CMN 10V EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2026
What is Communication? - Answers Each act of transmitting information including thoughts, ideas and
emotions
What is media? - Answers the channels used to communicate, broad definition includes hands, voice
and eyes
What is technical media? - Answers things we construct to amplify communication such as Television,
internet, radio, and cell phones
is the golden record communication? - Answers No, there is no one to receive the it. It requires a
process of sending and receiving
Does communication require intent? - Answers No, people are always sending information.
theory - Answers statement about reality that seeks to explain or predict relationships
hypothesis - Answers applies theory to specific situation
transmission model - Answers linear process, has a sender, message, channel, receiver, effect, noise
can disrupt the transmission
SMCR model - Answers sender, message, channel, receiver, sender encodes, receiver decodes and can
feedback loop
polysemic - Answers messages have multiple meanings, an example are insults
circulation - Answers production of communication, an example is the television broadcast
interpersonal communication - Answers verbal and nonverbal interaction between two people or
more interdependent people
relational interpersonal communication - Answers it is Always takes place within a relationship,
Communication is Influenced by the relationship
and It influences the development of the relationship
self disclosure - Answers sharing of personal information about ourselves that others are unlikely to
discover in other ways
social exchange theory - Answers relationships are analyzed based on rewards and costs, physical
attractiveness, things someone can do for us, cost benefit analysis
what is language? - Answers system of symbols that people use to transfer meaning among
themselves
semantics - Answers study of meaning of words
syntax - Answers study of word order
speech acts - Answers utterances with performative function, goal or affect such as thanking
someone, give a warning or declaration
pragmatics - Answers study of how the context or social setting plays a role in the use and
interpretation of language
conversational implicature - Answers focuses on how people are able to transfer meaning that is
greater than what they are literally saying, saying I am cold in here means to turn the heater on
figurative - Answers language that relies on previous knowledge and understanding to understand
metaphors, hyperbole and idioms
language attitudes - Answers impressions made on people based on how they use language, slang,
how you judge others status, solidarity, social group stereotypes
solidarity - Answers how close, warm, likeable the speaker is, how relateable they are to you.
speech rate - Answers relates to higher status, no affect on solidarity
lexical diversity - Answers how many unique words are uttered, higher status and lowers the solidarity
how do accents affect communication? - Answers the status and solidarity depend on the social group
and stereotype relating to each
taboo language - Answers words that are forbidden or prohibited that have arbitrary negative
emotion or discomfort and can change over time
taboo language is paradoxical - Answers we learn forbidden words and try not to say them, yet they
have a place in society, provides emotional outlet
individualistic culture - Answers the individual precedes the group, personal goals, culture sees each
person is unique and distinctive, United States, England, Germany
collectivistic culture - Answers group goals precede individual, preserve the group, responsibility
shared, Latin America, Japan
low context culture - Answers that relies heavily on explicit and direct language, North America,
Australia, Western Europe
What is Communication? - Answers Each act of transmitting information including thoughts, ideas and
emotions
What is media? - Answers the channels used to communicate, broad definition includes hands, voice
and eyes
What is technical media? - Answers things we construct to amplify communication such as Television,
internet, radio, and cell phones
is the golden record communication? - Answers No, there is no one to receive the it. It requires a
process of sending and receiving
Does communication require intent? - Answers No, people are always sending information.
theory - Answers statement about reality that seeks to explain or predict relationships
hypothesis - Answers applies theory to specific situation
transmission model - Answers linear process, has a sender, message, channel, receiver, effect, noise
can disrupt the transmission
SMCR model - Answers sender, message, channel, receiver, sender encodes, receiver decodes and can
feedback loop
polysemic - Answers messages have multiple meanings, an example are insults
circulation - Answers production of communication, an example is the television broadcast
interpersonal communication - Answers verbal and nonverbal interaction between two people or
more interdependent people
relational interpersonal communication - Answers it is Always takes place within a relationship,
Communication is Influenced by the relationship
and It influences the development of the relationship
self disclosure - Answers sharing of personal information about ourselves that others are unlikely to
discover in other ways
social exchange theory - Answers relationships are analyzed based on rewards and costs, physical
attractiveness, things someone can do for us, cost benefit analysis
what is language? - Answers system of symbols that people use to transfer meaning among
themselves
semantics - Answers study of meaning of words
syntax - Answers study of word order
speech acts - Answers utterances with performative function, goal or affect such as thanking
someone, give a warning or declaration
pragmatics - Answers study of how the context or social setting plays a role in the use and
interpretation of language
conversational implicature - Answers focuses on how people are able to transfer meaning that is
greater than what they are literally saying, saying I am cold in here means to turn the heater on
figurative - Answers language that relies on previous knowledge and understanding to understand
metaphors, hyperbole and idioms
language attitudes - Answers impressions made on people based on how they use language, slang,
how you judge others status, solidarity, social group stereotypes
solidarity - Answers how close, warm, likeable the speaker is, how relateable they are to you.
speech rate - Answers relates to higher status, no affect on solidarity
lexical diversity - Answers how many unique words are uttered, higher status and lowers the solidarity
how do accents affect communication? - Answers the status and solidarity depend on the social group
and stereotype relating to each
taboo language - Answers words that are forbidden or prohibited that have arbitrary negative
emotion or discomfort and can change over time
taboo language is paradoxical - Answers we learn forbidden words and try not to say them, yet they
have a place in society, provides emotional outlet
individualistic culture - Answers the individual precedes the group, personal goals, culture sees each
person is unique and distinctive, United States, England, Germany
collectivistic culture - Answers group goals precede individual, preserve the group, responsibility
shared, Latin America, Japan
low context culture - Answers that relies heavily on explicit and direct language, North America,
Australia, Western Europe
