Deck 1: An Introduction to Interviewing

Question 1

The word interactional signifies an exchanging of all of the following except

A)roles.
B)expectations.
C)responsibilities.
D)beliefs.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Explain why, once the interview begins, the two parties "cannot not communicate."

Answer 2

Answer will vary.

Question 3

Interviews share characteristics with

A)intimate interactions.
B)social conversations.
C)small groups.
D)all of the above.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

What distinguishes an interview from conversation?

Question 5

Under what circumstances would you become involved in information giving interviews?

Question 6

What distinguishes an interview from social conversation?

A)interaction
B)asking and answering questions
C)exchanging information
D)predetermined and serious purpose

Question 7

Define "interview" and explain the significance of each key word or term.

Question 8

What does "interactional" mean?

Question 9

Collaborative means

A)a mutual creation and sharing of meanings.
B)an interactional communication process.
C)working independently.
D)all of the above

Question 10

Describe a focus group interview and explain why it might be used over other forms of nontraditional interviewing.

Question 11

The word process denotes

A)a dramatic interchange.
B)a never-changing interaction.
C)a very high degree of system or structure.
D)an interaction that is not static.

Question 12

According to Stewart and Cash, interviewing involves

A)interactional communication.
B)the asking and answering of questions.
C)a predetermined and serious purpose.
D)all of the above

Question 13

In successful interviews the parties share

A)feelings.
B)beliefs.
C)motives.
D)all of the above

Question 14

Although each interview is unique in some respects, all involve which of the following?

A)apprehensions
B)coded messages
C)nonverbal messages
D)all of the above

Question 15

Why would an organization choose to conduct virtual interviews over other traditional and nontraditional forms of interviewing?

Question 16

An interview is

A)a collaborative process.
B)an interactional communication process.
C)a process with a predetermined and serious purpose.
D)all of the above

Question 17

Questions are tools interviewers and interviewees employ for all of the following except

A)to obtain information.
B)to verify impressions and assumptions.
C)to disclose their own motives.
D)to check the accuracy of messages sent and received.

Question 18

Why is the interview a "process"?

Question 19

List five of the components that all interviews share.

Question 20

Interviewing involves all of the following except

A)persuading.
B)information giving.
C)counseling.
D)none of the above

Question 21

Which of the following are disadvantages of using e-mail in conducting interviews?

A)difficulty in opening interviews
B)establishing rapport
C)determining emotional reactions
D)all of the above

Question 22

Nonverbal signals are not part of creating and sharing.

Question 23

A communicative exchange involving three people cannot be an interview because an interview involves two people.

Question 24

Which of the following interview occurs whenever one party attempts to alter or reinforce the thinking, feeling, or acting of another party?

A)selection interview
B)persuasion interview
C)counseling interview
D)phone interview

Question 25

What percentage of interviewers preferred face-to-face interviews over videoconferencing interviews?

A)15
B)54
C)60
D)76

Question 26

Communication interactions are not static.

Question 27

Which of the following are disadvantage to telephone interviews?

A)lack of "presence" of parties
B)interviewees are less serious
C)parties cannot observe eye contact, gestures, posture, etc.
D)all of the above

Question 28

If an interviewee has a personal or organization problem, which of the following types of interviews is appropriate to address the situation?

A)selection interview
B)persuasion interview
C)counseling interview
D)phone interview

Question 29

Which of the following types of interviews usually involves eight to twelve similar interviewees and a single interviewer?

A)focus group interview
B)persuasion interview
C)counseling interview
D)selection interview

Question 30

Roles of interviewer and interviewee may switch from moment to moment.

Question 31

Which type of interview consists of two parties taking part in orienting, coaching, instructing, and briefing sessions?

A)selection interviews
B)telephone interviews
C)information-giving interviews
D)information-gathering interviews

Question 32

Which of the following is not a traditional form of interviewing?

A)selection interviews
B)telephone interviews
C)information-giving interviews
D)information-gathering interviews

Question 33

An Army recruiter meeting with two parents is an interview.

Question 34

An interview requires a degree of planning and structure.

Question 35

Dyadic means three parties.

Question 36

A persuasive interview is always formal.

Question 37

Asking questions is important in all interviews.

Question 38

Conference calls and real-time Internet exchange are not interviews.

Question 39

What is one problem the authors suggest is associated with e-mail interviews?

A)reluctance of parties to type lengthy answers to questions
B)inability to meet at agreeable times
C)lack of computer-related skills
D)fear of communication on the internet

Question 40

Which of the following types of interviews involves a moderator or facilitator?

A)selection interview
B)persuasion interview
C)counseling interview
D)focus group interview

Question 41

Three supervisors discussing ways they might alter performance reviews in the second quarter of the year is an interview.

Question 42

If two parties use the Internet to interact in real time and have a predetermined and serious purpose, it is a true interaction and therefore qualifies as an interview.

Question 43

One of the primary purposes of Information-gathering interviews is to transfer facts, data, reports, and opinions from one party to another.

Question 44

A student meeting with her doctor and nurse practitioner to determine when she might be able to resume practice with the gymnastics team is not an interview.

Question 45

A professor asking questions about an assigned case study and its practical applications in computer software design is NOT an interview.