Communication Theory – Comm 300 F’14 Task 4 – Mid-point Test – Week 5 (6 pages) Due in your Assignment folder by 11:59 p.m. ET Sunday, Week 5 Save the test as an MS Word document with the following filename: Test_Yourlastname Your name: ____________________________ Part I. Match the term to its definition. The terms come from Chapters 1-4 of the course textbook. (20 points – 1 point each) Answer Term Definition symbol 1.positivistic, value-neutral study of phenomena environment 2. transmitter of a message public communication 3. studying cause-effect relationships feedback 4. term often used in organizational communication to show rankings among people semiotics 5. Research moving from theory to specific cases narrow theory 6. arbitrary label or representation of phenomena Socio-psychological research 7. tries to explain all aspects of communication behavior in a manner that is universally true mediated communication 8. verbal and nonverbal responses to a message nominal concept 9 Research moving from specific cases to theory channel 10. looking broadly at the systematic processes of communication validity 11. Usually, a speech given by a person to a live, present audience. critical scholarship 12. research observations and measurements accurately capture and report on a real-world phenomenon deduction 13. Rapidly changing context for communication grand theory 14. ideas or phenomena that are not directly observable source 15. study of signs and how they change meaning over time cybernetic tradition 16. a person talking to him or herself inductive 17. studies certain people in certain situations hierarchy 18. questions social power relationships empirical 19. situation or context where communication occurs Intrapersonal communication 20. visual, aural, tactile, etc. pathways of communication Page 2 Part II. Multiple Choice Questions. These questions relation to your assigned reading in Weeks 2, 3 & 4 (5 points – 1 point each). Highlight the correct answer. 1. Which of the following is an assumption of Cognitive Dissonance Theory? a. human beings desire inconsistency in their cognitions b. dissonance is created by physiological discomfort c. dissonance is an aversive state that drives people to change attitudes and/or behaviors d. none of the above 2. All of the following are assumptions about Uncertainty Reduction EXCEPT a. it is unreasonable to attempt to predict people's behavior in a lawlike fashion b. uncertainty is an aversive state, generating cognitive stress c. people experience uncertainty in interpersonal settings d. when strangers meet, they want to reduce their uncertainty and increase their predictability 3. At the heart of Social Penetration Theory is self-disclosure. All of the following statements about self-disclosure are true EXCEPT a. nonintimate relationships typically progress to an intimate level without engaging in self disclosure b. self-disclosure can be strategic, which mean.