SCOM Final SG #1 Questions with Correct Answers
What are the three models of communication? - ✔✔Transmission model,
Interaction model, Transaction model
What is the main characteristic of the transmission model of communication? -
✔✔It is a linear, one-way process where the sender transmits a message to a
receiver.
What elements are involved in the transmission model? - ✔✔Participants &
receivers, Messages, Encoding & decoding, Channels, Noise
How does the interaction model differ from the transmission model? - ✔✔It
involves participants alternating roles as sender and receiver, with feedback and
context.
What does the transaction model of communication emphasize? - ✔✔It
emphasizes the generation of social realities within social, relational, and cultural
contexts.
What are the two dimensions of every message? - ✔✔Content (meaning of the
message) and Relationship (feelings and emotions enhancing the content)
Define communication competence. - ✔✔The knowledge of effective and
appropriate communication patterns and the ability to adapt that knowledge in
various contexts.
, What are the characteristics of an ethical communicator? - ✔✔Negotiating
actions based on values, ethical listening, avoiding plagiarism, presenting
information ethically, applying ethical standards.
What is the perceptual process in communication? - ✔✔The process of selecting,
organizing, and interpreting information.
What is 'schema' in the context of communication? - ✔✔Schemata are databases
of stored, related information used to interpret new experiences.
How can our perceptions of others influence communication? - ✔✔Perceptions
can lead to gravitating towards similar people, affecting attributions, and
contributing to stereotypes and prejudice.
Define culture in the context of communication. - ✔✔Culture is the ongoing
negotiation of learned and patterned beliefs, attitudes, values, and behaviors.
How does culture influence communication? - ✔✔Cultural identities are
expressed through communication, affecting how messages are constructed and
interpreted.
What is ethnocentrism? - ✔✔The tendency to view one's own culture as superior
to others.
How can ethnocentrism be combatted? - ✔✔Through intercultural
communication competence, which includes motivation, self and other
knowledge, and tolerance for uncertainty.
What are the three models of communication? - ✔✔Transmission model,
Interaction model, Transaction model
What is the main characteristic of the transmission model of communication? -
✔✔It is a linear, one-way process where the sender transmits a message to a
receiver.
What elements are involved in the transmission model? - ✔✔Participants &
receivers, Messages, Encoding & decoding, Channels, Noise
How does the interaction model differ from the transmission model? - ✔✔It
involves participants alternating roles as sender and receiver, with feedback and
context.
What does the transaction model of communication emphasize? - ✔✔It
emphasizes the generation of social realities within social, relational, and cultural
contexts.
What are the two dimensions of every message? - ✔✔Content (meaning of the
message) and Relationship (feelings and emotions enhancing the content)
Define communication competence. - ✔✔The knowledge of effective and
appropriate communication patterns and the ability to adapt that knowledge in
various contexts.
, What are the characteristics of an ethical communicator? - ✔✔Negotiating
actions based on values, ethical listening, avoiding plagiarism, presenting
information ethically, applying ethical standards.
What is the perceptual process in communication? - ✔✔The process of selecting,
organizing, and interpreting information.
What is 'schema' in the context of communication? - ✔✔Schemata are databases
of stored, related information used to interpret new experiences.
How can our perceptions of others influence communication? - ✔✔Perceptions
can lead to gravitating towards similar people, affecting attributions, and
contributing to stereotypes and prejudice.
Define culture in the context of communication. - ✔✔Culture is the ongoing
negotiation of learned and patterned beliefs, attitudes, values, and behaviors.
How does culture influence communication? - ✔✔Cultural identities are
expressed through communication, affecting how messages are constructed and
interpreted.
What is ethnocentrism? - ✔✔The tendency to view one's own culture as superior
to others.
How can ethnocentrism be combatted? - ✔✔Through intercultural
communication competence, which includes motivation, self and other
knowledge, and tolerance for uncertainty.
