Comm 1500 - Fecher - Final Exam Questions and Answers Already Passed
Communication competence - Answers The ability to take part in effective communication that is
characterized by skills and understandings that enable communicators to exchange messages
successfully
Language - Answers A structured system of signs, sounds, gestures, or marks that is used and
understood to express ideas and feelings among people within a community, nation, geographic area or
cultural tradition
Speech anxiety - Answers Fear of speaking before an audience
Muted group theory - Answers Suggests that underrepresented groups often are not as free to say what
they mean, when and where they wish
Public speaking - Answers The art of effective oral communication with an audience
Style-switch - Answers A term that identifies when people from co-cultures speak the language of their
own culture but switch to that of the dominant culture when needed and appropriate
Organizing - Answers Arranging ideas and elements into a systematic and meaningful whole
Words - Answers a symbol that stands for the object or concept that it names
Expert opinion - Answers Ideas, testimony, conclusions, or judgements of witnesses or recognized
authorities
Idioms - Answers Words whose meanings cannot be understood according to ordinary usage
Communication - Answers The simultaneous sharing and creating of meaning through human symbolic
interaction
Grammar - Answers Rules that govern how words are put together to form phrases and sentences
Semantics - Answers The study of meaning, or the association of words with ideas, feelings, and contexts
Self-inventory - Answers A list of subjects that you know about and find interesting
Testimony - Answers Opinions or conclusions of witnesses or recognized authorities
Denotation - Answers The objective meaning of a word; the standard dictionary definition
Body - Answers The main content of a speech that develops the speaker's general and specific purposes
Connotation - Answers The subjective meaning of a word; what a word suggests because of feelings or
associations it evokes
, Communication apprehension - Answers The most severe form of speech anxiety; an anxiety syndrome
associated with either real or anticipated communication with another person or persons
Concrete word - Answers A symbol for a specific thing that can be pointed to or physically experienced
Communications - Answers Generally used to denote the delivery systems for mediated and mass
communication
Abstract word - Answers The symbol for an idea, quality, or relationship
Brainstorming - Answers A technique used to generate as many ideas as possible within a limited
amount of time, which can be used to produce topics, information, or solution to problems
Jargon - Answers Language used by certain groups or specific disciplines that may be technical or too
specialized to be understood by the general population
Example - Answers A simple, representative incident or model that clarifies a point
Slang - Answers Language used by groups to keep the meaning of the communication within the group.
Slang words change frequently and are specific to specific regions or groups
Euphemism - Answers The use of an inoffensive or mild expression in place of one that might offend,
cause embarrassment, or suggest something unpleasant
Main points - Answers The principal subdivisions of a speech
Systematic desensitization - Answers A relaxation technique designed to reduce the tenseness
associated with anxiety
Doublespeak - Answers The deliberate misuse of language to distort meaning
Time-sequence (or chronological) pattern - Answers An order of presentation that begins at a particular
point in time and continues either forward or backward
Bypassing - Answers A misunderstanding that occurs between a sender and a receiver because of the
symbolic nature of language
Manuscript delivery - Answers A delivery style in which a speaker writes the speech in its entirety and
then reads it word for word
Indiscrimination - Answers The neglect of individual differences and overemphasis of similarities
Ethics - Answers An individual's system of moral principles
Indexing - Answers A technique to reduce indiscrimination by identifying the specific persons, ideas,
events, or objects a statement refers to
Communication competence - Answers The ability to take part in effective communication that is
characterized by skills and understandings that enable communicators to exchange messages
successfully
Language - Answers A structured system of signs, sounds, gestures, or marks that is used and
understood to express ideas and feelings among people within a community, nation, geographic area or
cultural tradition
Speech anxiety - Answers Fear of speaking before an audience
Muted group theory - Answers Suggests that underrepresented groups often are not as free to say what
they mean, when and where they wish
Public speaking - Answers The art of effective oral communication with an audience
Style-switch - Answers A term that identifies when people from co-cultures speak the language of their
own culture but switch to that of the dominant culture when needed and appropriate
Organizing - Answers Arranging ideas and elements into a systematic and meaningful whole
Words - Answers a symbol that stands for the object or concept that it names
Expert opinion - Answers Ideas, testimony, conclusions, or judgements of witnesses or recognized
authorities
Idioms - Answers Words whose meanings cannot be understood according to ordinary usage
Communication - Answers The simultaneous sharing and creating of meaning through human symbolic
interaction
Grammar - Answers Rules that govern how words are put together to form phrases and sentences
Semantics - Answers The study of meaning, or the association of words with ideas, feelings, and contexts
Self-inventory - Answers A list of subjects that you know about and find interesting
Testimony - Answers Opinions or conclusions of witnesses or recognized authorities
Denotation - Answers The objective meaning of a word; the standard dictionary definition
Body - Answers The main content of a speech that develops the speaker's general and specific purposes
Connotation - Answers The subjective meaning of a word; what a word suggests because of feelings or
associations it evokes
, Communication apprehension - Answers The most severe form of speech anxiety; an anxiety syndrome
associated with either real or anticipated communication with another person or persons
Concrete word - Answers A symbol for a specific thing that can be pointed to or physically experienced
Communications - Answers Generally used to denote the delivery systems for mediated and mass
communication
Abstract word - Answers The symbol for an idea, quality, or relationship
Brainstorming - Answers A technique used to generate as many ideas as possible within a limited
amount of time, which can be used to produce topics, information, or solution to problems
Jargon - Answers Language used by certain groups or specific disciplines that may be technical or too
specialized to be understood by the general population
Example - Answers A simple, representative incident or model that clarifies a point
Slang - Answers Language used by groups to keep the meaning of the communication within the group.
Slang words change frequently and are specific to specific regions or groups
Euphemism - Answers The use of an inoffensive or mild expression in place of one that might offend,
cause embarrassment, or suggest something unpleasant
Main points - Answers The principal subdivisions of a speech
Systematic desensitization - Answers A relaxation technique designed to reduce the tenseness
associated with anxiety
Doublespeak - Answers The deliberate misuse of language to distort meaning
Time-sequence (or chronological) pattern - Answers An order of presentation that begins at a particular
point in time and continues either forward or backward
Bypassing - Answers A misunderstanding that occurs between a sender and a receiver because of the
symbolic nature of language
Manuscript delivery - Answers A delivery style in which a speaker writes the speech in its entirety and
then reads it word for word
Indiscrimination - Answers The neglect of individual differences and overemphasis of similarities
Ethics - Answers An individual's system of moral principles
Indexing - Answers A technique to reduce indiscrimination by identifying the specific persons, ideas,
events, or objects a statement refers to
