COM 212 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE | 2026 UPDATE |
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTION!!
Communication Answer - a concept with many definitions most of which imply
the creation and sharing of information; the authors suggest that one way to
think of it is to view it as a process of creating and regulating social reality
Communication competence Answer - (model) the ability to communicate in a
personally effective and socially appropriate manner
Performative competence Answer - (level) that part of communication
competence taht can be seen; the actual performance of day to day behavior
Process competence Answer - (level) understanding what it means to
communicate confidently in any given situation
message competence Answer - (element) the ability to make message choices
that others can comprehend and the ability to comprehend the message
choice of others. (being able to speak to someone choose the messages and
understand)
interpretive competence Answer - (element) the ability to label organize and
interpret the conditions surrounding an interaction
, role competence Answer - (element) the ability to take on social roles and
know what is appropriate behavior given those roles
self-competence Answer - (element) the ability to choose and present a
desired self image
goal competence Answer - (element) the ability to set goals anticipate
probable conseqences and choose effective lines of action
process Answer - an action opposed to a thing; unlike things which are static,
they are ongoing with no beginning or end
culture Answer - sets of values, beliefs, norms, and customs, rules and codes,
that socially define groups of people
social constructionist perspective Answer - suggests that people create their
own social through interactions with others
model of communication competence Answer - a fluid process
process model/perspective of communication Answer - communication is a
process not a straight line many things are happening at once
interpersonal communication Answer - in dyadic communication that takes
place whenever two individuals, sharing the roles of sender and receiver,
become connected through the mutual activity of creating meaning
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTION!!
Communication Answer - a concept with many definitions most of which imply
the creation and sharing of information; the authors suggest that one way to
think of it is to view it as a process of creating and regulating social reality
Communication competence Answer - (model) the ability to communicate in a
personally effective and socially appropriate manner
Performative competence Answer - (level) that part of communication
competence taht can be seen; the actual performance of day to day behavior
Process competence Answer - (level) understanding what it means to
communicate confidently in any given situation
message competence Answer - (element) the ability to make message choices
that others can comprehend and the ability to comprehend the message
choice of others. (being able to speak to someone choose the messages and
understand)
interpretive competence Answer - (element) the ability to label organize and
interpret the conditions surrounding an interaction
, role competence Answer - (element) the ability to take on social roles and
know what is appropriate behavior given those roles
self-competence Answer - (element) the ability to choose and present a
desired self image
goal competence Answer - (element) the ability to set goals anticipate
probable conseqences and choose effective lines of action
process Answer - an action opposed to a thing; unlike things which are static,
they are ongoing with no beginning or end
culture Answer - sets of values, beliefs, norms, and customs, rules and codes,
that socially define groups of people
social constructionist perspective Answer - suggests that people create their
own social through interactions with others
model of communication competence Answer - a fluid process
process model/perspective of communication Answer - communication is a
process not a straight line many things are happening at once
interpersonal communication Answer - in dyadic communication that takes
place whenever two individuals, sharing the roles of sender and receiver,
become connected through the mutual activity of creating meaning
