UCLA Comm 10 Midterm UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
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1. Norms Rules on what is expected in a given situation.
2. Types of Social Folkways, Mores, Taboos
Norms
3. Folkways Lightly held norms. Not a big deal if you break them.
4. Mores More strongly held norms. Breaking is a bigger deal.
5. Taboos Most strongly held norms. Laws against such action.
6. Folkway Example You should wear matching socks.
7. More Example Adults playing naked on the front lawn.
8. Taboo Example Having sex with a family member (incest). Having sex with a dead person
(Necrophilia).
9. Types of Pick Up Friendly, Offbeat, Humorous, Altar, Seductive.
Lines
10. Friendly Pick Up "Would you mind some conversation while we wait?"
Line Example
11. Offbeat Pick Up "Do you think we are ever going to switch to the metric system?"
Line Example
12. Humorous Pick "So what's a nice girl like you doing in an elevator like this?"
Up Line Example
13. Altar Pick Up Line "You look just like my 3rd husband." (only had 2!)
Example
14. Seductive Pick Up "You are the sexiest woman in the room."
Line Example
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15. SEMCDR Model Source, Encoder, Message, Channel, Decoder, Receiver.
16. Source The person with the thought/idea to communicate.
17. Encoder Takes the thought/idea and puts it into some form that people can understand.
18. Message Code-any system of symbols by which we communicate. Must be shared to be
understood. (language)
Content-What is being communicated. (the general idea)
Treatment-how you say what you say. (non-verbal things like tone and volume)
19. Double Bind When the content and treatment of a message clash. (We tend to listen to the
treatment in these cases)
20. Channel The medium used to get a message from source to receiver. (face to face, TV, etc.)
21. Receiver Person who receives the message being sent.
22. Feedback The receiver becoming the source.
23. Circular Model Model in which there is a constant change of source and and reciever. Feedback
is involved.
24. Linear Model Can only define communication that is one way. (SEMCDR Model)
25. Noise Interferes with the nessage being sent. Interferes with the fidelity of the message.
26. Types of Noise Internal Noise- noise that is going on within you. (cannot be externally removed)
External Noise- originates from the outside world.
27. Examples of In- Hunger, sickness, distractions
ternal Noise
28. Jackhammer outside, 100 degrees in classroom, hot person sitting next to you.
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Examples of Ex-
ternal Noise
29. Types of Fidelity High Fidelity Message-messgae getting through without distortion. (Noise)
Low Fidelity Message
30. High Fidelity Face to face.
Message Exam-
ple
31. Low Fidelity Mes- TV with a lot of static.
sage Example
32. Systems of Com- Intrapersonal, Interparsonal, Small Group, Mass
munication
33. Intrapersonal Communication with one's self.
Communication
34. Interpersonal Communication between 2 people.
Communicaion
35. Small Group If you know the other members by name or sight and can recognize when one
Communicaion member is missing or when a new person is there.
36. Mass Communi- Big group where there is too many people to know by sight. (often linear form of
cation communication)
37. Intrapersonal Thoughts, feelings.
Communication
Example
38. Sitting across a table talking on a date.
CORRECT Answers
1. Norms Rules on what is expected in a given situation.
2. Types of Social Folkways, Mores, Taboos
Norms
3. Folkways Lightly held norms. Not a big deal if you break them.
4. Mores More strongly held norms. Breaking is a bigger deal.
5. Taboos Most strongly held norms. Laws against such action.
6. Folkway Example You should wear matching socks.
7. More Example Adults playing naked on the front lawn.
8. Taboo Example Having sex with a family member (incest). Having sex with a dead person
(Necrophilia).
9. Types of Pick Up Friendly, Offbeat, Humorous, Altar, Seductive.
Lines
10. Friendly Pick Up "Would you mind some conversation while we wait?"
Line Example
11. Offbeat Pick Up "Do you think we are ever going to switch to the metric system?"
Line Example
12. Humorous Pick "So what's a nice girl like you doing in an elevator like this?"
Up Line Example
13. Altar Pick Up Line "You look just like my 3rd husband." (only had 2!)
Example
14. Seductive Pick Up "You are the sexiest woman in the room."
Line Example
, UCLA Comm 10 Midterm UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
15. SEMCDR Model Source, Encoder, Message, Channel, Decoder, Receiver.
16. Source The person with the thought/idea to communicate.
17. Encoder Takes the thought/idea and puts it into some form that people can understand.
18. Message Code-any system of symbols by which we communicate. Must be shared to be
understood. (language)
Content-What is being communicated. (the general idea)
Treatment-how you say what you say. (non-verbal things like tone and volume)
19. Double Bind When the content and treatment of a message clash. (We tend to listen to the
treatment in these cases)
20. Channel The medium used to get a message from source to receiver. (face to face, TV, etc.)
21. Receiver Person who receives the message being sent.
22. Feedback The receiver becoming the source.
23. Circular Model Model in which there is a constant change of source and and reciever. Feedback
is involved.
24. Linear Model Can only define communication that is one way. (SEMCDR Model)
25. Noise Interferes with the nessage being sent. Interferes with the fidelity of the message.
26. Types of Noise Internal Noise- noise that is going on within you. (cannot be externally removed)
External Noise- originates from the outside world.
27. Examples of In- Hunger, sickness, distractions
ternal Noise
28. Jackhammer outside, 100 degrees in classroom, hot person sitting next to you.
, UCLA Comm 10 Midterm UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Examples of Ex-
ternal Noise
29. Types of Fidelity High Fidelity Message-messgae getting through without distortion. (Noise)
Low Fidelity Message
30. High Fidelity Face to face.
Message Exam-
ple
31. Low Fidelity Mes- TV with a lot of static.
sage Example
32. Systems of Com- Intrapersonal, Interparsonal, Small Group, Mass
munication
33. Intrapersonal Communication with one's self.
Communication
34. Interpersonal Communication between 2 people.
Communicaion
35. Small Group If you know the other members by name or sight and can recognize when one
Communicaion member is missing or when a new person is there.
36. Mass Communi- Big group where there is too many people to know by sight. (often linear form of
cation communication)
37. Intrapersonal Thoughts, feelings.
Communication
Example
38. Sitting across a table talking on a date.
