SAYLOR ACADEMY PHIL102 FINAL EXAM PAPER
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
A+
◉ Pat wants to take a vacation day from work next week to attend a
class field trip. What is the best way for Pat to address this situation?.
Answer: written communication
◉ According to which theory or model of communication is attitude
change is mediated by judgmental process and effects?
Select one:
a. Constructivism
b. Social Judgment Theory
c. Elaboration of Likelihood Model
d. Coordinated Management of Meaning. Answer: b. Social Judgment
Theory
◉ Fill in the blank. Revealing information about yourself as a means to
claim an authentic identity is one definition of:
Select one:
a. self-disclosure.
b. appearance management.
,c. impression management.
d. interpersonal communication. Answer: a. self-disclosure.
◉ Which component of the communication model is described as the
method or conduit a sender uses to reach a receiver?
Select one:
a. Noise
b. Sender
c. Channel
d. Message. Answer: c. Channel
◉ At the intersection of appreciating diversity and its effect on
communication is our understanding of belief systems, values, and
behaviors that support a particular ideology or social arrangement. This
is also known as:
Select one:
a. haptics
b. culture
c. proxemics
d. paralanguage. Answer: b. culture
◉ A response of the receiver to the sender is known as which of the
following?
, Select one:
a. Feedback
b. External noise
c. Internal noise
d. Semantic noise. Answer: a. Feedback
◉ Which of the following statements about ethics in communication is
false?
Select one:
a. Ethical communication results in ethical outcomes or ends.
b. Ethical communication is prepared with the intention of telling the
truth.
c. Ethical communication relies on manipulating facts to achieve a
covert outcome.
d. Ethical communication relies on the use of ethical means or rationales
to achieve an outcome. Answer: c. Ethical communication relies on
manipulating facts to achieve a covert outcome.
◉ Which of the following is the moral dimension of communication, in
which telling the truth and not harming the innocent are emphasized?
Select one:
a. Ethical principles
b. Communication barriers
c. Components of perception
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
A+
◉ Pat wants to take a vacation day from work next week to attend a
class field trip. What is the best way for Pat to address this situation?.
Answer: written communication
◉ According to which theory or model of communication is attitude
change is mediated by judgmental process and effects?
Select one:
a. Constructivism
b. Social Judgment Theory
c. Elaboration of Likelihood Model
d. Coordinated Management of Meaning. Answer: b. Social Judgment
Theory
◉ Fill in the blank. Revealing information about yourself as a means to
claim an authentic identity is one definition of:
Select one:
a. self-disclosure.
b. appearance management.
,c. impression management.
d. interpersonal communication. Answer: a. self-disclosure.
◉ Which component of the communication model is described as the
method or conduit a sender uses to reach a receiver?
Select one:
a. Noise
b. Sender
c. Channel
d. Message. Answer: c. Channel
◉ At the intersection of appreciating diversity and its effect on
communication is our understanding of belief systems, values, and
behaviors that support a particular ideology or social arrangement. This
is also known as:
Select one:
a. haptics
b. culture
c. proxemics
d. paralanguage. Answer: b. culture
◉ A response of the receiver to the sender is known as which of the
following?
, Select one:
a. Feedback
b. External noise
c. Internal noise
d. Semantic noise. Answer: a. Feedback
◉ Which of the following statements about ethics in communication is
false?
Select one:
a. Ethical communication results in ethical outcomes or ends.
b. Ethical communication is prepared with the intention of telling the
truth.
c. Ethical communication relies on manipulating facts to achieve a
covert outcome.
d. Ethical communication relies on the use of ethical means or rationales
to achieve an outcome. Answer: c. Ethical communication relies on
manipulating facts to achieve a covert outcome.
◉ Which of the following is the moral dimension of communication, in
which telling the truth and not harming the innocent are emphasized?
Select one:
a. Ethical principles
b. Communication barriers
c. Components of perception
