COM 113 EXAM 1 COMPREHENSIVE TEST
2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
●● cognitive complexity. Answer: the ability to understand a given
situation in multiple ways
●● connotative meaning. Answer: the meaning suggested by the
associations or emotions triggered by a word or phrase
●● context. Answer: The circumstances, atmosphere, attitudes, and
events surrounding a text.
●● Decoding. Answer: interpretation of the language and symbols sent
by the source through a channel
●● Denotative meaning. Answer: the literal or dictionary meaning of a
word or phrase
●● empathy. Answer: the ability to understand and share the feelings of
another
,●● Encoding. Answer: the processing of information into the memory
system—for example, by extracting meaning.
●● Ethics. Answer: the principles of right and wrong that guide an
individual in making decisions
●● Interpersonal. Answer: between people (usually describing social
activities)
●● Intrapersonal. Answer: existing or occurring within your own mind
●● mass communication. Answer: the process of creating shared
meaning between the mass media and their audiences
●● meaning. Answer: a person's interpretation of a symbol
●● mediated. Answer: refers to communication transmitted through an
electronic or mechanical channel
●● noise. Answer: anything that interferes with, distorts, or slows down
the transmission of information
●● nonverbal communication. Answer: communication using body
movements, gestures, and facial expressions rather than speech
, ●● public communication. Answer: transmission of a message from one
person who speaks to a number of individuals who listen
●● reference. Answer: the action of mentioning or alluding to
something.
●● Referent. Answer: the incentive or motivation for communication to
occur between one person and another
●● Schema. Answer: a conceptual framework a person uses to make
sense of the world
●● self-awareness. Answer: A self-conscious state in which attention
focuses on oneself. It makes people more sensitive to their own attitudes
and dispositions
●● self-monitoring. Answer: being attuned to the way one presents
oneself in social situations and adjusting one's performance to create the
desired impression
●● Semantic Triangle. Answer: symbol, referent, reference
2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
●● cognitive complexity. Answer: the ability to understand a given
situation in multiple ways
●● connotative meaning. Answer: the meaning suggested by the
associations or emotions triggered by a word or phrase
●● context. Answer: The circumstances, atmosphere, attitudes, and
events surrounding a text.
●● Decoding. Answer: interpretation of the language and symbols sent
by the source through a channel
●● Denotative meaning. Answer: the literal or dictionary meaning of a
word or phrase
●● empathy. Answer: the ability to understand and share the feelings of
another
,●● Encoding. Answer: the processing of information into the memory
system—for example, by extracting meaning.
●● Ethics. Answer: the principles of right and wrong that guide an
individual in making decisions
●● Interpersonal. Answer: between people (usually describing social
activities)
●● Intrapersonal. Answer: existing or occurring within your own mind
●● mass communication. Answer: the process of creating shared
meaning between the mass media and their audiences
●● meaning. Answer: a person's interpretation of a symbol
●● mediated. Answer: refers to communication transmitted through an
electronic or mechanical channel
●● noise. Answer: anything that interferes with, distorts, or slows down
the transmission of information
●● nonverbal communication. Answer: communication using body
movements, gestures, and facial expressions rather than speech
, ●● public communication. Answer: transmission of a message from one
person who speaks to a number of individuals who listen
●● reference. Answer: the action of mentioning or alluding to
something.
●● Referent. Answer: the incentive or motivation for communication to
occur between one person and another
●● Schema. Answer: a conceptual framework a person uses to make
sense of the world
●● self-awareness. Answer: A self-conscious state in which attention
focuses on oneself. It makes people more sensitive to their own attitudes
and dispositions
●● self-monitoring. Answer: being attuned to the way one presents
oneself in social situations and adjusting one's performance to create the
desired impression
●● Semantic Triangle. Answer: symbol, referent, reference
