Straighterline Communication 101 Chapters 1-4 Test Bank Solution Manual Latest Update Graded A+
Communication - Answers the process of using messages to generate meaning
Meaning - Answers the understand of the message
Components of communication - Answers People, messages, channels, feedback, codes, encoding and
decoding, and noise
Message - Answers the verbal and nonverbal form of the idea, thought or feeling that one person (the
source) wishes to communication to another person or a group of people (the receivers)
Channel - Answers the means by which a message moves from the source to the receiver of the message
feedback - Answers the receiver's verbal and nonverbal response to the source's message
code - Answers a systematic arrangement of symbols used to create meanings in the mind of another
person or persons
noise - Answers any interference in the encoding and decoding processes that reduces the clarity of the
message
situation - Answers the location where communication takes place
communication contexts - Answers intrapersonal, interpersonal, public, mass, digitally mediated
perception - Answers using the senses to process information about the external environment
subjective perception - Answers your uniquely constructed meaning attributed to sensed stimuli
perceptual constancy - Answers the idea that your past experiences lead you to see the world in a way
that is difficult to change; your initial perceptions persist
role - Answers the part you play in various social contexts
selection, organization and interpretation - Answers 3 activities during perception
selection - Answers neglecting some stimuli and focusing on others
four types of selectivity - Answers selective exposure, selective attention, selective perception, selective
retention
selective exposure - Answers exposing yourself to information that reinforces, rather than contradicts,
your beliefs or opinions
selective attention - Answers focusing on certain cues and ignoring others
selective perception - Answers the tendency to see, hear and believe only what you want to see, hear
and believe
, selective retention - Answers the tendency to remember better the things that reinforce your beliefs
than those that oppose them
organization - Answers the grouping of stimuli into meaningful units or wholes
figure and ground - Answers the focal point of your attention and the background against which your
focused attention occurs
closure - Answers the tendency to fill in missing information in order to complete an otherwise
incomplete figure or statement
proximity - Answers people or objects that are close to each other in time or space are seen as
meaningfully related
similarity - Answers elements are grouped together because they resemble each other in size, color
shape or other attributes
interpretation - Answers the assignment of meaning to stimuli
stereotyping - Answers occurs when we offer a hasty generalization about a group based on a judgment
about an individual from that group
prejudice - Answers an unfavorable predisposition about an individual because of their membership in a
stereotyped group
first impression - Answers an initial opinion about people upon meeting them; may form in as little as
three seconds
perception checking - Answers a process of describing, interpreting, and verifying that helps us
understand another person and his or her message more accurately
intrapersonal communication - Answers communication with oneself
Symbolic Interactionism - Answers the process of development of the self through the messages and
feedback received from others
self-presentation - Answers the way we portray ourselves to others
impression management - Answers sharing personal details in order to present an idealized self
manner - Answers both verbal and nonverbal codes
appearance - Answers may suggest a role you are playing, a value you hold, your personality or your
view of the communication setting
setting - Answers your immediate environment as well as other public displays of who you are
Communication - Answers the process of using messages to generate meaning
Meaning - Answers the understand of the message
Components of communication - Answers People, messages, channels, feedback, codes, encoding and
decoding, and noise
Message - Answers the verbal and nonverbal form of the idea, thought or feeling that one person (the
source) wishes to communication to another person or a group of people (the receivers)
Channel - Answers the means by which a message moves from the source to the receiver of the message
feedback - Answers the receiver's verbal and nonverbal response to the source's message
code - Answers a systematic arrangement of symbols used to create meanings in the mind of another
person or persons
noise - Answers any interference in the encoding and decoding processes that reduces the clarity of the
message
situation - Answers the location where communication takes place
communication contexts - Answers intrapersonal, interpersonal, public, mass, digitally mediated
perception - Answers using the senses to process information about the external environment
subjective perception - Answers your uniquely constructed meaning attributed to sensed stimuli
perceptual constancy - Answers the idea that your past experiences lead you to see the world in a way
that is difficult to change; your initial perceptions persist
role - Answers the part you play in various social contexts
selection, organization and interpretation - Answers 3 activities during perception
selection - Answers neglecting some stimuli and focusing on others
four types of selectivity - Answers selective exposure, selective attention, selective perception, selective
retention
selective exposure - Answers exposing yourself to information that reinforces, rather than contradicts,
your beliefs or opinions
selective attention - Answers focusing on certain cues and ignoring others
selective perception - Answers the tendency to see, hear and believe only what you want to see, hear
and believe
, selective retention - Answers the tendency to remember better the things that reinforce your beliefs
than those that oppose them
organization - Answers the grouping of stimuli into meaningful units or wholes
figure and ground - Answers the focal point of your attention and the background against which your
focused attention occurs
closure - Answers the tendency to fill in missing information in order to complete an otherwise
incomplete figure or statement
proximity - Answers people or objects that are close to each other in time or space are seen as
meaningfully related
similarity - Answers elements are grouped together because they resemble each other in size, color
shape or other attributes
interpretation - Answers the assignment of meaning to stimuli
stereotyping - Answers occurs when we offer a hasty generalization about a group based on a judgment
about an individual from that group
prejudice - Answers an unfavorable predisposition about an individual because of their membership in a
stereotyped group
first impression - Answers an initial opinion about people upon meeting them; may form in as little as
three seconds
perception checking - Answers a process of describing, interpreting, and verifying that helps us
understand another person and his or her message more accurately
intrapersonal communication - Answers communication with oneself
Symbolic Interactionism - Answers the process of development of the self through the messages and
feedback received from others
self-presentation - Answers the way we portray ourselves to others
impression management - Answers sharing personal details in order to present an idealized self
manner - Answers both verbal and nonverbal codes
appearance - Answers may suggest a role you are playing, a value you hold, your personality or your
view of the communication setting
setting - Answers your immediate environment as well as other public displays of who you are
