M 100 Exam Questions with Correct Answers: Your Ultimate Study
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According to the course textbook, the _______________ model of communication is well suited for
describing the act of text messaging as the communication process is linear and one-way, the sender
isn't sure that the meaning was effectively conveyed, and/or that the message was received at all.
transmission
Trish comes home from a long day at school. She begins to think reflectively on the day that she had and
internally vocalize what went right and what went wrong. What type of communication is this?
intrapersonal communication
True or False: Stating ideas clearly, identifying one's communication goals, and listening attentively are
skills that professional organizations have identified for college students to be able to do by the time
they graduate?
True
Lin is watching a video on YouTube at the public library. According to the course textbook, the video that
Lin is watching is also known as the _____________ in the communication process.
message
,Pam is feeling hungry and the image that comes to her mind is a slice of pizza. She turns to her friend,
Abdhi and says to her: "Would you like to have pizza?" In this scenario, Pam is engaged in the
communication process referred to as ___________________ in the course textbook.
encoding
True or False: Communication scholars have been aware of the connections between communication
and a person's civic engagement or citizenship for thousands of years.
True
Ethnicity and communication are often related through
family traditions, language, and ways of being in the world
Identities based on socially constructed categories that teach us a way of being and include expectations
for social behavior or ways of acting are called
cultural
At the most basic level, one's national identity is usually based on
citizenship
Three categories of identities are
, personal, social and cultural
A sign that resembles its object is called what?
icon
True or False: When a person wants to substitute an acceptable word for an offensive, controversial, or
unacceptable one that conveys the same or similar meaning, that person may end up using an
euphemism.
True
The dictionary definition of a word is also known as the what?
denotation
Words that have multiple meanings are called _____________
contronyms
Which term means that a sign can have many meanings?
polysemy
Guide for Success
Graded A+
According to the course textbook, the _______________ model of communication is well suited for
describing the act of text messaging as the communication process is linear and one-way, the sender
isn't sure that the meaning was effectively conveyed, and/or that the message was received at all.
transmission
Trish comes home from a long day at school. She begins to think reflectively on the day that she had and
internally vocalize what went right and what went wrong. What type of communication is this?
intrapersonal communication
True or False: Stating ideas clearly, identifying one's communication goals, and listening attentively are
skills that professional organizations have identified for college students to be able to do by the time
they graduate?
True
Lin is watching a video on YouTube at the public library. According to the course textbook, the video that
Lin is watching is also known as the _____________ in the communication process.
message
,Pam is feeling hungry and the image that comes to her mind is a slice of pizza. She turns to her friend,
Abdhi and says to her: "Would you like to have pizza?" In this scenario, Pam is engaged in the
communication process referred to as ___________________ in the course textbook.
encoding
True or False: Communication scholars have been aware of the connections between communication
and a person's civic engagement or citizenship for thousands of years.
True
Ethnicity and communication are often related through
family traditions, language, and ways of being in the world
Identities based on socially constructed categories that teach us a way of being and include expectations
for social behavior or ways of acting are called
cultural
At the most basic level, one's national identity is usually based on
citizenship
Three categories of identities are
, personal, social and cultural
A sign that resembles its object is called what?
icon
True or False: When a person wants to substitute an acceptable word for an offensive, controversial, or
unacceptable one that conveys the same or similar meaning, that person may end up using an
euphemism.
True
The dictionary definition of a word is also known as the what?
denotation
Words that have multiple meanings are called _____________
contronyms
Which term means that a sign can have many meanings?
polysemy
