Purdue COM 114 Test Out UPDATED
Actual Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Incremental (1) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- failing to give credit for paraphrased material
(1)
Presentation Process (1) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1. Select Topic
2. Determine Purpose
3. Research
4. Organize
5. Practice (1)
communication apprehension (1) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- inability to make a speech
caused by psychological factors > can be helped by training/counseling (1)
inoculation AA (2) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- technique used to make people immune to
attempts to change their attitude by first exposing them to small arguments against their
position (2)
Narrative Transport (4) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Step by step flow of the story
Patterns of Organization - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- spatial, topical, chronological,
problem-solution, causal
Spatial Pattern - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- discuss relationship between material
geographically or directionally
Topical Pattern - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- topic divides into subsets > topic is often broad
Signposts - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- transition words: first, second, thirdly, lastly
, Internal Previews - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- comes before, within body of presentation or
main point > only if material is lengthy or contains many subpoints
Internal Summaries - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- comes after, within body of presentation or
main point > only if material is lengthy or contains many subpoints
Extended example - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- more specific > mention effects on 1 family
rather than a group of families in general
rule of 2+ - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- must have at least two sub-subs within each sub and
2 subs within each main point and multiple main points
subordination - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- dot-dash but w/ letters and numbers
A. topic
1. sub topic
2. sub topic
B. topic
1. sub topic
2. sub topic
instructional presentations - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- desire state (you want this)
prerequisite state (but first you need this)
interim state (do this)
unwanted state (avoid doing this)
elucidating explanations - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- makes something quite clear
Elaboration likelihood model (ELM) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 2 routes to persuade
depending on audience motivation and ability to process info
central & peripheral
Actual Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Incremental (1) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- failing to give credit for paraphrased material
(1)
Presentation Process (1) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1. Select Topic
2. Determine Purpose
3. Research
4. Organize
5. Practice (1)
communication apprehension (1) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- inability to make a speech
caused by psychological factors > can be helped by training/counseling (1)
inoculation AA (2) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- technique used to make people immune to
attempts to change their attitude by first exposing them to small arguments against their
position (2)
Narrative Transport (4) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Step by step flow of the story
Patterns of Organization - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- spatial, topical, chronological,
problem-solution, causal
Spatial Pattern - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- discuss relationship between material
geographically or directionally
Topical Pattern - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- topic divides into subsets > topic is often broad
Signposts - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- transition words: first, second, thirdly, lastly
, Internal Previews - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- comes before, within body of presentation or
main point > only if material is lengthy or contains many subpoints
Internal Summaries - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- comes after, within body of presentation or
main point > only if material is lengthy or contains many subpoints
Extended example - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- more specific > mention effects on 1 family
rather than a group of families in general
rule of 2+ - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- must have at least two sub-subs within each sub and
2 subs within each main point and multiple main points
subordination - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- dot-dash but w/ letters and numbers
A. topic
1. sub topic
2. sub topic
B. topic
1. sub topic
2. sub topic
instructional presentations - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- desire state (you want this)
prerequisite state (but first you need this)
interim state (do this)
unwanted state (avoid doing this)
elucidating explanations - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- makes something quite clear
Elaboration likelihood model (ELM) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 2 routes to persuade
depending on audience motivation and ability to process info
central & peripheral
