COM 315 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
ANSWERS
communication - Answers - the process whereby humans collectively create and
regulate social reality, a process/changing constantly, uniquely human, social, creative
has no beginning and end, constantly changing, sentences and words and gestures
only make sense when we see them as an ongoing stream of events - Answers - What
does it mean to say that communication is a process?
human connection is unique and powerful, only humans use language naturally and
spontaneously, giving us flexibility and creativity denied to other animals - Answers -
How is communication uniquely human?
society is held together by its members acting as a coordinated whole - Answers - how
is communication a social activity?
when we agree with others that something can be talked about, we create that thing, we
cause it to exist - Answers - how is comm a creative endeavor?
we take possession of the world around us, we can act on our world, there is a
connection between communication and power - Answers - how is comm regulatory?
face - Answers - defined as an approved social identity, that aspects of ourselves we
present to others for their approval, we spend a lot of time trying to fit this thing to both
situation and self image, to communicate successfully we must conform to social rules
the ability to communicate in a personally effective and socially appropriate manner, the
two levels are process and performative - Answers - What is communicative
competence and what are the two levels?
performative and process competence - Answers - What are the two levels of
communicative competence
performative competence - Answers - surface level communicative competence,
demonstrated every time someone actually produces effective and appropriate
communication behaviors
process competence - Answers - deep level communicative competence, all the
cognitive activity and knowledge necessary to generate adequate performance
interpretive, role, self, goal, and message - Answers - what are the 5 types of
competence?
, interpretive competence - Answers - a process of perceiving, knowing how to interpret
what goes on around you
role competence - Answers - knowing how to meet or violate social expectations
self compentence - Answers - knowing who you are an how to present yourself to
others
goal competence - Answers - knowing how to achieve communication goals
message compentence - Answers - knowing how to send and receive messages
effectively
process perspective - Answers - becoming aware of what is going on when you
communicate and beginning to recognize how the underlying processes involved in
communication manifest themselves in everyday performance, like becoming a good
actor
situational approach - Answers - the belief that interpersonal communication occurs
whenever two people are in face to face interaction regardless of the intimacy of that
interaction, a clerk and customer would be interpersonal and so would an interaction
between long term lovers
intrapersonal communication - Answers - disconnected, repetitive, silent in our heads
dyadic communication - Answers - informal, spontaneous, max feedback, when you ask
a prof what is on a test
small group communication - Answers - occurs in complex organization such as large
businesses and industries and gov't, strongly defined hierarchy
face to face public communication - Answers - dont know audience personally, mutual
interaction is possible because of audience size
mediated public communication/mass communication - Answers - when the audience is
large but the transmission is indirect, radio, tv, magazines, newspaper
developmental approach - Answers - says friends communicate interpersonally because
they know each other, but a taxi cab driver and passenger are not because they are
strangers
cultural level, sociological level, and psychological level - Answers - what are the
different data levels in the developmental approach for interpersonal communication?
ANSWERS
communication - Answers - the process whereby humans collectively create and
regulate social reality, a process/changing constantly, uniquely human, social, creative
has no beginning and end, constantly changing, sentences and words and gestures
only make sense when we see them as an ongoing stream of events - Answers - What
does it mean to say that communication is a process?
human connection is unique and powerful, only humans use language naturally and
spontaneously, giving us flexibility and creativity denied to other animals - Answers -
How is communication uniquely human?
society is held together by its members acting as a coordinated whole - Answers - how
is communication a social activity?
when we agree with others that something can be talked about, we create that thing, we
cause it to exist - Answers - how is comm a creative endeavor?
we take possession of the world around us, we can act on our world, there is a
connection between communication and power - Answers - how is comm regulatory?
face - Answers - defined as an approved social identity, that aspects of ourselves we
present to others for their approval, we spend a lot of time trying to fit this thing to both
situation and self image, to communicate successfully we must conform to social rules
the ability to communicate in a personally effective and socially appropriate manner, the
two levels are process and performative - Answers - What is communicative
competence and what are the two levels?
performative and process competence - Answers - What are the two levels of
communicative competence
performative competence - Answers - surface level communicative competence,
demonstrated every time someone actually produces effective and appropriate
communication behaviors
process competence - Answers - deep level communicative competence, all the
cognitive activity and knowledge necessary to generate adequate performance
interpretive, role, self, goal, and message - Answers - what are the 5 types of
competence?
, interpretive competence - Answers - a process of perceiving, knowing how to interpret
what goes on around you
role competence - Answers - knowing how to meet or violate social expectations
self compentence - Answers - knowing who you are an how to present yourself to
others
goal competence - Answers - knowing how to achieve communication goals
message compentence - Answers - knowing how to send and receive messages
effectively
process perspective - Answers - becoming aware of what is going on when you
communicate and beginning to recognize how the underlying processes involved in
communication manifest themselves in everyday performance, like becoming a good
actor
situational approach - Answers - the belief that interpersonal communication occurs
whenever two people are in face to face interaction regardless of the intimacy of that
interaction, a clerk and customer would be interpersonal and so would an interaction
between long term lovers
intrapersonal communication - Answers - disconnected, repetitive, silent in our heads
dyadic communication - Answers - informal, spontaneous, max feedback, when you ask
a prof what is on a test
small group communication - Answers - occurs in complex organization such as large
businesses and industries and gov't, strongly defined hierarchy
face to face public communication - Answers - dont know audience personally, mutual
interaction is possible because of audience size
mediated public communication/mass communication - Answers - when the audience is
large but the transmission is indirect, radio, tv, magazines, newspaper
developmental approach - Answers - says friends communicate interpersonally because
they know each other, but a taxi cab driver and passenger are not because they are
strangers
cultural level, sociological level, and psychological level - Answers - what are the
different data levels in the developmental approach for interpersonal communication?
