C464 WGU EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS 2023

linear model of communication one-way view of communication that assumes a message is sent by a source to a receiver through a channel Five phases of linear model of communication 1. Deciding on the message 2. Encoding the message 3. Transmitting the message 4. Perceiving the message 5. Decoding and assigning meaning to the message transactional model of communication the theory that views communication as a constant process in which all parties simultaneously play the roles of sender and receiver 3 interrelated skill sets or dimensions of communication competence 1. Sensing what is appropriate in a given situation 2. Building and developing communication skills 3. Motivation 3 stages of perception selection, organization, interpretation What is selective exposure? the tendency to seek information and media that agree with one's views and to avoid dissonant information What is selective attention? the focusing of conscious awareness on a particular stimulus selective recall process that occurs when we remember things we want to remember and forget or repress things that are unpleasant, uncomfortable, or unimportant to us selective perception The phenomenon that people often pay the most attention to things they already agree with and interpret them according to their own predispositions. What is closure? The brains tendency to fill in the blanks What is proximity? physical or geographical nearness What is similarity? extent to which we have things in common with others, a predictor of attraction What is figure-ground perception? "Figure" the perception of figures against a background What is self-esteem? a measure of how much you value, respect, and feel confident about yourself What is self-concept? all our thoughts and feelings about ourselves, in answer to the question, "Who am I?" self-presentation presenting the person we would like others to believe we are What is attribution error Using a negative view or reasons to account for our own or others behavior What is the fundamental attribution error? the mistake we make when we attribute other people's positive characteristics and successes to external, situational factors, and their negative characteristics and failures to aspects of who they are