COM MIDTERM EXAM WITH FREQUENTLY
TESTED QUESTIONS LATEST SOLUTIONS
ALREADY GRADED A
____ is an umbrella term for all careful, systematic, and self- conscious discussion
and analysis of communication phenomena.
a. communication
b. inquiry
c. informed hunch
d. theory - CORRECT ANSWER>>d. theory
which of the following is posed by Judee Burgoon regarding communication
theory?
a. a set of systematic, informed hunches about the way things work
b. an umbrella term for all careful, systematic, and self-conscious discussion and
analysis of communication phenomena
c. nets cast to catch what we call "the world"
d. relational process of creating and interpreting messages that elicit a response
- CORRECT ANSWER>>a. a set of systematic, informed hunches about the way
things work
what nontechnical term does Judee Burgoon use in reference to communication
theory?
a. hints
b. hunches
c. inklings
d. instincts - CORRECT ANSWER>>b. hunches
hunches that communication theory are built about should be
a. informed
b. plural
,c. systematic
d. all of the above - CORRECT ANSWER>>d. all of the above
theories
a. alter what we already believe
b. go beyond accepted wisdom
c. should reflect commonly held beliefs
d. usually violate or contradict accepted wisdom - CORRECT ANSWER>>b. go
beyond accepted wisdom
which of the following was NOT posed as a metaphor for theories?
a. lenses
b. mirrors
c. maps
d. nets - CORRECT ANSWER>>b. mirrors
_____ is the relational process of creating and interpreting messages that elicit a
response
a. communication
b. message exchange
c. symbolic interaction
d. theory building - CORRECT ANSWER>>a. communication
communicators usually make _____ choices about a message's form and
substance.
a. conscious
b. mindless
c. responsive
d. subconscious - CORRECT ANSWER>>a. conscious
which of the following was presented as a truism among communication
scholars?
, a. anyone can step into the same river twice
b. communication is irreversible
c. the only "failure to communicate" is not communicating
d. meanings reside in people, not in words - CORRECT ANSWER>>d. meanings
reside in people, not in words
____ is the effect or outcome of a communication method.
a. a meaning-filled reply
b. a successful response
c. any cognitive, emotional, or behavioral response
d. symbolic exchange - CORRECT ANSWER>>c. any cognitive, emotional, or
behavioral response
the central question addressed by epistemology is:
a. how can we predict the future effectively?
b. how do we know what we know, if we know it at all?
c. what is the meaning of reality?
d. what is truth? - CORRECT ANSWER>>b. how do we know what we know, if we
know it at all?
interpretive scholars...
a. assume that people create multiple meanings of reality
b. work hard to maintain objectivity
c. realize that all meaning is objective
d. none of the above - CORRECT ANSWER>>a. assume that people create
multiple meanings of reality
a social scientist is often appropriately labeled an:
a. empiricist
b. phenomenologist
c. poststructuralist
d. rhetorician - CORRECT ANSWER>>a. empiricist
TESTED QUESTIONS LATEST SOLUTIONS
ALREADY GRADED A
____ is an umbrella term for all careful, systematic, and self- conscious discussion
and analysis of communication phenomena.
a. communication
b. inquiry
c. informed hunch
d. theory - CORRECT ANSWER>>d. theory
which of the following is posed by Judee Burgoon regarding communication
theory?
a. a set of systematic, informed hunches about the way things work
b. an umbrella term for all careful, systematic, and self-conscious discussion and
analysis of communication phenomena
c. nets cast to catch what we call "the world"
d. relational process of creating and interpreting messages that elicit a response
- CORRECT ANSWER>>a. a set of systematic, informed hunches about the way
things work
what nontechnical term does Judee Burgoon use in reference to communication
theory?
a. hints
b. hunches
c. inklings
d. instincts - CORRECT ANSWER>>b. hunches
hunches that communication theory are built about should be
a. informed
b. plural
,c. systematic
d. all of the above - CORRECT ANSWER>>d. all of the above
theories
a. alter what we already believe
b. go beyond accepted wisdom
c. should reflect commonly held beliefs
d. usually violate or contradict accepted wisdom - CORRECT ANSWER>>b. go
beyond accepted wisdom
which of the following was NOT posed as a metaphor for theories?
a. lenses
b. mirrors
c. maps
d. nets - CORRECT ANSWER>>b. mirrors
_____ is the relational process of creating and interpreting messages that elicit a
response
a. communication
b. message exchange
c. symbolic interaction
d. theory building - CORRECT ANSWER>>a. communication
communicators usually make _____ choices about a message's form and
substance.
a. conscious
b. mindless
c. responsive
d. subconscious - CORRECT ANSWER>>a. conscious
which of the following was presented as a truism among communication
scholars?
, a. anyone can step into the same river twice
b. communication is irreversible
c. the only "failure to communicate" is not communicating
d. meanings reside in people, not in words - CORRECT ANSWER>>d. meanings
reside in people, not in words
____ is the effect or outcome of a communication method.
a. a meaning-filled reply
b. a successful response
c. any cognitive, emotional, or behavioral response
d. symbolic exchange - CORRECT ANSWER>>c. any cognitive, emotional, or
behavioral response
the central question addressed by epistemology is:
a. how can we predict the future effectively?
b. how do we know what we know, if we know it at all?
c. what is the meaning of reality?
d. what is truth? - CORRECT ANSWER>>b. how do we know what we know, if we
know it at all?
interpretive scholars...
a. assume that people create multiple meanings of reality
b. work hard to maintain objectivity
c. realize that all meaning is objective
d. none of the above - CORRECT ANSWER>>a. assume that people create
multiple meanings of reality
a social scientist is often appropriately labeled an:
a. empiricist
b. phenomenologist
c. poststructuralist
d. rhetorician - CORRECT ANSWER>>a. empiricist
