Comm 1500 Exam 1 questions well
answered graded A+
communication - correct answer ✔✔the simultaneous sharing and creating of
meaning through human symbolic interaction (sharing, creating, symbols)
communications - correct answer ✔✔used to denote the delivery systems for
mediated and mass communication
Why study communication? - correct answer ✔✔1. How to utilize different
communication technologies effectively TECHNOLOGY)
2. How to sell yourself as a competent person who deserves a job (CAREERS-
leader, team player)
3. How to have satisfying/ deep emotional relationships with people (ETHICAL
BEHAVIOR-plagiarize, quote wiki)
4. How to grow/ appreciate cultural distinctions (MULTICULTURAL SOCIETY)
communication competence - correct answer ✔✔the ability to take part in
effective communication that is characterized by skills and understandings that
enable communicators to exchange messages successfully
social media - correct answer ✔✔highly accessible technologies that facilitate
communication, interaction, and connection with others (speeds up
communication)
, social network - correct answer ✔✔a group of individuals who are connected by
friendship, family, common interests, beliefs, or knowledge
ethics - correct answer ✔✔an individual's system of morale principles (the
internet creates more opportunities for plagiarism)
Can unethical communication be effective communication? - correct answer
✔✔Yes (persuading someone to do something wrong)
nonverbal communication behaviors are determined by what? - correct answer
✔✔cultural background (eye-contact, physical stance, speaking style)
4 main principles of communication - correct answer ✔✔1. Comm is a process (a
series of actions w/ no beginning or end)
2. Comm is a system (a combination of parts)
3. Comm is transactional (encoding/ decoding simultaneously)
4. Comm can be intentional or unintentional
Essential components of communication - correct answer ✔✔1. Source/Sender
2. Message
3. Interference/Noise
4. Channel (light/sound waves, letter, smelling, touching, tasting)
5. Receiver (decodes message)
6. Feedback
7. Environment
8. Context (broad circumstance/ situation in which communication occurs)
answered graded A+
communication - correct answer ✔✔the simultaneous sharing and creating of
meaning through human symbolic interaction (sharing, creating, symbols)
communications - correct answer ✔✔used to denote the delivery systems for
mediated and mass communication
Why study communication? - correct answer ✔✔1. How to utilize different
communication technologies effectively TECHNOLOGY)
2. How to sell yourself as a competent person who deserves a job (CAREERS-
leader, team player)
3. How to have satisfying/ deep emotional relationships with people (ETHICAL
BEHAVIOR-plagiarize, quote wiki)
4. How to grow/ appreciate cultural distinctions (MULTICULTURAL SOCIETY)
communication competence - correct answer ✔✔the ability to take part in
effective communication that is characterized by skills and understandings that
enable communicators to exchange messages successfully
social media - correct answer ✔✔highly accessible technologies that facilitate
communication, interaction, and connection with others (speeds up
communication)
, social network - correct answer ✔✔a group of individuals who are connected by
friendship, family, common interests, beliefs, or knowledge
ethics - correct answer ✔✔an individual's system of morale principles (the
internet creates more opportunities for plagiarism)
Can unethical communication be effective communication? - correct answer
✔✔Yes (persuading someone to do something wrong)
nonverbal communication behaviors are determined by what? - correct answer
✔✔cultural background (eye-contact, physical stance, speaking style)
4 main principles of communication - correct answer ✔✔1. Comm is a process (a
series of actions w/ no beginning or end)
2. Comm is a system (a combination of parts)
3. Comm is transactional (encoding/ decoding simultaneously)
4. Comm can be intentional or unintentional
Essential components of communication - correct answer ✔✔1. Source/Sender
2. Message
3. Interference/Noise
4. Channel (light/sound waves, letter, smelling, touching, tasting)
5. Receiver (decodes message)
6. Feedback
7. Environment
8. Context (broad circumstance/ situation in which communication occurs)
