MMC 2000 Exam questions with answers

MMC 2000 ExamDoes a fish know it is wet? - correct answer No Communication - correct answer The (reciprocal & ongoing) process of creating shared meaning. It is the transmission of a message from a source to a receiver. What is a convenient way to describe the act of communication? - correct answer Source -- Message -- Receiver -- Channel A source sends a message through a medium to a receiver producing some effect. *Media=Communication* What is Harold Laswell's ONE-WAY model of communication? (look at chart) - correct answer Who? Says what? Through which channel? To whom? With what effect? Communicator -- Message -- Medium -- Receiver -- Effect If the source speaks a technical language far beyond the receivers level of skill, is this communication? - correct answer No because there must be a SHARING OF MEANING for communication to take place. What are some problems with Laswell's model? - correct answer 1. It makes it seem like we are giving away info 2. It does not account for any interferences with the communication process 3. It does not include or explain non-verbal communication (ex. head nod) 4. It suggests that the receiver passively accepts the source's message 5. If a response is "huh?" this is a form of feedback--the receiver is now a source sending a message to the source who is now a receiver (this is also not include in the model) Wilbur Schramm (look at chart) - correct answer Created a better model of communication.