COMM 291 FINAL EXAM FULL SOLUTION
GUIDE WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026
⩥ Linear Communication Model. Answer: A characterization of
communications as a one-way event in which a message flows from
sender to receiver
(letters, emails, texts)
⩥ Transactional Communication Model. Answer: A characterization of
communication as the simultaneous sending receiving of messages in an
ongoing, irreversible process
(face to face communication)
⩥ Channel. Answer: The method in which you communicate
(Text, verbal, etc)
⩥ Message. Answer: The exact thing you are communicating
⩥ Decode. Answer: interpret and understand a message received
⩥ Encode. Answer: the process of turning thoughts into communication
,⩥ Environment. Answer: The field of experiences that lead a person to
make sense of another's behavior
⩥ Name the types of noise. Answer: External/Physical, Physiological,
Psychological
⩥ External/Physical Noise. Answer: Outside factors that make it hard to
hear (Outside the Body)
⩥ Physiological Noise. Answer: Biological factors that make it hard to
hear (Inside the body)
⩥ Psychological Noise. Answer: Forces within a communicator that
interfere with the ability to express or understand a message (Inside the
brain)
⩥ Nonverbal Language. Answer: Still communicating something and is
more powerful than verbal language
⩥ Tips for intercultural communication. Answer: Motivation, Tolerance
for Ambiguity, Open-Mindedness, Knowledge and skill
⩥ Name the elements in face to face identity managament. Answer:
Manner, appearance, setting
, ⩥ manner. Answer: Words and nonverbal actions that manage our face-
to-face identity
⩥ appearance. Answer: Personal items people use to shape an image
(outfit)
⩥ setting. Answer: physical items used to influence how others view us
(cars, houses, vanity plates, home decor)
⩥ self-concept. Answer: a relatively stable set of perceptions about
yourself
⩥ self-esteem. Answer: part of self concept that involves evaluations of
self-worth
⩥ Self-Concept vs Self-Esteem. Answer: Self Esteem is part of self
concept
⩥ Name the parts in the perception process. Answer: Select, Organize,
Interpretation
⩥ selection. Answer: the first stage in the perception process
GUIDE WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026
⩥ Linear Communication Model. Answer: A characterization of
communications as a one-way event in which a message flows from
sender to receiver
(letters, emails, texts)
⩥ Transactional Communication Model. Answer: A characterization of
communication as the simultaneous sending receiving of messages in an
ongoing, irreversible process
(face to face communication)
⩥ Channel. Answer: The method in which you communicate
(Text, verbal, etc)
⩥ Message. Answer: The exact thing you are communicating
⩥ Decode. Answer: interpret and understand a message received
⩥ Encode. Answer: the process of turning thoughts into communication
,⩥ Environment. Answer: The field of experiences that lead a person to
make sense of another's behavior
⩥ Name the types of noise. Answer: External/Physical, Physiological,
Psychological
⩥ External/Physical Noise. Answer: Outside factors that make it hard to
hear (Outside the Body)
⩥ Physiological Noise. Answer: Biological factors that make it hard to
hear (Inside the body)
⩥ Psychological Noise. Answer: Forces within a communicator that
interfere with the ability to express or understand a message (Inside the
brain)
⩥ Nonverbal Language. Answer: Still communicating something and is
more powerful than verbal language
⩥ Tips for intercultural communication. Answer: Motivation, Tolerance
for Ambiguity, Open-Mindedness, Knowledge and skill
⩥ Name the elements in face to face identity managament. Answer:
Manner, appearance, setting
, ⩥ manner. Answer: Words and nonverbal actions that manage our face-
to-face identity
⩥ appearance. Answer: Personal items people use to shape an image
(outfit)
⩥ setting. Answer: physical items used to influence how others view us
(cars, houses, vanity plates, home decor)
⩥ self-concept. Answer: a relatively stable set of perceptions about
yourself
⩥ self-esteem. Answer: part of self concept that involves evaluations of
self-worth
⩥ Self-Concept vs Self-Esteem. Answer: Self Esteem is part of self
concept
⩥ Name the parts in the perception process. Answer: Select, Organize,
Interpretation
⩥ selection. Answer: the first stage in the perception process
