Bcor Final Exam Study Guide Updated Actual Questions And Correct Answers

BCOR FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

Question:
1. What are the six principles of communication?

Answer:
1. Communication meets various needs, 2. Governed by rules, 3. Comes in verbal
and nonverbal forms, 4. Has content and relational dimensions, 5.
Metacommunication, 6. People give communication its meaning.

Question:
1. Communication meets various needs

Answer:
Example: Asking a professor for clarification (informational need) or venting to a
friend (emotional need).

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2. Governed by rules

Answer:
Example: Raising your hand in class before speaking.

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3. Comes in verbal and nonverbal forms

Answer:
Example: Saying "I'm fine" (verbal) while frowning (nonverbal).

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4. Has content and relational dimensions

Answer:
Ex: "We need to talk" → content = talk is needed; relational = seriousness in
relationship.

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5. Metacommunication

Answer:
Example: Saying "I'm just joking" after being sarcastic.

, Question:
6. People give communication its meaning

Answer:
Example: A thumbs-up means "good" in the U.S. but can be offensive in other
cultures.

Question:
8. What is metacommunication?

Answer:
Communication about communication; messages that clarify or add meaning to
other messages.

Question:
9. What are the principal elements of the communication
process?

Answer:
Sender/Encoder, Message, Channel, Receiver/Decoder, Feedback, Noise,
Context.

Question:
10. Sender/Encoder

Answer:
creates the message

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11. Message

Answer:
the actual information (verbal + nonverbal).

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12. Channel

Answer:
medium used (spoken, written, digital, face-to-face).

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13. Receiver/Decoder

Answer:
interprets the message.