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COMM 2226 Final Exam 2025, Communication
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Answers, College Communication Exam, COMM
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Communication - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ the process of
interactions with and through symbols to interpret
meaning
Process - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ interactions are
ongoing/dynamic
System - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ various parts of
communication affect each other
Symbols - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ represents another thing
(verbal or non verbal)
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Transaction - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ constant
communication between 2+ parties
Context - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ the people, place, time
and state of mind in a conversation
Why do we communicate? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ to
create shared meaning
Climate - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ tone of a relationship
Theory - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ abstract system of
concepts and their relationships that help us to
understand a phenomenon
Grand Theory - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ universally
accepted theory
Mid-range Theory - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ explains the
behavior of a specific group of people or all people
within a specified time or context
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Narrow Theory - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ very limited
aspect of a phenomenon in specific situations
Concept - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ words/terms for the
most important element in a theory
Nominal Concept - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ non observable
trait (emotions)
Real Concept - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ observable trait
Relationship - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ way the concepts in
a theory combine
Goals of Theory - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Explanation,
understanding, prediction, social change
Explanation - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ offer reasons to the
cause of a phenomenon
Understanding - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ grasp and
comprehend the intended meaning of a particular
phenomenon
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Prediction - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ predict future
outcomes
Social Change - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ facilitate social
change through criticism of current systems
First order realities - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ (computer,
desk, chair) physically observable qualities of a thing
Second order realities - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
combination of first order realities inside a room that
change your observation
(chairs, desks, computers in a room change it from just a
room into a classroom)
Implicit Personality Theory - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
system of rules that tells you which characteristics go with
other characteristics
Superimposing - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ placing a familiar
structure over an unfamiliar one
COMM 2226 Final Exam 2025, Communication
Studies Test Bank, COMM 2226 Questions and
Answers, College Communication Exam, COMM
2226 Study Guide, Communication Course Final,
Verified Exam Answers
Communication - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ the process of
interactions with and through symbols to interpret
meaning
Process - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ interactions are
ongoing/dynamic
System - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ various parts of
communication affect each other
Symbols - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ represents another thing
(verbal or non verbal)
,2|Page
Transaction - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ constant
communication between 2+ parties
Context - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ the people, place, time
and state of mind in a conversation
Why do we communicate? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ to
create shared meaning
Climate - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ tone of a relationship
Theory - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ abstract system of
concepts and their relationships that help us to
understand a phenomenon
Grand Theory - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ universally
accepted theory
Mid-range Theory - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ explains the
behavior of a specific group of people or all people
within a specified time or context
,3|Page
Narrow Theory - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ very limited
aspect of a phenomenon in specific situations
Concept - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ words/terms for the
most important element in a theory
Nominal Concept - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ non observable
trait (emotions)
Real Concept - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ observable trait
Relationship - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ way the concepts in
a theory combine
Goals of Theory - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Explanation,
understanding, prediction, social change
Explanation - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ offer reasons to the
cause of a phenomenon
Understanding - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ grasp and
comprehend the intended meaning of a particular
phenomenon
, 4|Page
Prediction - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ predict future
outcomes
Social Change - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ facilitate social
change through criticism of current systems
First order realities - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ (computer,
desk, chair) physically observable qualities of a thing
Second order realities - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
combination of first order realities inside a room that
change your observation
(chairs, desks, computers in a room change it from just a
room into a classroom)
Implicit Personality Theory - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
system of rules that tells you which characteristics go with
other characteristics
Superimposing - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ placing a familiar
structure over an unfamiliar one
