COM 2500 Midterm video lesson questions
Communication ultimately is aimed at this objective
Achieving a specific purpose decided in advance
The following would be an example of "psychological noise"
An audience only processing part of the message because they can't stand the speaker
"Information" was understood by Shannon and Weaver as
Anything that reduces uncertainty
A "sign"
Anything that represents something else
The following could be an example of social context
Beleifs on campus regarding COVID-19 safety rules
When we say that a communication act involved two primary participants, we are referring to ___ communication
Bilateral
The sensory route by which the source's thought content gets to the receiver is the
Channel
The sensory route communication takes from one point to another is called the
Channel
___ is defined as "the process of generating meaning by sending and receiving ... symbols and signs that are influenced by multiple contexts."
Communication
The following are characteristics of the interactional model of communication (Select all that apply)
Communication as exchanging meaning Two-way communication Both parties have equal roles
The sending and receiving of messages implies the following inherent character of communication
Communication is a social activity
All of the conditions that surround and influence an instance of communication activity constitute
Context
Everything that surrounds and influences an instance of communication is its
Context
When we say that we cannot share meaning as communicators separate from the surrounding conditions impacting the communication, we are referring to communication as
Contextual
The process of making sense of a message in order to understand the thought content is called
Decoding
Shannon and Weaver were especially interested in
Developing theory to explain long-distance electric media
Putting thoughts into a form that can be communicated and understood is called
Encoding
The following are all dimensions of context involved in the transactional model "except"
Except material context (includes cultural, social, physical and psychological and relational context
Sending and receiving messages is essentially an ___ of meaning between participants
Exchange
A communication act is a singular, static thing (T or F)
False
If i am encoding a message to someone, I cannot also decode a message from sdneon at that moment
False
Any communication between a source and a receiver will have a clearly defined start and stop point
False - the process of communication has indeterminate start and stop points ... what led the source to start communicating in the first place? How will both source and receiver respond to the communication after the immediate interaction is over?
Signs are always verbal representations of meaning
False, remember signs c an be nonverbal, too -- images, sounds, facial expressions and gestures
The original source of a message only ever engages in encoding (T or f)
False, remember, if the reciever sends feedback, the original source becomes a receiver who decodes the message -- that is, at least, if they're trying to communicate effectively.
Any messages sent from the receiver of a message back to the source of that message is called
Feedback
The following would be examples of private cues (Select all that apply)
Your knowledge of my reputation as a teacher My memory of what you told me about your internship experience
Consider this video a lesson as a communication act. The following would be an example of the psychological context of this act
Your motivation to do well in this course
The transmission model presumes that communication is primarily driven by the message source, making it
asymmetric
The practical art of persuasion, especially developed in classical Greece and Rome, is known as
rhetoric
Using the correct definition, the following occupation is a communications professional
A broadband internet technician
The transmission model's assumption that the audience is passive is complicated by
The importance of message decoding
The actual term "communications" refers most directly to
The physical technology of media communication channels
Consider this video lesson as a communicative act. The following would be an example of the situational context of this act
The prescience of this lesson i an introduction to communication course
Consider the video lesson as a communicative act. The following would be an example of the physical context of this act
The sound quality of your speakers
The following can be all contextual variables (Check all that apply)
The surrounding environment and occasion The shared culture of the communicators The vocab and rules of language Mutually shared history
What makes a "symbol" a special sort of sign is that
They always have multiple meanings
Communication within an in-person classroom might best be analyzed using which model
Transactional
Context plays an important role in which models (Select all that apply)
Transactional model Interactional model
Communication through an e-mail might best be analyzed using which model
Transmission
In this model, when the receiver encodes and sends feedback, they become a source, and the original source becomes a receiver (T orF)
True
Sharing meaning requires that communicators have mutual common ground on which to base their understanding (T or F)
True
The meanings created by the communicators can change the contexts around them (T or F)
True
These four contexts influence how communicators create meaning between them (T or F)
True
What kinds of things that might establish the basis of shared meaning include
A common language Shared history and cultural knowledge Shared values and priorities Mutually agreeable norms and rules
The following would be an example of "environmental noise"
A cramped set-up of audience chairs too close together distracts listeners
Shannon and Weaver understood communication primarily as
A flow of information
The transmission model best explains the following example of communication
A live TV Broadcast
The following would be an example of "physiological noise"
A speaker struggling due to a scratchy throat
The following aspects of communication apply to both the interactional and the transactional models (Select all that apply)
Two equal participants Both participants send and receive messages
The transmission model presumes that communication moves in one direction, making it
Unilateral
The primary outcome of communication, according to the transactional model is
The co-creating of shared meaning by participants
Shannon and Weaver's theory was developed in the
1940s
The "rhetoric canons" developed by ancient rhetoricians include all the following except
Include all the following except visual aids. (Includes style, invention, arrangement, and delivery)
Communication during a phone call might be best analyzed using which model
Interactional
The second example of the model in this video reveals the following limitation
It doesn't account for how an audience can answer back
The following characteristics apply to the transmission model of communication (Select all that apply)
It involved a one-way flow of information The source of the message is a primary importance
So, while the transmission model can be described as ___, the interactional model can be described as ___
Linear, circular
However, in those professional contexts, "communications" really refers to
Managing the individual and groups of messages that are sent through specific channels
A technology that functions as a channel is called a
Medium
The content being transmitted from one point to the other is a
Message
The encoded content being sent from source to receiver )the thoughts, feelings, etc. intended to be shared) constitutes the
Message
Contexts affects how communication works because the elements of context influences (Select all that apply)
The communicators The social interaction between the communicators What signs can mean
The following areas of study and practice are "not" included in the field of "communications" with an s (Select all that apply)
The formation and function of organizational systems and cultures The impacts of mass media on social and cultural norms The dynamics of intimate personal relationships The function of rhetoric and persuasion in public advocacy The problem-solving work of small groups
The following could be an example of physical or psychological context
My current mood
Anything that disrupts the transmission of a message is called
Noise
The following are characteristics of the transmission model of communication (Select all that apply)
One-way communication Source has dominant role Communication as information flow
The following could be an example of cultural context
Our identity as Mizzou fans
The following could be an example of relational context
Our student/professor connection in the classroom
In this model, the role of the audience is primarily
Passive
Elements in the surrounding environment and situation that influence how communicators make meaning are called
Public cues
The following would be examples of public cues (Select all that apply)
Rows of desks facing the front of the room The syllabus for our class
The following would be examples of behavioral cues (Select all that apply)
Smiling at my students during a lecture Your nodding and wring a note down after I make a point
"Meaning" is determined by
Something's essential nature
The starting point of communication in the transmission model is the
Source
When we consider the steps that are taken in a communicative act, we consider the actions (select all that apply)
Source of the message Receiver of the message
"Encoding" is done by the __ "Decoding" is done by the
Source, Receiver
Many students and practitioners refer to "communications" when they're talking about
Strategies for marketing, adverstising and PR
When we say that the important roles and influences in the communication act are evenly shared, we are referring to ___ communication
Symmetric