CORPORALS COURSE COMMUNICATIONS
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026 TEST
BANK QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ words, phrases, and sentences become what when they are used to
evoke images, thoughts, and ideas in the mind of others.
Answer: symbols
⩥ code.
Answer: a systematic arrangement of symbols used to create meanings
in the mind of another person or persons
⩥ non verbal codes.
Answer: all symbols that are not words, including bodily movements,
use of space and time, clothing and adornments, and sounds other than
words
⩥ verbal codes.
Answer: symbols and their grammatical arrangement, such as languages
⩥ encoding.
,Answer: the process of translating an idea or thought into a code
⩥ decoding.
Answer: the process of assigning meaning to the idea or thought in code
⩥ Noise.
Answer: any interference in the encoding and decoding processes that
reduces message clarity
⩥ name the 8 parts of the communication model.
Answer: sender, receiver, message, channel, feedback, noise, context,
culture
⩥ sender.
Answer: initiates message( encoder)
⩥ receiver.
Answer: interprets and responds (decoder)
⩥ message.
Answer: verbal and non-verbal code
, ⩥ channel.
Answer: method of transmission (light waves, air waves, book, phone,
etc)
⩥ feedback.
Answer: reaction
⩥ context.
Answer: time, place of communication episode
⩥ culture.
Answer: the participants background
⩥ what are the 4 types of communication models.
Answer: action, interaction, transaction, and constructivist
⩥ action communication model.
Answer: sender transmits message to receiver
⩥ interaction.
Answer: sender transmits message that's received, receiver responds
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026 TEST
BANK QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ words, phrases, and sentences become what when they are used to
evoke images, thoughts, and ideas in the mind of others.
Answer: symbols
⩥ code.
Answer: a systematic arrangement of symbols used to create meanings
in the mind of another person or persons
⩥ non verbal codes.
Answer: all symbols that are not words, including bodily movements,
use of space and time, clothing and adornments, and sounds other than
words
⩥ verbal codes.
Answer: symbols and their grammatical arrangement, such as languages
⩥ encoding.
,Answer: the process of translating an idea or thought into a code
⩥ decoding.
Answer: the process of assigning meaning to the idea or thought in code
⩥ Noise.
Answer: any interference in the encoding and decoding processes that
reduces message clarity
⩥ name the 8 parts of the communication model.
Answer: sender, receiver, message, channel, feedback, noise, context,
culture
⩥ sender.
Answer: initiates message( encoder)
⩥ receiver.
Answer: interprets and responds (decoder)
⩥ message.
Answer: verbal and non-verbal code
, ⩥ channel.
Answer: method of transmission (light waves, air waves, book, phone,
etc)
⩥ feedback.
Answer: reaction
⩥ context.
Answer: time, place of communication episode
⩥ culture.
Answer: the participants background
⩥ what are the 4 types of communication models.
Answer: action, interaction, transaction, and constructivist
⩥ action communication model.
Answer: sender transmits message to receiver
⩥ interaction.
Answer: sender transmits message that's received, receiver responds
