UGA COMM 1110 Midterm questions
with accurate solutions 2025/2026
proper format for submitting documents: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔typed
Times New Roman 12pt
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right/left margins at 1&1/4 in
double spaced
fear of public speaking - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔when experiencing speech anxiety, body enters
fight/flight moment
causes of public speaking fear - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔lack of experience
negative view of public speaking
fear of being center of attention
belief in looking stupid
symptoms of public speaking fear - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔tight throat
dry mouth
shaky hands
avoiding eye contact
memory issues
name of proper citation - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔APA
, values - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔related to what a person views as right or wrong. the principles
that guide us
beliefs - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔measured among probable-improbable spectrum, needs very
strong evidence to change beliefs
attitudes - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔psychological response/inclination/predisposition to act one
or feel a particular way. shaped by culture
personal traits - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔audience's needs/motivations. think of mallow's
hierarchy of needs: physiological, safety, social, self-esteem, self-actualization
social traits - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔how an individual is impacted by the groups they identify
with (by choice, birth, or dimensions to culture)
the backfire effect - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔when deepest convictions are challenged by
contradictory evidence, beliefs get stronger
perception - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔process of selection, organization, and interpretation of the
info we collect about the world through our senses. influences how we view the actions and
reactions of others and ourselves
selection - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔information we collect provides the raw data to construct our
world view. what we perceive is limited by biology and psychology so we are not overwhelmed
selective attention - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔conscious and unconscious narrowing of sensory
information available to us and ignoring the remainder. can be affected by intensity, size,
contrast, repetition, movement
organization - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔how our minds process info. done through 2 ways:
with accurate solutions 2025/2026
proper format for submitting documents: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔typed
Times New Roman 12pt
top/bottom margins at 1 in
right/left margins at 1&1/4 in
double spaced
fear of public speaking - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔when experiencing speech anxiety, body enters
fight/flight moment
causes of public speaking fear - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔lack of experience
negative view of public speaking
fear of being center of attention
belief in looking stupid
symptoms of public speaking fear - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔tight throat
dry mouth
shaky hands
avoiding eye contact
memory issues
name of proper citation - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔APA
, values - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔related to what a person views as right or wrong. the principles
that guide us
beliefs - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔measured among probable-improbable spectrum, needs very
strong evidence to change beliefs
attitudes - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔psychological response/inclination/predisposition to act one
or feel a particular way. shaped by culture
personal traits - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔audience's needs/motivations. think of mallow's
hierarchy of needs: physiological, safety, social, self-esteem, self-actualization
social traits - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔how an individual is impacted by the groups they identify
with (by choice, birth, or dimensions to culture)
the backfire effect - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔when deepest convictions are challenged by
contradictory evidence, beliefs get stronger
perception - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔process of selection, organization, and interpretation of the
info we collect about the world through our senses. influences how we view the actions and
reactions of others and ourselves
selection - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔information we collect provides the raw data to construct our
world view. what we perceive is limited by biology and psychology so we are not overwhelmed
selective attention - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔conscious and unconscious narrowing of sensory
information available to us and ignoring the remainder. can be affected by intensity, size,
contrast, repetition, movement
organization - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔how our minds process info. done through 2 ways:
