.C.should reflect commonly held beliefs.D.usually violate or contradict accepted wisdom.Griffin-Chapter 01 #56.Which of the following wasnotposed as a metaphor for theories?A.LensesB.MirrorsC.MapsD.NetsGriffin-Chapter 01 #67._____________ is the relational process of creating and interpreting messages that elicit aresponse.A.CommunicationB.Message exchangeC.Symbolic interactionD.Theory-buildingGriffin-Chapter 01 #78.Communicators usually make ______________ choices about a message's form andsubstance.A.consciousB.mindlessC.responsiveD.subconsciousGriffin-Chapter 01 #8

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9.Which of the following was presented as a truism among communication scholars?A.anyone can step into the same river twiceB.communication is irreversibleC.the only"failure to communicate" is not communicatingD.words don't mean things, people mean thingsGriffin-Chapter 01 #910.______________ is the effect or outcome of a communication message.A.A meaning-filled replyB.Asuccessful responseC.Any cognitive, emotional, or behavioral responseD.Symbolic exchangeGriffin-Chapter 01 #1011.Theories should be posed if there is a clear or widely accepted explanation of a givenphenomena.FALSEGriffin-Chapter 01 #1112.For clarity, a communication theory should rest on a single hunch or isolated idea.FALSEGriffin-Chapter 01 #1213.Scholars generally agree on a definition of communication.FALSEGriffin-Chapter 01 #1314.A static theory is best to capture the richness of interaction between people that is constantlychanging, varied, and complicated.FALSEGriffin-Chapter 01 #1415.Text and message can be used synonymously.TRUEGriffin-Chapter 01 #15

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16.Communication is the relational process of creating and interpreting messages that__________________________elicit a response.Griffin-Chapter 01 #1617.If you were developing a definition of theory, what components would be most central in youranswer?Answers will varyGriffin-Chapter 01 #1718.Explain what Burgoon means by the term "hunches" to describe communication theory.Answers will varyGriffin-Chapter 01 #1819.Communication theorists differ in how they define communication. Do you think this termneeds to be universally understood or interpreted?Answers will varyGriffin-Chapter 01 #1920.Griffin's working definition of communication ("The relational process of creating andinterpreting messages that elicit a response") involves five features of communication. Whichis most central to the concept of communication?Answers will varyGriffin-Chapter 01 #20

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21.How are both senders andreceivers incorporated in Griffin's definition of communication?Answers will varyGriffin-Chapter 01 #2122.Change or edit the following statement to better reflect the definition presented in Chapter 1:"A theory is a hunch about the way things work."Answers will varyGriffin-Chapter 01 #22

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1SummaryCategory#ofQuestionsGriffin-Chapter0122

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2Student: ___________________________________________________________________________1.The central question addressed by epistemology is:A.How can we predict the future effectively?B.How do we know what we know, if we know it at all?C.What is the meaning of reality?D.What is truth?2.Interpretive scholarsA.assume that people create multiple meanings of reality.B.work hard to maintain objectivity.C.realize that all meaning is objective.D.None ofthe answers are correct3.A social scientist is often appropriately labeled a(n) _____________.A.empiricistB.phenomenologistC.poststructuralistD.rhetorician4.For a strict social scientist, humans______________.A.have the freedom to make choicesB.make responsible decisionsC.are unaffected by outside stimuliD.are controlled by forces beyond their conscious control5.Determinists hold thatA.every effect hasmultiple, knowable causes.B.every human act is ultimately voluntary.C.environmental factors are usually irrelevant to human behavior.D.heredity accounts for everything a person does.

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6.For the behavioral scientist, therelationship between individual freedom and predictability is suchthat as individual freedom goes upA.predictability increases.B.predictability stays the same.C.predictability decreases.D.outside causes affectpredictability.7.The basic activity of the behavioral scientist isA.seeking facts.B.generating hypotheses.C.publicizing significant findings.D.theory testing.8.The interpretive scholar strives forA.prediction.B.control.C.meaning.D.All of the answers are correct9.Which of the following is a purpose of a scientific theory?A.explanation of universal laws of human behaviorB.exploration of meaningC.interpretation of an individual text in a specific contextD.maintenance of the status quo10.Which of the following is used to support an empirical theory?A.examples of social injusticeB.claims based on personally heldideologyC.data from direction observationD.exploration of meaning or context11.Effective theories describe and predict only those objective facts that can be sensed by anindividual and will not speculate about the subjectivemeanings inside our heads.TrueFalse

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12.Most practitioners agree that the terms "scientific" and "objective" are largely interchangeable.Likewise, interpretive scholars all agree on the companion term of "humanist."TrueFalse13.Scientists believe that there is only one reality "out there" and that truth is therefore singular.TrueFalse14.Behavioral scientists are likely to describe human conduct using phrases such as "in order that"or "so that," whereasinterpretive scholars will describe events using the phrase "because of."TrueFalse15.Determinists believe that things are predestined to happen and thus nothing that we can do canaffect outcomes.TrueFalse16.For the _________________ theorist, theory is less aboutprovingsomething and more aboutmeaning.________________________________________17.For empirical or scientific theorists, there is one reality out there waiting to be discovered through___________________________________________________________18.Griffin separates theories into two "camps": objective and interpretive. Where do you feel more athome? Why?

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19.Compare the interpretive scholar's philosophy with the scientist's.

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2Key1.The central question addressed by epistemology is:A.How can we predict the future effectively?B.How do we know what we know, if we know it at all?C.What is the meaning of reality?D.What is truth?Griffin-Chapter 02 #12.Interpretive scholarsA.assume that people create multiple meanings of reality.B.work hard to maintain objectivity.C.realize that all meaning is objective.D.None of the answers are correctGriffin-Chapter 02 #23.A social scientist is often appropriately labeled a(n) _____________.A.empiricistB.phenomenologistC.poststructuralistD.rhetoricianGriffin-Chapter 02 #34.For a strict socialscientist, humans ______________.A.have the freedom to make choicesB.make responsible decisionsC.are unaffected by outside stimuliD.are controlled by forces beyond their conscious controlGriffin-Chapter 02 #4

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