Final Exam Comm 100 Study Guide / 82 Correct Questions & Answers

relationship level of meaning {Ans: expresses the relationship between communicators}acknowledgment {Ans: communicates that you have been heard and understand another's feelings and thoughts.}intrapsychic process {Ans: involves brooding about problems in the relationship and dissatisfaction with a partner.}informational listening {Ans: listening to gain and understand information; content level.}psuedolistening {Ans: pretending to listen}task groups {Ans: project team, focus groups, brainstorming groups, advisory groups, quality improvement team, decision making group.}laissez-faire leadership {Ans: non directive and sometimes leads to unproductive group work.}ambushing {Ans: listening carefully in order to attack a speaker.}invitational communication {Ans: people signal that they are interested in interaction and respond to invitations from others.}group think {Ans: the cessation of critical, independent thought on the part of a group's members about ideas generated by the group.}separation {Ans: friends or romantic partners assign one pole or a dialectic to certain spheres of activity or topics.}cohesion {Ans: closeness among members of a group.}content level of meaning {Ans: literal, or denotative, information in a message}climate communication {Ans: climate communication focuses on creating and sustaining an open, engaged atmosphere for discussion.}communication that shapes a supportive or defensive communication climate {Ans: descriptive