Purdue COM 102 exam 2023 with 100% correct answers

Be familiar with the "paradox" of studying communication theory - correct answer Communication is important (worthy of study) but we all have years of first-hand experience communicating (no need to study). Paradox is a tension between two ideas that conflict. We communicate so we don't need to study it, but it's important to study. Griffin's definition of communication - correct answer "Communication is the relational process of creating and interpreting messages that elicit a response." Lecture comments on why Communication as a field of study might seem to lack a central focus - correct answer Many different majors and potential careers and interest groups. Different ways in which we communicate. If you're in communication, you should know something about messages. Be familiar with Burleson's definition of "messages" - correct answer "Messages are sets of behavioral expressions, typically consisting of shared symbols, produced in the effort to convey some internal state" (e.g., ideas, emotions) What does it mean to say that communication is a relational process of message exchange? - correct answer When communicating with someone, you inevitably project ideas about who you are, who they are, and who you are in relation to each other. You're influencing someone and they're influencing you. Understand the three parts of Judee Burgoon's definition of "theory" - correct answer A set of systematic, informed hunches about the way things work A set of hunches: not just one single idea; must have more than one hunch Informed hunches: they are educated guesses based on observations Hunches