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