WGU C464 Pre-Assessment 2025 Introduction to
Communication/ C464 Pre-Assessment Test Review-250
Questions with Verified Answers(100% Correct)||Brand New!!!
Unlikely to question the actions and statements of people with a lot of
power or of a high rank in society at work or within a family.
(Philippines, Mexico, Venezuela, India, Singapore, Brazil, Vietnam,
China and France) - ANSWER - High power distance
People tend to communicate in ways that promote equality and
diminish the barriers between people that status and rank create
(Israel, Denmark, Sweden, great Britain, Germany, Canada and US) -
ANSWER - Low power distance
One's belief, values, lifestyle, rules, preferences and behaviors -
ANSWER - Culture
Culture can be influenced by.... - ANSWER -Geographic location
Synchronous communication - ANSWER -Instant replies
Asynchronous communication - ANSWER -Must wait for reply
(Email)
Characteristics of the speaker - ANSWER - Ethos
Ability to arouse emotion with in the audience - ANSWER - Pathos
Refers to disclosure that is supported by logical reasoning
- ANSWER - Logos
Comes to a general conclusion based on too few or unrepresentative
examples - ANSWER - Hasty generalization
Straw person - ANSWER -Refuting a weaker form of an argument
Forced dichotomy - ANSWER -Speaker presents only 2 solutions to a
problem, ignoring other solutions either purposefully or out of
ignorance
Ad Hominem - ANSWER -About the person
Informative speech - ANSWER –
pg. 1
,1) Create
2) Further
3) Alter the audiences factual beliefs about a topic
Monroes Motivated Sequence - ANSWER –
1. Capture the audiences attention
2. Identify problems or unfilled needs
3. Propose a solution that satisfies the problem
4. Help the audience visualize what satisfaction will mean for them
5. Give your audience an action plan
Recency effect - ANSWER -Leaves audience thinking about most
recently discussed issue
Primary effect - ANSWER -Leading with your strongest argument
Dyadic relationships - ANSWER -involves 2 people
Interdependence - ANSWER -2 people being mutually dependent on
one another
Inclusion needs - ANSWER -Our need to feel accepted by and
involved with others
Direct strategies - ANSWER -Fairly straightforward and unmasked in
their intent
Social Attraction - ANSWER -Kind that friends feel toward one
another based on shared enjoyment of activities and interest
Dialectal tension - ANSWER -Tension that exists between 2
competing and contradictory but related forces
Flaming - ANSWER -Online verbal abuse on social media
Keylogging - ANSWER -Sending viruses
pg. 2
,Message that is detailed or characterized by a number of arguments
and related evidence might be difficult to follow and comprehend -
ANSWER - Message complexity
State of being exposed to more message than we can cognitively
process at any given time - ANSWER - Information Overload
Phenomenon of multitasking, become focused on one task, thought or
message we don't listen effectively - ANSWER - Preoccupation or
psychological noise
Passive listening/ pseudolistening - ANSWER -Receiving message
mindlessly
Basic components of a simple exchange between 2 people. Straight
forward process - ANSWER - Linear Model
Phases of Linear model - ANSWER –
Phase 1 Deciding on message
Phase 2 Encoding the message
Phase 3 Transmitting the message
Phase 4 Perceiving the message
Phase 5 Decoding and assigning the meaning to the message
Transactional Model - ANSWER -More realistic then the linear
model.
Transactional Model is - ANSWER -Dependent on many factors such
as context, relationship between communicators, socio-cultural
situation
Stages of Perception - ANSWER –
Selection
Organization
Interpretation
pg. 3
, Selective exposure - ANSWER -attend info that reinforces existing
belief and disregard info that is at odds with our current positon
Selective attention - ANSWER -once we are engaged in a particular
interaction we focus on certain info and ignore other info
Selective recall - ANSWER -we remember things that we agree with
rather then things that are contrary to our beliefs
Interpretation - ANSWER -We can assign meaning to stimuli
Identity - ANSWER -You express your cultural and group affiliation
Current internal state - ANSWER -How people perceive stimuli
involves how they are feeling
Locus of causation - ANSWER -Refers to whether the communicators
behavior was motivated by an internal state or an external state
Self-presentation - ANSWER -Strategic development and use of
verbal and non verbal messages that result others making conclusions
about the kind of individual you are
Impression management - ANSWER -Deliberate use of
verbal/nonverbal messages to create a particular impression among
others
Plan for Effective Self-presentation - ANSWER –
Set a goal
Create a strategy
Execute the strategy and evaluate the results
Modify negative perceptions
Co-Culture - ANSWER -Reflect the unique beliefs, ways of thinking,
communication patterns and styles, and customs of members of
particular groups that exist within the umbrella culture. Ex. Marines,
college students, crossfit, pet owners
pg. 4
Communication/ C464 Pre-Assessment Test Review-250
Questions with Verified Answers(100% Correct)||Brand New!!!
Unlikely to question the actions and statements of people with a lot of
power or of a high rank in society at work or within a family.
(Philippines, Mexico, Venezuela, India, Singapore, Brazil, Vietnam,
China and France) - ANSWER - High power distance
People tend to communicate in ways that promote equality and
diminish the barriers between people that status and rank create
(Israel, Denmark, Sweden, great Britain, Germany, Canada and US) -
ANSWER - Low power distance
One's belief, values, lifestyle, rules, preferences and behaviors -
ANSWER - Culture
Culture can be influenced by.... - ANSWER -Geographic location
Synchronous communication - ANSWER -Instant replies
Asynchronous communication - ANSWER -Must wait for reply
(Email)
Characteristics of the speaker - ANSWER - Ethos
Ability to arouse emotion with in the audience - ANSWER - Pathos
Refers to disclosure that is supported by logical reasoning
- ANSWER - Logos
Comes to a general conclusion based on too few or unrepresentative
examples - ANSWER - Hasty generalization
Straw person - ANSWER -Refuting a weaker form of an argument
Forced dichotomy - ANSWER -Speaker presents only 2 solutions to a
problem, ignoring other solutions either purposefully or out of
ignorance
Ad Hominem - ANSWER -About the person
Informative speech - ANSWER –
pg. 1
,1) Create
2) Further
3) Alter the audiences factual beliefs about a topic
Monroes Motivated Sequence - ANSWER –
1. Capture the audiences attention
2. Identify problems or unfilled needs
3. Propose a solution that satisfies the problem
4. Help the audience visualize what satisfaction will mean for them
5. Give your audience an action plan
Recency effect - ANSWER -Leaves audience thinking about most
recently discussed issue
Primary effect - ANSWER -Leading with your strongest argument
Dyadic relationships - ANSWER -involves 2 people
Interdependence - ANSWER -2 people being mutually dependent on
one another
Inclusion needs - ANSWER -Our need to feel accepted by and
involved with others
Direct strategies - ANSWER -Fairly straightforward and unmasked in
their intent
Social Attraction - ANSWER -Kind that friends feel toward one
another based on shared enjoyment of activities and interest
Dialectal tension - ANSWER -Tension that exists between 2
competing and contradictory but related forces
Flaming - ANSWER -Online verbal abuse on social media
Keylogging - ANSWER -Sending viruses
pg. 2
,Message that is detailed or characterized by a number of arguments
and related evidence might be difficult to follow and comprehend -
ANSWER - Message complexity
State of being exposed to more message than we can cognitively
process at any given time - ANSWER - Information Overload
Phenomenon of multitasking, become focused on one task, thought or
message we don't listen effectively - ANSWER - Preoccupation or
psychological noise
Passive listening/ pseudolistening - ANSWER -Receiving message
mindlessly
Basic components of a simple exchange between 2 people. Straight
forward process - ANSWER - Linear Model
Phases of Linear model - ANSWER –
Phase 1 Deciding on message
Phase 2 Encoding the message
Phase 3 Transmitting the message
Phase 4 Perceiving the message
Phase 5 Decoding and assigning the meaning to the message
Transactional Model - ANSWER -More realistic then the linear
model.
Transactional Model is - ANSWER -Dependent on many factors such
as context, relationship between communicators, socio-cultural
situation
Stages of Perception - ANSWER –
Selection
Organization
Interpretation
pg. 3
, Selective exposure - ANSWER -attend info that reinforces existing
belief and disregard info that is at odds with our current positon
Selective attention - ANSWER -once we are engaged in a particular
interaction we focus on certain info and ignore other info
Selective recall - ANSWER -we remember things that we agree with
rather then things that are contrary to our beliefs
Interpretation - ANSWER -We can assign meaning to stimuli
Identity - ANSWER -You express your cultural and group affiliation
Current internal state - ANSWER -How people perceive stimuli
involves how they are feeling
Locus of causation - ANSWER -Refers to whether the communicators
behavior was motivated by an internal state or an external state
Self-presentation - ANSWER -Strategic development and use of
verbal and non verbal messages that result others making conclusions
about the kind of individual you are
Impression management - ANSWER -Deliberate use of
verbal/nonverbal messages to create a particular impression among
others
Plan for Effective Self-presentation - ANSWER –
Set a goal
Create a strategy
Execute the strategy and evaluate the results
Modify negative perceptions
Co-Culture - ANSWER -Reflect the unique beliefs, ways of thinking,
communication patterns and styles, and customs of members of
particular groups that exist within the umbrella culture. Ex. Marines,
college students, crossfit, pet owners
pg. 4
