WGU Academy Intro to Communication
Midterm 2025/2026 Exam Questions and
Answers | A+ Score Assured
When you look at yourself in the mirror and decide that you need to comb
your hair, you are using what context of communication? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔intrapersonal communication
The "systematic arrangement of symbols to create meaning in the mind of
another" is known as - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔code
The integration of e-mail, calendars, Internet, and voice communication into
devices like smartphones is called - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔technological
convergence.
,Small-group communication occurs in: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a small group of
people
The component of communication that consists of facial expressions,
words, and phrases is the - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔message
Which term refers to communication between two people? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔dyadic communication
Li, Sarena, and Elini are having an in-depth conversation about a previous
relationship that was abusive. Each of the women is participating equally.
What type of descriptor most accurately describes this conversation? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔dialogic
Encoding is the process: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔of translating an idea or a
thought into a code
The idea that our past experiences lead us to see the world in a particular
way that is difficult to change is called - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔perceptual
constancy.
, Which of the following would NOT be an example of an identity factor that
affects perception? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔mental distractions such as
daydreaming
Which of the following is NOT cited in the book as one of the three reasons
differences in perception occur? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔present eating habits
A person groups stimuli into meaningful units during which part of
perception? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔organization
Which of the following is the best example of selective attention? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔She immediately spotted the guy with the earring who looked
so much like someone she had known before
Which of the following would be the reason an individual looking at a class
picture might see his or her own face first? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔because it is
figure and the rest of the class is ground
If I notice that Heng and Yolanda are often together and I "fill in" my
inference that they are now lovers, then I am illustrating the concept of
perception called - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔closure
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Midterm 2025/2026 Exam Questions and
Answers | A+ Score Assured
When you look at yourself in the mirror and decide that you need to comb
your hair, you are using what context of communication? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔intrapersonal communication
The "systematic arrangement of symbols to create meaning in the mind of
another" is known as - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔code
The integration of e-mail, calendars, Internet, and voice communication into
devices like smartphones is called - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔technological
convergence.
,Small-group communication occurs in: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a small group of
people
The component of communication that consists of facial expressions,
words, and phrases is the - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔message
Which term refers to communication between two people? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔dyadic communication
Li, Sarena, and Elini are having an in-depth conversation about a previous
relationship that was abusive. Each of the women is participating equally.
What type of descriptor most accurately describes this conversation? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔dialogic
Encoding is the process: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔of translating an idea or a
thought into a code
The idea that our past experiences lead us to see the world in a particular
way that is difficult to change is called - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔perceptual
constancy.
, Which of the following would NOT be an example of an identity factor that
affects perception? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔mental distractions such as
daydreaming
Which of the following is NOT cited in the book as one of the three reasons
differences in perception occur? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔present eating habits
A person groups stimuli into meaningful units during which part of
perception? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔organization
Which of the following is the best example of selective attention? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔She immediately spotted the guy with the earring who looked
so much like someone she had known before
Which of the following would be the reason an individual looking at a class
picture might see his or her own face first? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔because it is
figure and the rest of the class is ground
If I notice that Heng and Yolanda are often together and I "fill in" my
inference that they are now lovers, then I am illustrating the concept of
perception called - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔closure
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