COMM 101 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
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1. Encoding
Answer:
the sender encodes a message; creating a message to send to the receiver
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2. Decoding
Answer:
interpreting a message
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3. Message
Answer:
the particular meaning or content that the sender wishes the receiver to understand (can be intentional or
unintentional, verbal or nonverbal, written or spoken, etc)
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4. Channel
Answer:
the method a sender uses to send a message to the receiver
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5. Noise
Answer:
anything that interferes with the sending or receiving of a message; can be external or internal
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6. Linear Model of Communication
Answer:
suggests that communication moves only in one direction;
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7. Transactional Model of Communication
Answer:
demonstrates that communication participants act as senders and receivers simultaneously, creating reality
through their interactions;
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8. Self-concept
Answer:
sum total of who we think we are, or how we define ourselves
, Question:
9. Self-Esteem
Answer:
the degree to which we value or devalue who we think we are
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10. Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Answer:
when our behavior serves to fulfill someone else's expectations for us
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11. Stereotypes
Answer:
broad generalizations; making a judgment about a person or a group of people based off of previous
notions; putting a group of people all in the same category;
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12. Reflected Appraisal
Answer:
evaluating ourselves based upon how we see others seeing us; seeing yourself through the eyes of others,
or through the way you think others see you;
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13. Situational Aspects
Answer:
the "when, where, and why" the communication is taking place
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14. Relational Aspects
Answer:
the "whom" the communication is taking place with
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15. Feedback
Answer:
a noticeable response to a sender's message either verbally or nonverbally
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16. Identity Management
Answer:
where we alter our behavior and/or appearance to control how others see us (must take place in public,
must be intentional, does not require one to be entirely truthful)
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17. Facework
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Encoding
Answer:
the sender encodes a message; creating a message to send to the receiver
Question:
2. Decoding
Answer:
interpreting a message
Question:
3. Message
Answer:
the particular meaning or content that the sender wishes the receiver to understand (can be intentional or
unintentional, verbal or nonverbal, written or spoken, etc)
Question:
4. Channel
Answer:
the method a sender uses to send a message to the receiver
Question:
5. Noise
Answer:
anything that interferes with the sending or receiving of a message; can be external or internal
Question:
6. Linear Model of Communication
Answer:
suggests that communication moves only in one direction;
Question:
7. Transactional Model of Communication
Answer:
demonstrates that communication participants act as senders and receivers simultaneously, creating reality
through their interactions;
Question:
8. Self-concept
Answer:
sum total of who we think we are, or how we define ourselves
, Question:
9. Self-Esteem
Answer:
the degree to which we value or devalue who we think we are
Question:
10. Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Answer:
when our behavior serves to fulfill someone else's expectations for us
Question:
11. Stereotypes
Answer:
broad generalizations; making a judgment about a person or a group of people based off of previous
notions; putting a group of people all in the same category;
Question:
12. Reflected Appraisal
Answer:
evaluating ourselves based upon how we see others seeing us; seeing yourself through the eyes of others,
or through the way you think others see you;
Question:
13. Situational Aspects
Answer:
the "when, where, and why" the communication is taking place
Question:
14. Relational Aspects
Answer:
the "whom" the communication is taking place with
Question:
15. Feedback
Answer:
a noticeable response to a sender's message either verbally or nonverbally
Question:
16. Identity Management
Answer:
where we alter our behavior and/or appearance to control how others see us (must take place in public,
must be intentional, does not require one to be entirely truthful)
Question:
17. Facework
