Question 1

Explain the difference between communication and speech.Give specific examples of each.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Explain the difference between communication and speech.Give...

Question 2

As of 2010,approximately _____ percent of the U.S.population uses the Internet.

Accepted Answer

A) 25 
B) 50 
C) 80 
D) 95

Question 3

Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Feedback is a factor in the linear model. 
B) Television is an example of transactional communication. 
C) The main difference between the interactional and transactional model is that the former occurs sequentially,and the latter occurs simultaneously. 
D) The linear model is taught to represent most interpersonal interactions.

Question 4

Cultural relativism professes that individuals should judge another culture by its context and not by comparing one culture to another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

All of the following are behaviors of an ethical speaker EXCEPT _____.

Accepted Answer

A) does not knowingly expose the audience to falsehoods or half-truths 
B) presents the truth as it is understood 
C) uses only subtle forms of coercion when necessary 
D) raises the listeners' level of expertise by supplying necessary support

Question 6

When communicators adapt to the setting,persons present,and purposes of the communication,they are illustrating which essential aspect of communication listed in the text?

Accepted Answer

A) Communication is continuous. 
B) Communication is contextual. 
C) Communication is irreversible. 
D) Comprehension is communicable.

Question 7

The transactional model of communication occurs when a source encodes and sends a message to a receiver,who then decodes the message and sends feedback.For transactional communication,this happens simultaneously.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The book identifies seven different types of noise.Choose three of them,and explain each one with a specific example from your life experiences.

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The answer of The book identifies seven different types of...

Question 9

The vast majority of Fortune 1000 companies value teamwork ability as an essential skill in employees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

When we take an idea and put it into a message form,we _____ it.

Accepted Answer

A) encode 
B) decode 
C) feedback 
D) channel

Question 11

"That question was totally random!" To decode this statement correctly,one must consider both the _____.

Accepted Answer

A) frame of reference and channel 
B) channel and source 
C) frame of reference and context 
D) context and channel

Question 12

Television operates through the linear model of communication.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Another word for multiculturalism,a movement recognizing that individuals should be able to maintain their distinctive cultural identities and still be part of a larger group,is _____.

Accepted Answer

A) intraculturalism 
B) pluralism 
C) the melting pot 
D) ethnocentrism

Question 14

Identify,compare,and contrast the three models of communication.Give specific examples to support each model.

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Question 15

A religiously conservative audience might not be able to listen to a speech about the benefits of domestic partnership (a marriage-type agreement between same-sex couples).What type of noise would they be experiencing?

Accepted Answer

A) semantic 
B) syntactical 
C) organizational 
D) cultural

Question 16

Which of the following is false regarding freedom of speech in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) The First Amendment to the constitution bans Congress from passing laws abridging the freedom of speech. 
B) An argument against limitations on freedom of speech centers on the idea that speech codes leave the judgment of whether the speech is good or bad to the speech code enforcer. 
C) Freedom of speech is an absolute and unambiguous concept. 
D) All of the above are false.

Question 17

When there is a winter storm warning in effect,the weather team comes on the television and tells the public their predictions and expectations.This best represents which communication model?

Accepted Answer

A) transactional 
B) important 
C) linear 
D) interactional

Question 18

You talk to your friends differently than you talk to your parents.This is because communication is _____.

Accepted Answer

A) dynamic 
B) irreversible 
C) interactive 
D) contextual

Question 19

Communicating with oneself,including such things as thought processing and personal decision making is called _____ communication.

Accepted Answer

A) interpersonal 
B) transpersonal 
C) intrapersonal 
D) impersonal

Question 20

Ideally,public communication involves not only public speaking,but social media based communication such as Twitter and Facebook.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 1: The Human Communication Process

Explain the difference between communication and speech.Give specific examples of each.

As of 2010,approximately _____ percent of the U.S.population uses the Internet.

Which of the following is true?

Cultural relativism professes that individuals should judge another culture by its context and not by comparing one culture to another.

All of the following are behaviors of an ethical speaker EXCEPT _____.

When communicators adapt to the setting,persons present,and purposes of the communication,they are illustrating which essential aspect of communication listed in the text?

The transactional model of communication occurs when a source encodes and sends a message to a receiver,who then decodes the message and sends feedback.For transactional communication,this happens simultaneously.

The book identifies seven different types of noise.Choose three of them,and explain each one with a specific example from your life experiences.

The vast majority of Fortune 1000 companies value teamwork ability as an essential skill in employees.

When we take an idea and put it into a message form,we _____ it.

"That question was totally random!" To decode this statement correctly,one must consider both the _____.

Television operates through the linear model of communication.

Another word for multiculturalism,a movement recognizing that individuals should be able to maintain their distinctive cultural identities and still be part of a larger group,is _____.

Identify,compare,and contrast the three models of communication.Give specific examples to support each model.

A religiously conservative audience might not be able to listen to a speech about the benefits of domestic partnership (a marriage-type agreement between same-sex couples) .What type of noise would they be experiencing?

Which of the following is false regarding freedom of speech in the United States?

When there is a winter storm warning in effect,the weather team comes on the television and tells the public their predictions and expectations.This best represents which communication model?

You talk to your friends differently than you talk to your parents.This is because communication is _____.

Communicating with oneself,including such things as thought processing and personal decision making is called _____ communication.

Ideally,public communication involves not only public speaking,but social media based communication such as Twitter and Facebook.