COM 100 – ASU FINAL EXAM STUDY
QUESTIONS CORRECTLY ANSWERED.
messages - CORRECT ANSWER the building blocks of communication events
encoding - CORRECT ANSWER taking ideas and converting them into messages
decoding - CORRECT ANSWER receiving a message and interpret the meaning
symbol - CORRECT ANSWER something that represents something else and conveys meaning
content meaning - CORRECT ANSWER the concrete meaning of a message and is suggested/associated
by the message as well as the emotions triggered by it
relationship meaning - CORRECT ANSWER what a message conveys about the relationship between the
parties
setting - CORRECT ANSWER the physical surroundings of a communication event
participants - CORRECT ANSWER the people interacting during communication
channel - CORRECT ANSWER the means through which a message is transmitted
noise - CORRECT ANSWER any stimulus that can interfere/degrade the quality of a message
feedback - CORRECT ANSWER the response to a message
, synergetic model - CORRECT ANSWER a transactional model that emphasizes how individual/societal
forces, contexts and culture interact to affect the communication process
field of experience - CORRECT ANSWER the education and experiences that a communicator possesses
culture - CORRECT ANSWER learned patters of perceptions, values and the behaviors shared by a group
of people
ethics - CORRECT ANSWER standards of what is right and wrong, good and bad, moral and immoral
absolutism - CORRECT ANSWER the belief that there is a single correct moral standard that holds for
everyone, everywhere, every time
relativism - CORRECT ANSWER the belief that moral behavior varies among individuals, groups and
cultures across situations
communication competence (task effectiveness/relational approaches) - CORRECT ANSWER the ability
to adapt ones communication to achieve ones goal
What does context refer to? - CORRECT ANSWER setting
occasion
who is present
context + message = - CORRECT ANSWER meaning
identity - CORRECT ANSWER who a person is; composed of individual/social categories a person
identifies w/, as well as the categories that others identify with that person
What does identity include? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. who you are
2. social categories identified by yourself/others
QUESTIONS CORRECTLY ANSWERED.
messages - CORRECT ANSWER the building blocks of communication events
encoding - CORRECT ANSWER taking ideas and converting them into messages
decoding - CORRECT ANSWER receiving a message and interpret the meaning
symbol - CORRECT ANSWER something that represents something else and conveys meaning
content meaning - CORRECT ANSWER the concrete meaning of a message and is suggested/associated
by the message as well as the emotions triggered by it
relationship meaning - CORRECT ANSWER what a message conveys about the relationship between the
parties
setting - CORRECT ANSWER the physical surroundings of a communication event
participants - CORRECT ANSWER the people interacting during communication
channel - CORRECT ANSWER the means through which a message is transmitted
noise - CORRECT ANSWER any stimulus that can interfere/degrade the quality of a message
feedback - CORRECT ANSWER the response to a message
, synergetic model - CORRECT ANSWER a transactional model that emphasizes how individual/societal
forces, contexts and culture interact to affect the communication process
field of experience - CORRECT ANSWER the education and experiences that a communicator possesses
culture - CORRECT ANSWER learned patters of perceptions, values and the behaviors shared by a group
of people
ethics - CORRECT ANSWER standards of what is right and wrong, good and bad, moral and immoral
absolutism - CORRECT ANSWER the belief that there is a single correct moral standard that holds for
everyone, everywhere, every time
relativism - CORRECT ANSWER the belief that moral behavior varies among individuals, groups and
cultures across situations
communication competence (task effectiveness/relational approaches) - CORRECT ANSWER the ability
to adapt ones communication to achieve ones goal
What does context refer to? - CORRECT ANSWER setting
occasion
who is present
context + message = - CORRECT ANSWER meaning
identity - CORRECT ANSWER who a person is; composed of individual/social categories a person
identifies w/, as well as the categories that others identify with that person
What does identity include? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. who you are
2. social categories identified by yourself/others
