AUBURN UNIVERSITY COMM 1000: PUBLIC SPEAKING
FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. linear model of communication
Answer:
theory that views communication as a one-way process in which a source conveys
an encoded message through a channel to a receiver, who then decodes that
message
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2. source
Answer:
the person responsible for inventing the idea on which he or she intends to speak
and crafting that idea to an audience
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3. encoding
Answer:
taking an abstract notion and providing it meaning through the application of
symbols
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4. message
Answer:
the content or idea that the source tries to convey to the audience
Question:
5. channel
Answer:
the medium through which an encoded message is transmitted from a source to a
receiver
Question:
6. receiver
Answer:
the person or audience that a message is being transmitted to
, Question:
7. decoding
Answer:
the process of drawing meaning from the symbols that were used to encode a
message
Question:
8. noise
Answer:
anything that can change the message after the source encodes and sends it
Question:
9. physical noise examples
Answer:
other sounds, visual barriers, poor volume and projection, distraction in the room,
hunger, tiredness, and other bodily limitations
Question:
10. psychological noise examples
Answer:
Preoccupation with other thoughts, emotional reaction to the topic, prejudice or
ill will towards the speaker, unwillingness to listen, resistance to the message.
Question:
11. interactive model of communication
Answer:
communication theory that views communication as a two-way process that
includes feedback and the environment
Question:
12. feedback
Answer:
the receiver's response to a message that is sent to the sender
Question:
13. environment
Answer:
the context in which the communication process takes place
FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. linear model of communication
Answer:
theory that views communication as a one-way process in which a source conveys
an encoded message through a channel to a receiver, who then decodes that
message
Question:
2. source
Answer:
the person responsible for inventing the idea on which he or she intends to speak
and crafting that idea to an audience
Question:
3. encoding
Answer:
taking an abstract notion and providing it meaning through the application of
symbols
Question:
4. message
Answer:
the content or idea that the source tries to convey to the audience
Question:
5. channel
Answer:
the medium through which an encoded message is transmitted from a source to a
receiver
Question:
6. receiver
Answer:
the person or audience that a message is being transmitted to
, Question:
7. decoding
Answer:
the process of drawing meaning from the symbols that were used to encode a
message
Question:
8. noise
Answer:
anything that can change the message after the source encodes and sends it
Question:
9. physical noise examples
Answer:
other sounds, visual barriers, poor volume and projection, distraction in the room,
hunger, tiredness, and other bodily limitations
Question:
10. psychological noise examples
Answer:
Preoccupation with other thoughts, emotional reaction to the topic, prejudice or
ill will towards the speaker, unwillingness to listen, resistance to the message.
Question:
11. interactive model of communication
Answer:
communication theory that views communication as a two-way process that
includes feedback and the environment
Question:
12. feedback
Answer:
the receiver's response to a message that is sent to the sender
Question:
13. environment
Answer:
the context in which the communication process takes place
