WGU Intro to Communication Final
Exam 2026 All Questions Answered
Correct.
communication - Answer exchange of verbal and nonverbal messages with the intent of
stimulating particular meanings in the minds of others
ad hominem - Answer occurs when someone refutes an argument by attacking the person
who presented the argument rather than the argument itself
adaptors - Answer movements that communicators engage in, sometimes unconsciously, to
relieve stress and anxiety
affect displays - Answer nonverbal movements that reveals emotion
affection needs - Answer the need for others to approve of us, which is an external
affirmation of our value and identity
appeal to misplaced authority - Answer replies on the reputatoin of an expert in an
unrelated field
asynchronous communication - Answer communication that occurs outside of the
constraints of time and place
asynchronous new media - Answer new media that does not allow for immediate feedback
when a message is sent
attribution error - Answer in interpreting our own or others' behavior, we rely on faulty
explanations, reasons, or information
bad apple effect - Answer poisonous impact of having just one ineffective team member
behavioral intention - Answer individual's expectation or plan that he or she will behave in
some particular way
, Body of the speech - Answer middle section of speech in which you provide support with
logic, "tell your audience" (logos)
brief report - Answer represents a highly structured overview of very specific information for
the intended audience. shorter than an instructional presentation
chronemics - Answer the ways in which comunicators use time and the messages they
communicate as a result of how they manage their time
closure - Answer our ability to fill in missing information to complete a perception
co-cultures - Answer reflect the unique beliefs, ways of thinking, communication patterns
and styles, and customs of members of particular groups that exist within the umbrella culture
collectivism - Answer value their membership in their particular in-group to such an extent
that they place a greater importance on their role within the group than their role as an
individual
control needs - Answer the extent to which relationships help us feel competent and
confident as individuals, and, by extension, influential over others
critical thinking - Answer internal process that involves (a) assesing the other communicator,
the context, and the message, and (b) producing a reasoned conclusion about the ides being
shared
decoding - Answer a receiver assigns meaning to the message that has been communicated
dialectical tension - Answer tension that exists between two competing and contradictory,
but related, forces; a "push-pull" force operating on the health and stability of a relationship
dyadic relationships - Answer two individuals involved in a relationship
encoding - Answer a psychological process in which the sender of a message assigns
symbols, such as words, sounds, or gestures, to his or her thoughts and feelings
Exam 2026 All Questions Answered
Correct.
communication - Answer exchange of verbal and nonverbal messages with the intent of
stimulating particular meanings in the minds of others
ad hominem - Answer occurs when someone refutes an argument by attacking the person
who presented the argument rather than the argument itself
adaptors - Answer movements that communicators engage in, sometimes unconsciously, to
relieve stress and anxiety
affect displays - Answer nonverbal movements that reveals emotion
affection needs - Answer the need for others to approve of us, which is an external
affirmation of our value and identity
appeal to misplaced authority - Answer replies on the reputatoin of an expert in an
unrelated field
asynchronous communication - Answer communication that occurs outside of the
constraints of time and place
asynchronous new media - Answer new media that does not allow for immediate feedback
when a message is sent
attribution error - Answer in interpreting our own or others' behavior, we rely on faulty
explanations, reasons, or information
bad apple effect - Answer poisonous impact of having just one ineffective team member
behavioral intention - Answer individual's expectation or plan that he or she will behave in
some particular way
, Body of the speech - Answer middle section of speech in which you provide support with
logic, "tell your audience" (logos)
brief report - Answer represents a highly structured overview of very specific information for
the intended audience. shorter than an instructional presentation
chronemics - Answer the ways in which comunicators use time and the messages they
communicate as a result of how they manage their time
closure - Answer our ability to fill in missing information to complete a perception
co-cultures - Answer reflect the unique beliefs, ways of thinking, communication patterns
and styles, and customs of members of particular groups that exist within the umbrella culture
collectivism - Answer value their membership in their particular in-group to such an extent
that they place a greater importance on their role within the group than their role as an
individual
control needs - Answer the extent to which relationships help us feel competent and
confident as individuals, and, by extension, influential over others
critical thinking - Answer internal process that involves (a) assesing the other communicator,
the context, and the message, and (b) producing a reasoned conclusion about the ides being
shared
decoding - Answer a receiver assigns meaning to the message that has been communicated
dialectical tension - Answer tension that exists between two competing and contradictory,
but related, forces; a "push-pull" force operating on the health and stability of a relationship
dyadic relationships - Answer two individuals involved in a relationship
encoding - Answer a psychological process in which the sender of a message assigns
symbols, such as words, sounds, or gestures, to his or her thoughts and feelings
