UCLA Comm 10 Midterm UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and COR
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1. Types of Social Folkways, Mores, Taboos
Norms
2. Norms Rules on what is expected in a given situation.
3. Folkways Lightly held norms. Not a big deal if you break them.
4. Mores More strongly held norms. Breaking is a bigger deal.
5. Taboos Most strongly held norms. Laws against such action.
6. Folkway Example You should wear matching socks.
don't need to wear a tux to mcDonalds
7. More Example Adults playing naked on the front lawn.
toddlers naked on the front lawn(folkway)
8. Taboo Example Having sex with a family member (incest). Having sex with a dead person
(Necrophilia).
9. SEMCDR Model Source, Encoder, Message, Channel, Decoder, Receiver. (Linear Model)
10. Source The person with the thought/idea to communicate.
11. Encoder Takes the thought/idea and puts it into some form that people can understand.
12. Message Code: any system of symbols by which we communicate. Must be shared to be
understood. (language)
Content: What is being communicated. (the general idea)
Treatment: how you say what you say. (non-verbal things like tone and volume)
13. Channel The medium used to get a message from source to receiver. (face to face, TV, etc.)
14. Decoder Takes the idea out of form and puts them into words.
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15. Double Blind When the content and treatment of a message clash. (We tend to listen to the
treatment in these cases)
16. Receiver Person who receives the message being sent.
17. Feedback The receiver becoming the source. allows for clarification which increases fidelity.
18. Circular Model Model in which there is a constant change of source and and reciever. Feedback
is involved.
19. Linear Model Can only define communication that is one way. (SEMCDR Model)
20. Noise Interferes with the message being sent. Interferes with the fidelity of the message.
21. Types of Noise Internal Noise- noise that is going on within you. (cannot be externally removed)
External Noise- originates from the outside world.
22. Examples of In- Hunger, sickness, distractions
ternal Noise
23. Examples of Ex- Jackhammer outside, 100 degrees in classroom, hot person sitting next to you.
ternal Noise
24. Types of Fidelity High Fidelity: message gets from source to receiver without distortion(noise).
Low Fidelity Message
25. High Fidelity Face to face.
Message Exam-
ple
26. Low Fidelity Mes- TV with a lot of static.
sage Example
27. Systems of Com- Intrapersonal, Interparsonal, Small Group, Mass
munication
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28. Intrapersonal Communication with one's self.
Communication
29. Interpersonal Communication between 2 people.
Communicaion
30. Small Group If you know the other members by name or sight and can recognize when one
Communicaion member is missing or when a new person is there.
31. Mass Communi- Big group where there is too many people to know by sight. (often linear form of
cation communication)
32. Intrapersonal Thoughts, feelings.
Communication
Example
33. Interpersonal Sitting across a table talking on a date.
Communication
Example
34. Small Group Basketball team meeting in person.
Communication
Example
35. Mass Communi- Lecture in college.
cation Example
36. Mediation Something inanimate coming in between the source and the receiver.
37. Non Mediated In- You thinking your own thoughts.
trapersonal Ex-
ample
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1. Types of Social Folkways, Mores, Taboos
Norms
2. Norms Rules on what is expected in a given situation.
3. Folkways Lightly held norms. Not a big deal if you break them.
4. Mores More strongly held norms. Breaking is a bigger deal.
5. Taboos Most strongly held norms. Laws against such action.
6. Folkway Example You should wear matching socks.
don't need to wear a tux to mcDonalds
7. More Example Adults playing naked on the front lawn.
toddlers naked on the front lawn(folkway)
8. Taboo Example Having sex with a family member (incest). Having sex with a dead person
(Necrophilia).
9. SEMCDR Model Source, Encoder, Message, Channel, Decoder, Receiver. (Linear Model)
10. Source The person with the thought/idea to communicate.
11. Encoder Takes the thought/idea and puts it into some form that people can understand.
12. Message Code: any system of symbols by which we communicate. Must be shared to be
understood. (language)
Content: What is being communicated. (the general idea)
Treatment: how you say what you say. (non-verbal things like tone and volume)
13. Channel The medium used to get a message from source to receiver. (face to face, TV, etc.)
14. Decoder Takes the idea out of form and puts them into words.
, UCLA Comm 10 Midterm UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and COR
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15. Double Blind When the content and treatment of a message clash. (We tend to listen to the
treatment in these cases)
16. Receiver Person who receives the message being sent.
17. Feedback The receiver becoming the source. allows for clarification which increases fidelity.
18. Circular Model Model in which there is a constant change of source and and reciever. Feedback
is involved.
19. Linear Model Can only define communication that is one way. (SEMCDR Model)
20. Noise Interferes with the message being sent. Interferes with the fidelity of the message.
21. Types of Noise Internal Noise- noise that is going on within you. (cannot be externally removed)
External Noise- originates from the outside world.
22. Examples of In- Hunger, sickness, distractions
ternal Noise
23. Examples of Ex- Jackhammer outside, 100 degrees in classroom, hot person sitting next to you.
ternal Noise
24. Types of Fidelity High Fidelity: message gets from source to receiver without distortion(noise).
Low Fidelity Message
25. High Fidelity Face to face.
Message Exam-
ple
26. Low Fidelity Mes- TV with a lot of static.
sage Example
27. Systems of Com- Intrapersonal, Interparsonal, Small Group, Mass
munication
, UCLA Comm 10 Midterm UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and COR
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28. Intrapersonal Communication with one's self.
Communication
29. Interpersonal Communication between 2 people.
Communicaion
30. Small Group If you know the other members by name or sight and can recognize when one
Communicaion member is missing or when a new person is there.
31. Mass Communi- Big group where there is too many people to know by sight. (often linear form of
cation communication)
32. Intrapersonal Thoughts, feelings.
Communication
Example
33. Interpersonal Sitting across a table talking on a date.
Communication
Example
34. Small Group Basketball team meeting in person.
Communication
Example
35. Mass Communi- Lecture in college.
cation Example
36. Mediation Something inanimate coming in between the source and the receiver.
37. Non Mediated In- You thinking your own thoughts.
trapersonal Ex-
ample
