INTRO TO COMMUNICATIONS FINAL- WGU D268 EXAM
2025 WITH ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
The accumulation of various types of mass communication (radio,
television, newspapers, internet, etc.) into one medium is called
a. technological convergence
b. organizational convergence
c. inherent convergence
d. media convergence - Answer d. media convergence
The tendency to fill in missing information to complete an otherwise
incomplete figure or statement is called:
a. closure
b. proximity
c. similarity
d. verbal communication
e. perception checking - Answer a. closure
,Which of the following is NOT a context of communication?
a. feedback
b. intrapersonal
c. interpersonal
d. public - Answer a. feedback
The word communication comes from the Latin communicare, which
means
a. "to speak with understanding."
b. "to make common."
c. "to form a community of believers."
d. "to care for others." - Answer b. to make common
Public communication is best defined as:
a. the process of using messages to generate meanings in a mediated
system, between a source and a large number of unseen receivers.
b. the process of using messages to generate meanings in a small group
of people.
c. the process of using messages to generate meanings in a situation in
which a speaker transmits a message to a number of receivers.
,d. two person communication
e. the process of using messages to generate meaning between at least
two people in a situation that allows musk opportunities for both
speaking and listening. - Answer c. the process of using
messages to generate meanings in a situation in which a speaker
transmits a message to a number of receivers.
Saying "uh huh" to indicate you understand is using what is classified as
a. verbal code
b. nonverbal code
c. language code
d. linguistic code - Answer b. nonverbal code
Li, Sarena, and Elini are having an in-depth conversation about a
previous relationship that was abusive. Each of the women is
participating equally. What type of descriptor most accurately describes
this conversation?
a. persuasive
b. dialogic
c. transmission
d. failure - Answer b. dialogic
, Communication begins with the
a. self
b. other
c. dyad
d. group - Answer a. self
Your role(s) affect your communication:
a. only during non-verbal communication
b. only during verbal communication
c. to whom you talk to, how you talk to them, what language to use, and
how you respond to feedback
d. only during intrapersonal communication
e. just in organization and selection within messages - Answer c.
to whom you talk to, how you talk to them, what language to use and
how you respond to feedback
When you meet someone for the first time, you are forming
a. an in group
b. an impression management assessment
c. a negative relationship
2025 WITH ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
The accumulation of various types of mass communication (radio,
television, newspapers, internet, etc.) into one medium is called
a. technological convergence
b. organizational convergence
c. inherent convergence
d. media convergence - Answer d. media convergence
The tendency to fill in missing information to complete an otherwise
incomplete figure or statement is called:
a. closure
b. proximity
c. similarity
d. verbal communication
e. perception checking - Answer a. closure
,Which of the following is NOT a context of communication?
a. feedback
b. intrapersonal
c. interpersonal
d. public - Answer a. feedback
The word communication comes from the Latin communicare, which
means
a. "to speak with understanding."
b. "to make common."
c. "to form a community of believers."
d. "to care for others." - Answer b. to make common
Public communication is best defined as:
a. the process of using messages to generate meanings in a mediated
system, between a source and a large number of unseen receivers.
b. the process of using messages to generate meanings in a small group
of people.
c. the process of using messages to generate meanings in a situation in
which a speaker transmits a message to a number of receivers.
,d. two person communication
e. the process of using messages to generate meaning between at least
two people in a situation that allows musk opportunities for both
speaking and listening. - Answer c. the process of using
messages to generate meanings in a situation in which a speaker
transmits a message to a number of receivers.
Saying "uh huh" to indicate you understand is using what is classified as
a. verbal code
b. nonverbal code
c. language code
d. linguistic code - Answer b. nonverbal code
Li, Sarena, and Elini are having an in-depth conversation about a
previous relationship that was abusive. Each of the women is
participating equally. What type of descriptor most accurately describes
this conversation?
a. persuasive
b. dialogic
c. transmission
d. failure - Answer b. dialogic
, Communication begins with the
a. self
b. other
c. dyad
d. group - Answer a. self
Your role(s) affect your communication:
a. only during non-verbal communication
b. only during verbal communication
c. to whom you talk to, how you talk to them, what language to use, and
how you respond to feedback
d. only during intrapersonal communication
e. just in organization and selection within messages - Answer c.
to whom you talk to, how you talk to them, what language to use and
how you respond to feedback
When you meet someone for the first time, you are forming
a. an in group
b. an impression management assessment
c. a negative relationship
