Intro to Communication-WGU Test
Questions with Complete Correct
Answers 2026.
selective exposure - Answer we will attend to information that reinforces existing beliefs and
disregard information that is at odds with our current position.
selective attention - Answer once we are engaged in a particular interaction, we focus on
certain information and ignore other information.
selective perception - Answer our inclination to see, hear, and believe what we want to see,
hear, and believe.
selective recall - Answer we remember things that we agree with rather than things that are
contrary to our beliefs.
figure and ground organization - Answer __________refers to the foreground or point of
emphasis for your attention. ___________ represents the background of the particular stimuli
that capture your focused attention.
closure organization - Answer our ability to fill in missing information to complete a
perception
proximity organization - Answer physical closeness, in relation to other information.
similarity organization - Answer the degree to which something shares attributes with other
stimuli.
three stages to assign meaning to messages and events - Answer selection, organization, and
interpretation
selection - Answer focus on some information and ignore other information
organization - Answer a communicator's efforts to group information into meaningful units
,Perception - Answer a unique, subjective process that varies across communicators. Our
biological factors, past experiences, identities, and current internal states affect the conclusions
that we draw about people and their messages.
Biological Factors - Answer How well you see or hear, your height, and even how well you
smell can affect how you perceive the stimuli around you
Past Experiences - Answer Family, Education, Relationships: experiences, relationships, and
the roles that you were assigned and played within those experiences have a tremendous
impact on your perceptions of others.
Identity - Answer the ways in which you express your cultural and group affiliations has a
strong impact on how you perceive the world
Current Internal States - Answer people perceive stimuli involves how they are feeling
Self-Concept - Answer The Summation of Who You Are: the way you define yourself- the
groups we are a part of, the roles we play, the relationships and experiences we have (and have
had), and our interpretation of how others evaluate us
Self-Esteem - Answer Your Evaluation of Who You Are: the degree to which you approve of,
value, and like the concept that you have of yourself
Errors in Perception - Answer a result of incomplete information, biases, limited resources
and abilities, one's desire to protect the self, and many other reasons when making attributions
about people's behavior
stereotype - Answer assuming a standard, generalized profile of an individual, because he or
she belongs to a group
attribution error - Answer when interpreting our own or others' behavior, we rely on faulty
explanations, reasons, or information
the fundamental attribution error - Answer the mistake we make when we attribute other
people's positive characteristics and successes to external, situational factors, and their negative
, self-serving bias - Answer When we are successful, we attribute our successes to some
internal positive qualities—intelligence, charm, knowledge of current events or popular culture,
persuasiveness, or competent communication. However, when we fail, we blame the situation
locus of causation - Answer whether the communicator's behavior was motivated by an
internal state (such as intelligence, compassion, or honesty) or an external factor (such as
resources, luck, favoritism, or the situation)
Self-presentation - Answer the strategic development and use of verbal and nonverbal
messages that result in others making conclusions about the kind of individual you are
impression management - Answer the deliberate use of verbal and nonverbal messages to
create a particular impression among others
plan for effective self-presentation - Answer setting a goal, creating a strategy, executing the
strategy and evaluating the results, and modifying others' negative perceptions
culture as defined by British anthropologist Edward B. Tylor - Answer complex whole which
includes knowledge, belief, art, morals, law, custom, and any other capabilities and habits
acquired by man [sic] as a member of society
culture reflects: - Answer values and beliefs, lifestyle, products they buy, holidays they
observe, rules they follow, how closely they follow those rules, patterns of behavior in which
they engage.
culture as defined by Useem, Donoghue, and Useem - Answer the learned and shared
behavior of a community of interacting human beings
co-cultures - 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
globalization - Answer the process of our world becoming ever more connected in economic,
political, organizational, and personal terms as transportation and telecommunication systems
improve
five primary characteristics of culture and co-cultural memberships that have an affect on
Questions with Complete Correct
Answers 2026.
selective exposure - Answer we will attend to information that reinforces existing beliefs and
disregard information that is at odds with our current position.
selective attention - Answer once we are engaged in a particular interaction, we focus on
certain information and ignore other information.
selective perception - Answer our inclination to see, hear, and believe what we want to see,
hear, and believe.
selective recall - Answer we remember things that we agree with rather than things that are
contrary to our beliefs.
figure and ground organization - Answer __________refers to the foreground or point of
emphasis for your attention. ___________ represents the background of the particular stimuli
that capture your focused attention.
closure organization - Answer our ability to fill in missing information to complete a
perception
proximity organization - Answer physical closeness, in relation to other information.
similarity organization - Answer the degree to which something shares attributes with other
stimuli.
three stages to assign meaning to messages and events - Answer selection, organization, and
interpretation
selection - Answer focus on some information and ignore other information
organization - Answer a communicator's efforts to group information into meaningful units
,Perception - Answer a unique, subjective process that varies across communicators. Our
biological factors, past experiences, identities, and current internal states affect the conclusions
that we draw about people and their messages.
Biological Factors - Answer How well you see or hear, your height, and even how well you
smell can affect how you perceive the stimuli around you
Past Experiences - Answer Family, Education, Relationships: experiences, relationships, and
the roles that you were assigned and played within those experiences have a tremendous
impact on your perceptions of others.
Identity - Answer the ways in which you express your cultural and group affiliations has a
strong impact on how you perceive the world
Current Internal States - Answer people perceive stimuli involves how they are feeling
Self-Concept - Answer The Summation of Who You Are: the way you define yourself- the
groups we are a part of, the roles we play, the relationships and experiences we have (and have
had), and our interpretation of how others evaluate us
Self-Esteem - Answer Your Evaluation of Who You Are: the degree to which you approve of,
value, and like the concept that you have of yourself
Errors in Perception - Answer a result of incomplete information, biases, limited resources
and abilities, one's desire to protect the self, and many other reasons when making attributions
about people's behavior
stereotype - Answer assuming a standard, generalized profile of an individual, because he or
she belongs to a group
attribution error - Answer when interpreting our own or others' behavior, we rely on faulty
explanations, reasons, or information
the fundamental attribution error - Answer the mistake we make when we attribute other
people's positive characteristics and successes to external, situational factors, and their negative
, self-serving bias - Answer When we are successful, we attribute our successes to some
internal positive qualities—intelligence, charm, knowledge of current events or popular culture,
persuasiveness, or competent communication. However, when we fail, we blame the situation
locus of causation - Answer whether the communicator's behavior was motivated by an
internal state (such as intelligence, compassion, or honesty) or an external factor (such as
resources, luck, favoritism, or the situation)
Self-presentation - Answer the strategic development and use of verbal and nonverbal
messages that result in others making conclusions about the kind of individual you are
impression management - Answer the deliberate use of verbal and nonverbal messages to
create a particular impression among others
plan for effective self-presentation - Answer setting a goal, creating a strategy, executing the
strategy and evaluating the results, and modifying others' negative perceptions
culture as defined by British anthropologist Edward B. Tylor - Answer complex whole which
includes knowledge, belief, art, morals, law, custom, and any other capabilities and habits
acquired by man [sic] as a member of society
culture reflects: - Answer values and beliefs, lifestyle, products they buy, holidays they
observe, rules they follow, how closely they follow those rules, patterns of behavior in which
they engage.
culture as defined by Useem, Donoghue, and Useem - Answer the learned and shared
behavior of a community of interacting human beings
co-cultures - 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
globalization - Answer the process of our world becoming ever more connected in economic,
political, organizational, and personal terms as transportation and telecommunication systems
improve
five primary characteristics of culture and co-cultural memberships that have an affect on
