comm100 ch1
Betty is driving alone to a job interview. She is practicing answering questions. This is an example of
Intrapersonal communication
Communication is a two-way process.
True
Messages go through different mediums called channels.
True
We can send messages intentionally and unintentionally.
True
When a receiver decodes a message, he or she is
Turning symbols into ideas and feelings
Your Physics professor consistently uses language and terms in her lectures without explaining them. She is demonstrating
Semantic noise
Lavar just asked Marcy a question, and she's thinking about the message and trying to apply meaning to it. The process Marcy is going through is called
Decoding
The route traveled by a message is known as
A channel
Jana works diligently with her mentor to develop career speech. Grammar is her greatest challenge, especially over holiday visits with her family. She understands how to blend in with her family while visiting them and snap back into career speech at school. Her chameleon-like choices are an excellent example of
Adaptability
A communicator's fundamental nature refers to his/her
Background, attitudes, beliefs, and values
Jaden slept through her final exam in calculus. Rather than immediately call the professor, she emails the following note: "I slept through the calculus test. When can I make it up?" The professor emails her back with the message: "Next semester when you retake the course." What poor choice did Jaden make?
Choosing the proper channel to send the message
Charles and Jay are discussing their favorite candidates in an upcoming election. Charles is a Republican and Jay is a Democrat. Neither one seems to be paying attention to the other. In this case, both communicators are probably guilty of
Close-mindedness
The process of sharing meaning is called
Communication
The basic communication principles include all of the following EXCEPT
Communication is instinctive
Selecting the word rain when you see precipitation represents a process called
Encoding
Selecting verbal symbols to stand for or represent ideas and feelings is called
Encoding
Communication is stable and unchanging.
False
Encoding occurs when we reviews available symbols and actions and select the most appropriate.
False
Once we say something, if we didn't really mean it we can just say, "Oh, I take that back," and the other person will forget the statement
False
As Jones talks about his trip to the Grand Canyon, he notices Janet and Mark yawning. The information Jones is receiving is known as
Feedback
Internal perception and experiences that interfere with communication are referred to as
Noise
Brosnan is trying to study for his history test, but his roommate is talking on the phone. Brosnan decides that he's better off in the library where it is quiet. The phone conversation is an example of
Physical noise
One type of personal noise is
Prejudice
Imagine you use the word jock when talking to a star athlete and the athlete has a different meaning of the word than you do. This is an example of
Semantic Noise
A business professor assigns Lyle to work with four classmates in analyzing the student government's budget. A presentation of the group's findings is due in a month. Lyle is about to experience
Team communication
Karl wants to break up with his girlfriend, Karen, who attends another university. They were childhood friends, and he still cares about her although he's no longer in love with her. Karl drives to Karen's apartment to talk to her in person. The break-up is amicable and the two reminisce about their childhood. What choice of Karl's probably helped maintain their friendship?
The channel he chose
Which of the following is not a communication principle discussed in the text?
We communicate to maintain our sense of self