COMM. QUIZ #1

your friend is 9 inches taller than you and describes you to someone as being short. your friend sees you this way because of their own physiological features.

true

The best example of information as defined and illistrated in ch 11 is

a summary of the federal crime statistics for each year for murray county

when you are hungry, you are highly aware of food smells. What stage of perception is this?

selection

when evalulalting a survey or study, cOnsuder the following EXCEPT

A) who conducted it, and how reputable and objective the author(s) are B) how many people participated C) where the study occoured and wether that might introduce bias D) whom the results are intended for d

code can be all of the following EXCEPT the

channel

When you're hungry, you're likely to be highly aware of food smells. What stage of perception is this?

Selection

You had a fight with your partner before class and complain to class that going to class was a "waste of time." This would be an example of perception due to present feelings.

True

Which does nit relate the concept of communication as a process?

a message between individuals can continue to resonate in their minds long after the exchange.

what is the purpose of an index

leads you to quickly a multitude of sources related to your topic

which is not a component of the communication process? a) source b)message c)channel d)mediation

mediation

you scan your grocery list for all the items you would find in the produce isle. Which stage in perception does this illustrate?

organization

the purpose of a concept map is to

outline the main points and supporting materials for your presentation

You thought "this evening" meant 6 but your freind thought it meant 7. This relates to...

the encoding and decoding of messages

Which best describes the concept of perceptual constancy?

the womens negative experience with men in her youth made her wary of meeting new men

the latin word communicare means

to make common

if you have a big conflict with your partner before class and after class complain to everyone that the class was a "total waste of time." This would be an example of perception due to present feelings

true

the situation in which communication occurs is irrelevant to its success or failure

true

you decide to focus on some stimuli in your environment and neglect others, you are engaged in perceptual organization.

true

what source does ch. 11 recommend for finding seminal sources?

google scholar

Which best illistrates how "feelings of the moment" can affect our communication with others?

having just heard she did bad on her psychology test, Sandra was distracted while her friends talked about plans for that night.

which description best illistrates how our "feelings of the moment" can affect our communication with others?

having just heard she did poorly on her psychology exam, Sandra was distracted when her friends tried to talk about plans for that night.

according to chapter 1, noise can be all of the following except...

high IQ or intelligence

A teacher aderssing her class in a lecture hall provides an example of

action model of communication

interpersonal, intercultural, organizational, and small-group are considered communication _____________

contexts

the process o fusing the senses to aquire information about the surrounding enviornment is known as communication

false

information anxiety is the inevitable problem associated with living in the infornmation age, especially when one is doing research for a presentation

false?

information literacy occurs when you have a lot of information and cannot sort through it

false?