COM1502 ASSIGNMENTS 2018-2020.
, COM1502 ASSIGNMENTS 2020
Assignments for Semester 1
Assignment 01: CLOSING DATE 16 MARCH 2020 UNIQUE NUMBER: 539403 MARKS: 25
1. Which of the following statements are correct?
a. Intrapersonal communication concerns communication within the self to the self.
b. Intrapersonal communication does not influence our communication with other people.
c. We are born with a self-concept which we cannot change.
d. The self is an internal as well as a social thing.
e. The self consists of the physical, emotional and public selves.
1. (a) (d)
2. (b) (d)
3. (a) (b) (d)
4. (c) (d) (e)
5. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
2. One’s self-concept is based on ...
a. what we think and feel about ourselves
b. what we think others think about us
c. the impressions others have of us
d. objective reality and subjective truths
e. our physical appearance and our capabilities
f. subjective, unproven and perhaps incorrect feelings
g. absolute truth and impressions from outsiders
1. (a) (b) (c) (d)
2. (b) (e) (f)
3. (c) (d) (e) (g)
4. (a) (c) (e) (f)
5. (a) (b) (c) (e) (f)
3. The theory called the looking glass self is based on …
1. learned perceptions that we form about our environment.
2. our own perceptions and not on what the mass media reflect.
3. feedback we receive from people around us.
4. intrapersonal communication.
5. how we perceive and evaluate others.
4. Which perceptual inaccuracy is reflected in the following scenario? As a child you were always told that your
older brother is more intelligent than you are. You still believe that this is true and you do not achieve high marks
for any tests or examinations.
1. the halo effect
2. stereotyping
3. poor self-image
4. self-fulfilling prophecy
5. negativity
5. Whilst you are watching a soccer match on television, a newsreader announces that people are being trampled
to death at the venue where the match is being played. Your listening to, and trying to make sense out of the
announcement shows that, intrapersonally, you are ... the message being given by the newsreader.
1. encoding, decoding and interpreting
2. decoding and integrating
3. encoding, processing and interpreting
4. integrating
5. decoding and processing
, 6. An attitude is …
1. related to a value, because it involves morals and ethics.
2. not a learned reaction, but something you are born with.
3. something that influences our behaviour in the public sphere of life.
4. something that cannot be conveyed by nonverbal communication only.
5. concerned with a positive or negative evaluation of someone or something.
7. You meet Tom at a conference for the first time. He shakes your hand and you notice that it is a very firm
handshake, which is something you like. You also note that he is very well dressed and that his shoes are highly
polished. Before you even start a conversation, you have formed a favourable impression of him. This impression
or perception of him will guide your future interaction with him. Which of the statements about perception
below, are correct? Your perception of Tom is based on ...
a. his appearance and handshake
b.the information about him that your senses picked up
c. his nonverbal communication
d.your interpretation of information that your brain have processed
1. (a) (b)
2. (b) (c)
3. (a) (c) (d)
4. (b) (c) (d)
5. (a) (b) (c) (d)
8. Which one of the following statements about perception is correct? Perception ...
1. is an impersonal, objective and commonly held view of others.
2. always provides us with an accurate representation of others.
3. never causes distortion and misunderstanding of any situation.
4. is based on sensory and not on factual information.
5. is not based on information processed and stored in one’s brain and memory.
The following two questions are based on the same scenario.
9. A conservative elderly man reads a newspaper and sees a job being advertised. He dresses himself as well as he
can and goes for the job interview in the type of clothing traditionally used for job interviews. In his eagerness to
find employment he overlooks the fact that the job being advertised, is one at a record company, called “Wild
Records”. When the interview takes place, both parties to the communication encounter seem to be shocked by
the physical appearance of the other. The elderly man is dressed in a suit and tie, whilst the interviewer is dressed
in all black leathers and covered in tattoos. What, in terms of perceptual inaccuracies, could this shock most
probably be ascribed to?
1. emotional state
2. self-fulfilling prophecies
3. stereotypes
4. the halo effect
5. lack of empathy
10. Which of the following are things that the two parties above could use to improve the accuracy of their
perceptions so that they could perhaps enter into a meaningful interpersonal They could ...
a. believe that first impressions are always true.
b. withhold judgement until they have more information about each other.
c. check out their perceptions verbally.
d. talk with each other in order to verify their perceptions.
e. believe that what they saw, is true.
1. (a) (b) (c)
2. (a) (c) (d)
3. (b) (c) (d)
4. (c) (d) (e)
5. (a) (d) (e)
, COM1502 ASSIGNMENTS 2020
Assignments for Semester 1
Assignment 01: CLOSING DATE 16 MARCH 2020 UNIQUE NUMBER: 539403 MARKS: 25
1. Which of the following statements are correct?
a. Intrapersonal communication concerns communication within the self to the self.
b. Intrapersonal communication does not influence our communication with other people.
c. We are born with a self-concept which we cannot change.
d. The self is an internal as well as a social thing.
e. The self consists of the physical, emotional and public selves.
1. (a) (d)
2. (b) (d)
3. (a) (b) (d)
4. (c) (d) (e)
5. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
2. One’s self-concept is based on ...
a. what we think and feel about ourselves
b. what we think others think about us
c. the impressions others have of us
d. objective reality and subjective truths
e. our physical appearance and our capabilities
f. subjective, unproven and perhaps incorrect feelings
g. absolute truth and impressions from outsiders
1. (a) (b) (c) (d)
2. (b) (e) (f)
3. (c) (d) (e) (g)
4. (a) (c) (e) (f)
5. (a) (b) (c) (e) (f)
3. The theory called the looking glass self is based on …
1. learned perceptions that we form about our environment.
2. our own perceptions and not on what the mass media reflect.
3. feedback we receive from people around us.
4. intrapersonal communication.
5. how we perceive and evaluate others.
4. Which perceptual inaccuracy is reflected in the following scenario? As a child you were always told that your
older brother is more intelligent than you are. You still believe that this is true and you do not achieve high marks
for any tests or examinations.
1. the halo effect
2. stereotyping
3. poor self-image
4. self-fulfilling prophecy
5. negativity
5. Whilst you are watching a soccer match on television, a newsreader announces that people are being trampled
to death at the venue where the match is being played. Your listening to, and trying to make sense out of the
announcement shows that, intrapersonally, you are ... the message being given by the newsreader.
1. encoding, decoding and interpreting
2. decoding and integrating
3. encoding, processing and interpreting
4. integrating
5. decoding and processing
, 6. An attitude is …
1. related to a value, because it involves morals and ethics.
2. not a learned reaction, but something you are born with.
3. something that influences our behaviour in the public sphere of life.
4. something that cannot be conveyed by nonverbal communication only.
5. concerned with a positive or negative evaluation of someone or something.
7. You meet Tom at a conference for the first time. He shakes your hand and you notice that it is a very firm
handshake, which is something you like. You also note that he is very well dressed and that his shoes are highly
polished. Before you even start a conversation, you have formed a favourable impression of him. This impression
or perception of him will guide your future interaction with him. Which of the statements about perception
below, are correct? Your perception of Tom is based on ...
a. his appearance and handshake
b.the information about him that your senses picked up
c. his nonverbal communication
d.your interpretation of information that your brain have processed
1. (a) (b)
2. (b) (c)
3. (a) (c) (d)
4. (b) (c) (d)
5. (a) (b) (c) (d)
8. Which one of the following statements about perception is correct? Perception ...
1. is an impersonal, objective and commonly held view of others.
2. always provides us with an accurate representation of others.
3. never causes distortion and misunderstanding of any situation.
4. is based on sensory and not on factual information.
5. is not based on information processed and stored in one’s brain and memory.
The following two questions are based on the same scenario.
9. A conservative elderly man reads a newspaper and sees a job being advertised. He dresses himself as well as he
can and goes for the job interview in the type of clothing traditionally used for job interviews. In his eagerness to
find employment he overlooks the fact that the job being advertised, is one at a record company, called “Wild
Records”. When the interview takes place, both parties to the communication encounter seem to be shocked by
the physical appearance of the other. The elderly man is dressed in a suit and tie, whilst the interviewer is dressed
in all black leathers and covered in tattoos. What, in terms of perceptual inaccuracies, could this shock most
probably be ascribed to?
1. emotional state
2. self-fulfilling prophecies
3. stereotypes
4. the halo effect
5. lack of empathy
10. Which of the following are things that the two parties above could use to improve the accuracy of their
perceptions so that they could perhaps enter into a meaningful interpersonal They could ...
a. believe that first impressions are always true.
b. withhold judgement until they have more information about each other.
c. check out their perceptions verbally.
d. talk with each other in order to verify their perceptions.
e. believe that what they saw, is true.
1. (a) (b) (c)
2. (a) (c) (d)
3. (b) (c) (d)
4. (c) (d) (e)
5. (a) (d) (e)
