Quiz 1

Jules is too busy thinking about how they are going to pay their rent to focus on a lecture being given about communication theory. This is an example of semantic noise.

False

Linear models of communication accurately capture the complexity of the communication process.

False

Module quizzes are worth 25 points each, and the final exam is worth 100 points.

False

One purpose of an informational interview is to find out how much people who work in specific careers make, on average.

False

The purpose of an informational interview is to get yourself a job.

False

There are weekly synchronous Zoom sessions that you are required to attend.

False

Which of the following is NOT listed as a benefit of informational interviewing by the Berkeley Career Center page I assigned you to read?

Getting job offers

In the model of communication in Chapter 1, _________________ is anything that interferes with the sending or receiving of a message.

Noise

The Tubbs model of communication includes the concept of time. What does this mean?

Our interactions with others are ongoing and dynamic, and one encounter influences the next

Which type of communication model best reflects the way communication changes as a result of what happens between people over time?

Transactional

Feedback in the communication process can be either intentional or unintentional.

True

Linear models portray communication as flowing in only one direction.

True

Meaning making is at the heart of communication.

True

One purpose of an informational interview is to build your professional network.

True

One purpose of an informational interview is to learn about the hiring process at specific organizations.

True

Symbols are the basis of language.

True

The career research assignment requires that you cite at least five different sources.

True

The career research assignment requires you to interview at least one person.

True

In your text, you read about Smith, Lasswell, and Casey's definition of communication study, which is over 70 years old. They argued that communication study is an academic field whose primary focus is "who says what, through what channels (media) of communication, to whom, [and] what will be the results" (121). Is this still an accurate way to describe communication study, according to your textbook authors?

Yes

Which of the following is an example of a channel, as defined by the communication model in Chapter 1?

all of these are examples of channels.

After an informational interview, you should

follow up with a "thank you" note (via email or a mail); keep in touch with the person.

Erin tries to concentrate during a class lecture, but she can't get her mind off a personal problem. Erin's preoccupation with her personal problem is an example of

interference/noise.

Your textbook defines communication as the ____________________ of using __________________ to exchange __________________.

process, symbols, meaning

Communication with others is critical for which area(s) of our lives?

professional, social/civic, and personal

When the receiver does not attribute the same meaning to a word or phrase that the sender intended, the interference is called

semantic noise