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