WGU C464 Exam UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Assumptions of the contemporary approach to public speaking? - CORRECT ANSWER Your
credibility as a speaker and the emotional and logical appeals you employ are critical.
Great presentations are often communicated in much the same way that you tell a good story.
Your attitude plays a role in effective public speaking.
Your understanding of ethos, pathos, and logos will affect your success as a speaker.
Statement is true of communication - CORRECT ANSWER When communication is
unsuccessful, others do not interpret our meanings as we intend and a state of misunderstanding
results.
Purpose of communication - CORRECT ANSWER Communication helps us manage our
problems, create opportunities, make decisions, and connect with others in meaningful and productive
ways.
Challenges of Communication - CORRECT ANSWER Effective communication requires
significant intellectual and psychological resources.
Not everyone we encounter will appreciate the value of communication.
We may over-rely on digitally mediated communication.
We live in a diverse world where intercultural understanding can be difficult.
Linear Model of Communication - CORRECT ANSWER Phase 1: Deciding on the message.
Phase 2: Encoding the message.
Phase 3: Transmitting the message.
Phase 4: Perceiving the message.
Phase 5: Decoding and assigning meaning to the message.
, Transactional Model of Communication - CORRECT ANSWER Feedback, along with
consideration of the factors that make accurate decoding of messages difficult.
Context - CORRECT ANSWER The environment and situation in which communication
occurs.
feedback - CORRECT ANSWER The verbal or nonverbal message that a receiver provides to
sender as her or she receives and assigns meaning to the senders message
Role - CORRECT ANSWER describes the expectations on a person in a particular setting
Rules - CORRECT ANSWER are guidelines that people are expected to follow
Communication competence - CORRECT ANSWER refers to one's ability to "choose among
available communicative behaviors to accomplish one's goals during an encounter"
Comprised of three interrelated skill sets or dimensions:
appropriateness
communication skills
motivation
*When we communicate successfully and stimulate meaning in the minds of others, we achieve. -
CORRECT ANSWER Understanding
*Which of the following best descides unsuccessful communication - CORRECT ANSWER
Someone does not interpret the meaning you intended
*Which of the following is not one of the primary challenges of communication? - CORRECT
ANSWER Our desire to persuade others.
*Which of the following is not necessary for effective communication? - CORRECT ANSWER
The ability to persuade someone and change his or her mind
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Assumptions of the contemporary approach to public speaking? - CORRECT ANSWER Your
credibility as a speaker and the emotional and logical appeals you employ are critical.
Great presentations are often communicated in much the same way that you tell a good story.
Your attitude plays a role in effective public speaking.
Your understanding of ethos, pathos, and logos will affect your success as a speaker.
Statement is true of communication - CORRECT ANSWER When communication is
unsuccessful, others do not interpret our meanings as we intend and a state of misunderstanding
results.
Purpose of communication - CORRECT ANSWER Communication helps us manage our
problems, create opportunities, make decisions, and connect with others in meaningful and productive
ways.
Challenges of Communication - CORRECT ANSWER Effective communication requires
significant intellectual and psychological resources.
Not everyone we encounter will appreciate the value of communication.
We may over-rely on digitally mediated communication.
We live in a diverse world where intercultural understanding can be difficult.
Linear Model of Communication - CORRECT ANSWER Phase 1: Deciding on the message.
Phase 2: Encoding the message.
Phase 3: Transmitting the message.
Phase 4: Perceiving the message.
Phase 5: Decoding and assigning meaning to the message.
, Transactional Model of Communication - CORRECT ANSWER Feedback, along with
consideration of the factors that make accurate decoding of messages difficult.
Context - CORRECT ANSWER The environment and situation in which communication
occurs.
feedback - CORRECT ANSWER The verbal or nonverbal message that a receiver provides to
sender as her or she receives and assigns meaning to the senders message
Role - CORRECT ANSWER describes the expectations on a person in a particular setting
Rules - CORRECT ANSWER are guidelines that people are expected to follow
Communication competence - CORRECT ANSWER refers to one's ability to "choose among
available communicative behaviors to accomplish one's goals during an encounter"
Comprised of three interrelated skill sets or dimensions:
appropriateness
communication skills
motivation
*When we communicate successfully and stimulate meaning in the minds of others, we achieve. -
CORRECT ANSWER Understanding
*Which of the following best descides unsuccessful communication - CORRECT ANSWER
Someone does not interpret the meaning you intended
*Which of the following is not one of the primary challenges of communication? - CORRECT
ANSWER Our desire to persuade others.
*Which of the following is not necessary for effective communication? - CORRECT ANSWER
The ability to persuade someone and change his or her mind
