COM1502- Exam Prep
,QUESTION 1
Option (3) is the correct answer
When you are communicating with yourself, we refer to it as intrapersonal communication.
Option (3) is therefore the correct option.
QUESTION 2
Option (3) is the correct answer
If you studied section 7.1 in your prescribed book, this would have been an easy question to
answer. Our moral self (option 3) consists mainly of our values, the principles we uphold and
our ethical beliefs. Our physical self (option 1) is our material body, our intellectual self (option
4) concerns our mental processes, and our emotional self (option 5) is associated with
responses from our emotions. We do not refer to an ethical self (option 2) in your study
material.
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QUESTION 3
Option (4) is the correct answer
Our self-concept refers to everything that we think and feel about ourselves (option 4). It does
not only concern the positive feelings that we have about ourselves, or how we feel about our
communication skills or our capabilities. It has to do with everything that affects our mental
image of ourselves and it is shaped by our relationships with others. Please revise section 7.2 in
your prescribed book for more detail on the term ‘self-concept’.
QUESTION 4
Option (5) is the correct answer
The looking glass self theory deals with the development of self-concept based on the feedback
of others. This feedback that we receive from other people and from our interactions with
society are combined to give us the perspectives of the generalised other and we use this
feedback to evaluate ourselves. The perspectives of the generalised other are thus more than
just other people’s views or impressions about us. They include the cultural values of others, as
well as beliefs that are instilled by the mass media. Refer to section 7.2.2 for more information
about this theory.
QUESTION 5
Option (4) is the correct answer
, The perceptual inaccuracy reflected in the given scenario is a self-fulfilling prophecy (option 4).
This perceptual inaccuracy occurs when our expectations of an event create the very conditions
that allow the event to happen. Because you were made to feel as if you were not as intelligent
as your sister, you started to believe it and you started to act the part. You do not do well in
tests in examinations because you believe you are not clever enough. Self-fulfilling prophecies
are discussed in section 7.2.3 of your prescribed book and other perceptual inaccuracies in
section 7.5.1.
QUESTION 6
Option (2) is the correct answer
The five elements of intrapersonal processing are:
Decoding
integration
memory
schemata or perceptual sets, and
encoding.
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Interpretation (option 2) is therefore the only option that does not form part of the process.
Revise section 7.2.5 in your prescribed book if you did not answer this question correctly.
QUESTION 7
Option (5) is the correct answer
All of the given intrapersonal variables (option 5) could have influenced perception in the
communication encounter in the scenario. Values (moral and ethical judgements that we make
about things that are important to us), attitudes (learned reactions to persons or situations),
beliefs (the foundations of attitudes), opinions (our attitudes concerning things based on our
beliefs) and prejudices entrenched stereotypes) are all variables that can influence the way we
perceive things. Please revise section 7.3 in your prescribed book for more detail on these
variables.
QUESTION 8
Option (2) is the correct answer
We chose this option as the correct option as it is most probable that Schuster played on
,QUESTION 1
Option (3) is the correct answer
When you are communicating with yourself, we refer to it as intrapersonal communication.
Option (3) is therefore the correct option.
QUESTION 2
Option (3) is the correct answer
If you studied section 7.1 in your prescribed book, this would have been an easy question to
answer. Our moral self (option 3) consists mainly of our values, the principles we uphold and
our ethical beliefs. Our physical self (option 1) is our material body, our intellectual self (option
4) concerns our mental processes, and our emotional self (option 5) is associated with
responses from our emotions. We do not refer to an ethical self (option 2) in your study
material.
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QUESTION 3
Option (4) is the correct answer
Our self-concept refers to everything that we think and feel about ourselves (option 4). It does
not only concern the positive feelings that we have about ourselves, or how we feel about our
communication skills or our capabilities. It has to do with everything that affects our mental
image of ourselves and it is shaped by our relationships with others. Please revise section 7.2 in
your prescribed book for more detail on the term ‘self-concept’.
QUESTION 4
Option (5) is the correct answer
The looking glass self theory deals with the development of self-concept based on the feedback
of others. This feedback that we receive from other people and from our interactions with
society are combined to give us the perspectives of the generalised other and we use this
feedback to evaluate ourselves. The perspectives of the generalised other are thus more than
just other people’s views or impressions about us. They include the cultural values of others, as
well as beliefs that are instilled by the mass media. Refer to section 7.2.2 for more information
about this theory.
QUESTION 5
Option (4) is the correct answer
, The perceptual inaccuracy reflected in the given scenario is a self-fulfilling prophecy (option 4).
This perceptual inaccuracy occurs when our expectations of an event create the very conditions
that allow the event to happen. Because you were made to feel as if you were not as intelligent
as your sister, you started to believe it and you started to act the part. You do not do well in
tests in examinations because you believe you are not clever enough. Self-fulfilling prophecies
are discussed in section 7.2.3 of your prescribed book and other perceptual inaccuracies in
section 7.5.1.
QUESTION 6
Option (2) is the correct answer
The five elements of intrapersonal processing are:
Decoding
integration
memory
schemata or perceptual sets, and
encoding.
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Interpretation (option 2) is therefore the only option that does not form part of the process.
Revise section 7.2.5 in your prescribed book if you did not answer this question correctly.
QUESTION 7
Option (5) is the correct answer
All of the given intrapersonal variables (option 5) could have influenced perception in the
communication encounter in the scenario. Values (moral and ethical judgements that we make
about things that are important to us), attitudes (learned reactions to persons or situations),
beliefs (the foundations of attitudes), opinions (our attitudes concerning things based on our
beliefs) and prejudices entrenched stereotypes) are all variables that can influence the way we
perceive things. Please revise section 7.3 in your prescribed book for more detail on these
variables.
QUESTION 8
Option (2) is the correct answer
We chose this option as the correct option as it is most probable that Schuster played on
