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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The process of acting upon information is the definition of | communication |
| In the textbook, the primary distinction between the definition of communication and human communication involves | making sense out of the world |
| According to the textbook, which of the following is a criteria for determining communication competence | the message achieves the intended effect |
| Andrew intentionally withholds infromation about his car being in a wreck when communicating with a potential buyer, He makes the sale. Andrew's communication is | unethical |
| Another word for decoding is | interpretation |
| Kayla listens to her instructor's lecture. She makes sense out of the lecture by translating it in her mind. Kyla would represent what part of the communication model? | receiver |
| Prior to class, Rene received a phone message allerting her to call home immediately. As a result of receiving this message, Rene is unable to focus on the class discussion. Which component of the communication process does this describe? | noise |
| When we interpret, which of the following may be involved? | sigth and sound, thoughts, feelings and words, touch, smell and taste |
| Mike is speaking to a group about his experiences in Iraq. As he finishes his presentation, the audience breaks into applause. This applause represents the________element of coummunication | feedback |
| The fact that we communicate with others nonverbally even when we may not intend to do so demonstrates that communication is | inescapable |
| a word, sound gesture, or visual signal tha represents a thought, concept, or object is a(n) _____________ | symbol |
| The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis suggest which of the following? | Thought is rooted in and controlled by language |
| __________meaning conveys the content of what a word means, and the ____________meaning contains the feelings behind words | denotative; connotative |
| Which of the following words is the most concrete? | Sailing |
| Select the phrase below that uses the least biased language: | the linguists received their training at Oxford |
| Calley and James are having a huge argument.Calley sad to James, "Either you love me or you don't" Which of the follwoing barriers to effective communication does this statement represent: | polarization |
| Generic language is language that | uses general terms that stand for all persons or things within a given category |