COM 212 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Communication - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a concept with many definitions most of which imply the
creation and sharing of information; the authors suggest that one way to think of it is to view it as a
process of creating and regulating social reality
Communication competence - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅(model) the ability to communicate in a
personally effective and socially appropriate manner
Performative competence - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅(level) that part of communication competence taht
can be seen; the actual performance of day to day behavior
Process competence - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅(level) understanding what it means to communicate
confidently in any given situation
message competence - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅(element) the ability to make message choices that
others can comprehend and the ability to comprehend the message choice of others. (being able to
speak to someone choose the messages and understand)
interpretive competence - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅(element) the ability to label organize and interpret
the conditions surrounding an interaction
role competence - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅(element) the ability to take on social roles and know what is
appropriate behavior given those roles
self-competence - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅(element) the ability to choose and present a desired self
image
goal competence - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅(element) the ability to set goals anticipate probable
conseqences and choose effective lines of action
, process - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅an action opposed to a thing; unlike things which are static, they are
ongoing with no beginning or end
culture - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅sets of values, beliefs, norms, and customs, rules and codes, that
socially define groups of people
social constructionist perspective - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅suggests that people create their own social
through interactions with others
model of communication competence - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a fluid process
process model/perspective of communication - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅communication is a process not
a straight line many things are happening at once
interpersonal communication - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅in dyadic communication that takes place
whenever two individuals, sharing the roles of sender and receiver, become connected through the
mutual activity of creating meaning
intrapersonal communication - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅one-person communication; ex. daydreaming,
fantasizing and thinking through a problem
cultural-level data - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅information made available to all members of a culture
sociological-level data - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅information about group members
psychological-level data - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅information about unique, personal attributes
joint/interdependent actions - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅actions in which each persons behavior affects
and in some way constrains the behavior of others
ANSWERS
Communication - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a concept with many definitions most of which imply the
creation and sharing of information; the authors suggest that one way to think of it is to view it as a
process of creating and regulating social reality
Communication competence - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅(model) the ability to communicate in a
personally effective and socially appropriate manner
Performative competence - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅(level) that part of communication competence taht
can be seen; the actual performance of day to day behavior
Process competence - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅(level) understanding what it means to communicate
confidently in any given situation
message competence - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅(element) the ability to make message choices that
others can comprehend and the ability to comprehend the message choice of others. (being able to
speak to someone choose the messages and understand)
interpretive competence - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅(element) the ability to label organize and interpret
the conditions surrounding an interaction
role competence - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅(element) the ability to take on social roles and know what is
appropriate behavior given those roles
self-competence - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅(element) the ability to choose and present a desired self
image
goal competence - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅(element) the ability to set goals anticipate probable
conseqences and choose effective lines of action
, process - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅an action opposed to a thing; unlike things which are static, they are
ongoing with no beginning or end
culture - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅sets of values, beliefs, norms, and customs, rules and codes, that
socially define groups of people
social constructionist perspective - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅suggests that people create their own social
through interactions with others
model of communication competence - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a fluid process
process model/perspective of communication - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅communication is a process not
a straight line many things are happening at once
interpersonal communication - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅in dyadic communication that takes place
whenever two individuals, sharing the roles of sender and receiver, become connected through the
mutual activity of creating meaning
intrapersonal communication - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅one-person communication; ex. daydreaming,
fantasizing and thinking through a problem
cultural-level data - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅information made available to all members of a culture
sociological-level data - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅information about group members
psychological-level data - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅information about unique, personal attributes
joint/interdependent actions - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅actions in which each persons behavior affects
and in some way constrains the behavior of others
