URI COM 100 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2023/2024

URI COM 100 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2023/2024 Channels - ANSWER-the means through which a message is transmitted (face-to-face, phone calls, texts, emails etc) Linear Model of Communication - ANSWER-The first model of communication; a linear process that [primarily involved the transfer of information from one person to another. Communication occurs when a sender encoded a message that was sent to a receiver who decodes it and vice versa. This model also included components of noise and channel. The Human Communication in Society Model - ANSWER-a TRANSACTIONAL model of communication that depicts communication as occurring when two or more people create meaning as the response to each other and their environment. In addition it is based on a belief in the important roles of individual and societal forces, contexts, and culture in the communication process. Reasoned Skepticism - ANSWER-the balance of open-mindedness and critical attitude needed when evaluating others' messages.(Asking questions and interrogating speakers to get a proper understanding of the message) Cognitive representation - ANSWER-the ability to form mental models of the world Interpersonal Script - ANSWER-a relatively fixed sequence of events that functions as a guide or template for communication or behavior Label (the negative outcomes of labeling) - ANSWER-a name assigned to a category based on one's perception of the category (sorority girls, band geeks). The negative outcomes may include: the limiting of your view of others and yourself Attribution theory - ANSWER-explains the processes we use to judge our own and other's behaviors. (drawing inferences about each other), an internal cause would be a personality characteristic and an external cause would be situational.