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COMM 220 – Exam #1 Study Guide | Western Washington University (Jason Lind) | Definitions, Theories, Models, and Communication Concepts

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This document offers a complete set of exam-preparation questions and answers for COMM 220 at Western Washington University, taught by Jason Lind. It covers foundational concepts including communication models (action, interaction, transaction), symbolic interaction, listening types, abstraction, perception, language rules, systems theory, communication climates, and grand vs. mid-range theories. Also includes detailed examples of encoding, decoding, and the impact of noise, context, and responsibility language in communication.

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WWU Comm 220 (Jason Lind) Exam #1
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_______________ are built on an understanding of concepts, principles,
and theories that explain the human communication process as it takes
place in a variety of contexts for many purposes Ans✓✓✓ practical
skills


abstract Ans✓✓✓ exist in thought, vague or unclear


abstraction Ans✓✓✓ exist in thought


Abstraction Ans✓✓✓ existing in thought (different levels from vague
to specific)


Ambiguous Ans✓✓✓ open to more than one interpretation (equivocal)


Ambiguous Ans✓✓✓ open to more than one interpretation/equivocal .


Does Not have clear - cut, precise meanings


Arbitrary Ans✓✓✓ based on random choice. Not intrinsically
(naturally) connected


"Spash" that's kind of what it sounds like but for everyone it's different

,Everyone's dog picture looks different


Some people may be lost based on the way your speaking


Arbitrary Ans✓✓✓ random choice, not intrinsically connected


Basic needs for communication: Ans✓✓✓ -Physical / Health


- Identity / Personal
(Get a sense of who you are)


-Social / Relationships
(Have an identity with the people we are around)


-Practical / Professional


BUT statement Ans✓✓✓ "good statement" BUT "mean statement"


Climate Ans✓✓✓ tone of a relationship


Common concepts of communication: Ans✓✓✓ Perception
(Process where we observe the world to make sense out of it)

, Language
(Study of out verbal symbols, words)


Nonverbal
(Space around you, appearance
Ex. art on our campus)


Listening
(Understanding what they mean, Responding and remembering)


Climates
Tone and feeling of a relationship


Communication can be __________ and ____________ Ans✓✓✓
intentional


unintentional


Communication Ans✓✓✓ the process of interactions with and through
symbols to interpret meaning


Communication definition key words Ans✓✓✓ process - symbols -
meaning

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