Communication Midterm - 1310

Email, blogging, Google+, and Facebook are all examples of ______________ communication.

a. Computer - mediated

_______ communication is the general term used to describe communication from one source to many receivers who may be scattered through out the world.

a. Mass

Which of the following statements is true of communication?

d. None of the above

The vehicle through which we send messages is referred to as the

a. channel

Which of the following is true of communication contexts?

a. contexts have at least four aspects.

When someone sends a message in response to your initial message, such as laughing at your joke, they are sending

a. feedback

The statement, "I may be wrong about this but..." best illustrates the element of communication known as

a. feedforward

Before launching into her persentation to the board of directors, Sandra circulates through the room making small talk about the weather, the result of last nights ball game, etc. Sandra is engaging in

a. phatic communication

Which of the following myths of communication is identified in your book?

a. the more you communicate, the better your communication skills will be

Christina and DeAnna were having a quiet conversation over drinks before the band started to play, but now they have to shout and even then can't really hear what the other is saying. We can assume that once the band started to play, the signal-to-noise ratio in this scenario

a. went from high signal/low noise to low signal/high noise.

The temporal dimension of context can consist of

b. a message's position within a sequence of events

The transactional view is more satisfying than the linear view because the process

b. allows each person to serve as both speaker and listener

Biases or prejudices of the sender-receiver are examples of what kind of noise?

b. psychological

During a department meeting, Antonio's boss was discussing the new software that will be implemented in the department. Anthony was daydreaming about his upcoming vacation. We can assume the Anthony's boss's message to Anthony was distorted by ______.

b. psychological

The linear model of communication is analogous with a(n)

b. tennis game

During a video-conference job interview for an entry-level position with a large fast-food chain, Melkamzer answers a series of questions posed by Annie, a regional manager. What type of communication did they both engage in?

c. computer - mediated

Phatic communication is also referred to as

c. small talk

Before going to a reception at the university presidents house, Abby reminds her date, Homer, not to act like he's at a fraternity party. Abby wants Homer to be most aware of the _____ contexts.

c. social - psychological

When Henri wants to share information with Chantal but not with others in a room, he switches from speaking English to speaking French, which Chantal understands. Which of the following best describes what Henri does to keep his comments to Chantal private?

d. He encodes his message in a way he thinks only Chantal will understand.

The information on the cover that entices the reader to buy a magazine would be an example of

d. feedforward

The news of Tom's promotion started spreading around the company well before the official announcement was made. The news of Tom's promotion is an example of _____ communication

d. grapevine

"Do you understand what I've just asked you to do?" is an example of a(n)

d. metamessage