WGU Introduction to Communication – EXAM
STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS
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
bias-free language - ANSWER communicates respect through being sensitive to others' sex,
race, age, physical condition, and other characteristics
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
STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS
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
bias-free language - ANSWER communicates respect through being sensitive to others' sex,
race, age, physical condition, and other characteristics
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
