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1

The two primary sub-processes of Uncertainty Reduction Theory (URT) are explanation and:
A)prediction
B)analysis
C)understanding
D)reduction
2

Uncertainty about how to act in a given situation is called:
A)behavioral uncertainty
B)cognitive uncertainty
C)spatial uncertainty
D)proactive uncertainty
3

When you ask yourself why you behaved the way you did after an encounter, you are engaging in:
A)cognitive uncertainty
B)proactive uncertainty
C)retroactive uncertainty
D)public uncertainty
4

In URT, uncertainty is considered to be a(n) _____________ state.
A)productive
B)unpredictable
C)positive
D)aversive
5

Shannon and Weaver stated in Information Theory, a precursor of URT, that uncertainty exists whenever the number of possibilities is high and the likelihood of their occurrence is relatively:
A)unbalanced
B)equal
C)unclear
D)unknown
6

URT assumes that interpersonal communication involves developmental stages, including the:
A)entry, conflict, and exit phases
B)entry, self-disclosure, and maintenance phases
C)entry, maintenance, and conflict phases
D)entry, personal, and exit phases
7

Axiom 1 of URT posits a _____________ relationship between uncertainty and verbal communication.
A)negative
B)positive
C)neutral
D)curvilinear
8

The most controversial axiom of URT is axiom 3, which states that when someone is highly uncertain, they will engage in increased:
A)nonverbal behaviors
B)communication
C)information seeking
D)interruptions
9

Having the potential to reward or punish is seen as an important _____________ to uncertainty reduction.
A)antecedent condition
B)axiomatic condition
C)expansion
D)adjunct
10

A person who becomes an unobtrusive observer of others is engaging in the reduction of uncertainty through:
A)active strategies
B)passive strategies
C)interactive strategies
D)acquisition strategies







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