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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A analyzing
B advising
C judging
D supporting
E paraphrasing
Question #2
A judging
B advising
C paraphrasing
D supporting
E analyzing
Question #3
A “That’s a common problem these days. I can see why you’re upset, and I don’t blame you.”
B “You sound worried and confused because you’re not sure if he’s coming on to you or not.”
C “Either way it’s sexual harassment, which is illegal. You shouldn’t let him get away with it!”
D “So you can’t figure out his motives, is that it?”
E “You sound upset by this.”
Question #4
A We can listen twice as fast as an average person speaks.
B We speak at nearly the same rate we are able to listen.
C We are able to speak 2 times faster than an average person can listen.
D We are able to listen slightly faster than an average person speaks.
E We can listen 4-6 times faster than an average person speaks.
Question #5
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #6
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #7
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #8
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #9
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #10
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #11
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #12
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #13
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #14
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #15
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #16
A “you” statements.
B “we” statements.
C “it” statements.
D “but” statements.
E “I/we” statements.
Question #17
A All of these choices are correct.
B in what circumstances the behavior occurs.
C None of these choices are correct.
D the specific behaviors.
E who is involved.
Question #18
A should be avoided when expressing personal feelings and thoughts.
B can offend another person in some circumstances.
C can signal closeness and cohesiveness with others.
D may accomplish the goals of “I” language and sound less egotistical.
E All of these choices are correct.
Question #19
A “It’s clear you shouldn’t have said that.”
B “I heard you tell Tim you weren’t interested.”
C “You should have thought about the result of saying you weren’t interested before you opened your mouth.”
D “Fact number one: you said a dumb thing.”
E “It’s a fact that playing mind games always backfires.”
Question #20
A being too frank
B confusing yourself
C confusing others
D stereotyping
E bicoastalism
Question #21
A euphemisms.
B singular terms.
C “you” language.
D “I” language.
E consequence terms.
Question #22
A Women are more likely to use more intensive adverbs than men.
B Female speech often contains statements of sympathy and empathy.
C Women interrupt men more in mixed-sex conversations.
D Men’s speech is more direct and task-oriented.
E Women’s speech is more indirect and elaborate.
Question #23
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #24
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #25
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #26
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #27
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #28
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #29
A includes identifying an event, your thought, and feeling.
B allows you to have control over how you feel.
C can determine how you feel.
D can be facilitative or debilitative.
E includes all of the above.
Question #30
A are more common in other cultures.
B are emotional counterfeits.
C keep us from communicating effectively.
D contribute to effective functioning.
E happen only when you feel good.
Question #31
A a type of emotional contagion.
B the threat alarm system in the brain.
C nonverbal reactions expressed on the face.
D a reservoir of emotional memories.
E none of the above.
Question #32
A fallacy of causation
B fallacy of perfection
C fallacy of shoulds
D fallacy of helplessness
E fallacy of overgeneralization
Question #33
A fallacy of causation
B fallacy of helplessness
C fallacy of shoulds
D fallacy of overgeneralization
E fallacy of perfection
Question #34
A approval.
B shoulds.
C causation.
D helplessness.
E perfection.
Question #35
A perfection.
B shoulds.
C overgeneralization.
D helplessness.
E causation.
Question #36
A physiological changes, nonverbal reactions, cognitive interpretations, and verbal expression.
B stimulus, proprioception, emotional contagion, and response.
C sensing, organizing, interpreting, and encoding.
D physical changes, mental recognition, and verbal description.
E verbal and nonverbal manifestations, physical depression, and catharsis.
Question #37
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #38
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #39
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #40
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #41
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #42
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #43
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #44
A We judge ourselves more charitably than others.
B We are influenced by the obvious.
C We are influenced by our expectations.
D We cling to first impressions.
E None of the above.
Question #45
A attribution error
B empathy
C androgynous behavior
D interpretation
E punctuation
Question #46
A analogous.
B rhetorically sensitive.
C androgynous.
D adaptable.
E chauvinistic.
Question #47
A the more perceptive you are, the less empathetic you need be.
B empathy is facilitated by trying to perceive things from the other person’s point of view.
C the more perceptive you are, the easier it is to forget to be empathetic.
D empathy and perception are both a result of self-fulfilling prophecies.
Question #48
A Describe behavior.
B Say less.
C Give another interpretation
D Request clarification.
E It is great as a perception-checking statement just the way it is.
Question #49
A It has only one interpretation.
B It is too wordy.
C Nothing is missing from this perception check.
D It doesn’t request clarification.
E It doesn’t describe behavior.
Question #50
A It has only one interpretation.
B It doesn’t request clarification.
C It doesn’t describe behavior.
D Nothing is missing from this perception check.
E It is too wordy.
Question #51
A Nothing is missing from this perception check.
B It is too specific.
C It has only one interpretation.
D It doesn’t request clarification.
E It doesn’t describe behavior.
Question #52
A It requires that your opinions match those of the other person.
B It requires a sense of the other person’s feelings.
C It involves taking the other’s perspective.
D It includes concern for the other person.
E It can’t be totally achieved.
Question #53
A We cling to first impressions.
B We assume others are similar to us.
C We are influenced by our expectations.
D We are influenced by the obvious.
E We judge ourselves more charitably than others.
Question #54
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #55
A TRUE
B FALSE