SPCH 110 Review for Midterm Exam
questions well answered already passed
transactional model of communication - correct answer ✔✔Has a number of interdependent processes
and components, including the encoding and decoding processes, the communicator, the message, the
channel and noise.
Encoding - correct answer ✔✔the process of taking an idea or mental image, associating that image with
words, and then speaking those words in order to convey a message
Decoding - correct answer ✔✔the reverse process of listening to words, thinking about them, and
turning those words into mental images
Communicator - correct answer ✔✔refers to all of the people in the interaction or speech setting
Message - correct answer ✔✔involves those verbal and nonverbal behaviors, enacted by
communicators, that are interpreted with meaning by others.
Channel - correct answer ✔✔the means through which the message travels.
Noise - correct answer ✔✔refers to anything that interferes with message transmission or reception
(i.e., getting the image from your head into others' heads)
What is plagiarism? - correct answer ✔✔Passing off another's work as your own or neglecting to cite the
source for your information
What are the basic guidelines for ethical speaking? For ethical listening? - correct answer ✔✔*Be honest
and avoid plagiarism.
*Listen with not only your ears but also your critical mind.
, *Avoid prejudging the speaker
*And refrain from jumping to conclusions while the speaker is talking.
Situational Analysis - correct answer ✔✔concerned with why your audience is assembled in the first
place
Demographic Analysis - correct answer ✔✔gathering demographic data and interpreting this data
Psychological Analysis - correct answer ✔✔you seek to identify the audience's attitudes, beliefs, and
values
Multicultural Analysis - correct answer ✔✔Demography looks at issues of race and ethnicity in a basic
sense. It is worthy to pay particular attention to the issue of speaking to a multicultural audience
Culturally effective speakers develop the capacity to appreciate other cultures and acquire the necessary
skills to speak effectively to people with diverse ethnic backgrounds.
Interest and Knowledge Analysis - correct answer ✔✔To "test" your topic by sampling your audience for
their topic interest and topic knowledge.
Likert-type Questions - correct answer ✔✔Indicate the degree to which you agree or disagree with each
question
Unsolicited email should be illegal
strongly agree 1 2 3 4 5 strongly disagree
Demographic Questions - correct answer ✔✔Ex.
Academic level in college:
a. freshmen
b. sophomore
c. junior
d. senior
questions well answered already passed
transactional model of communication - correct answer ✔✔Has a number of interdependent processes
and components, including the encoding and decoding processes, the communicator, the message, the
channel and noise.
Encoding - correct answer ✔✔the process of taking an idea or mental image, associating that image with
words, and then speaking those words in order to convey a message
Decoding - correct answer ✔✔the reverse process of listening to words, thinking about them, and
turning those words into mental images
Communicator - correct answer ✔✔refers to all of the people in the interaction or speech setting
Message - correct answer ✔✔involves those verbal and nonverbal behaviors, enacted by
communicators, that are interpreted with meaning by others.
Channel - correct answer ✔✔the means through which the message travels.
Noise - correct answer ✔✔refers to anything that interferes with message transmission or reception
(i.e., getting the image from your head into others' heads)
What is plagiarism? - correct answer ✔✔Passing off another's work as your own or neglecting to cite the
source for your information
What are the basic guidelines for ethical speaking? For ethical listening? - correct answer ✔✔*Be honest
and avoid plagiarism.
*Listen with not only your ears but also your critical mind.
, *Avoid prejudging the speaker
*And refrain from jumping to conclusions while the speaker is talking.
Situational Analysis - correct answer ✔✔concerned with why your audience is assembled in the first
place
Demographic Analysis - correct answer ✔✔gathering demographic data and interpreting this data
Psychological Analysis - correct answer ✔✔you seek to identify the audience's attitudes, beliefs, and
values
Multicultural Analysis - correct answer ✔✔Demography looks at issues of race and ethnicity in a basic
sense. It is worthy to pay particular attention to the issue of speaking to a multicultural audience
Culturally effective speakers develop the capacity to appreciate other cultures and acquire the necessary
skills to speak effectively to people with diverse ethnic backgrounds.
Interest and Knowledge Analysis - correct answer ✔✔To "test" your topic by sampling your audience for
their topic interest and topic knowledge.
Likert-type Questions - correct answer ✔✔Indicate the degree to which you agree or disagree with each
question
Unsolicited email should be illegal
strongly agree 1 2 3 4 5 strongly disagree
Demographic Questions - correct answer ✔✔Ex.
Academic level in college:
a. freshmen
b. sophomore
c. junior
d. senior
