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45 Cards in this Set
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_____: the process of using messages to generate meanings
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Communication
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____: an activity, exchange, or set of behaviors that occurs over time
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Process
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____; the understanding of the message
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meaning
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_____: a message initiator
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source
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___: a message target
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receiver
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Communication is ______________ because it can help you solve problems and improve relationships.
A) avoidable B) inconsequential C) pointless D) essential |
D) essential
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Communication is considered a ________ of using messages to generate meaning because it is an activity, exchange or a set of behaviors; instead of an unchanging product:
A) route B) method C) manner D) process |
D) process
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Understanding another person's messages does not occur unless:
A) the speaker uses nonverbal messages B) common meaning for words, phrases and nonverbal codes are elicited C) the listener asks questions D) both parties use verbal and nonverbal symbols |
B) common meaning for words, phrases, and nonverbal codes are elicited
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What is not a component of communication?
A) messages B) situation C) channels D) encoding |
B) situation
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Messages are said to have two types of dimensions. If you examined the messages of others strictly for the substance, then you are most concerned about which of the following?
A) Relational dimension B) Public dimension C) Social dimension D) Content dimension |
D) content dimension
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Which scenario is decoding?
A) Develop your own picture or idea from the words of others. B) Picture your idea and translate it into words. C) Translate your idea onto a picture. D) Develop your own words and put them on a picture. |
A) Develop your own picture or idea from the words of others
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The initiator of a message is the ______________.
A) channel B) source C) decoder D) noise |
B) source
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Intrapersonal communication is communication ______________ and interpersonal communication is communication _________________.
A) between two or more people; within the self B) between two or more people; with a large number of people C) within the self; between two or more people D) within the self; within a large group of people |
C) within the self, between two or more people
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Which one of these groups can be identified as Public Communication?
A) Group of 3-10 people. B) Group of 2 people. C) Group of more than 10 people. D) Thousands of people. |
C) Group of more than 10 people
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A main difference between pubic communication and mass communication is
A) mass communication is unstable. B) public communication is mediated by television. C) public communication allows for feedback from the listeners. D) mass communication is generally informal and public communication is formal |
C) public communication allows for feedback from the listeners
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A way to understand and experience one thing in terms of another is called a(n)
A) metaphor B) analogy C) myth D) ethics |
A) metaphor
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Which of the following statements about the goals of communication is accurate?
A) Ethical standards do not vary from one situation or culture to another. B) The NCA Credo of Ethics may not be consistent with other academic disciplines, cultures and beliefs. C) You will achieve communication competence as a result of taking a course in communication. D) Communication competence is the same thing as ethical communication. |
B) The NCA Credo of Ethics may not be consistent with other academic disciplines, cultures, and beliefs
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Communication can be repeated.
A) True B) False |
B) False
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Communication cannot be reversed.
A) True B) False |
A) true
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An increased quantity of communication will increase the quality of the communication.
A) True B) False |
B) False
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Effective communication involves only a content dimension.
A) True B) False |
B) False
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Feedback is a verbal and nonverbal response to a message.
A) True B) False |
A) True
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Dialogue is the act of taking part in nonverbal activities.
A) True B) False |
B) False
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Communication is easy.
A) True B) False |
B) False
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_______: the verbal or nonverbal form of the idea, thought, or feeling that one person ( the source) wishes to communicate to another person or group of people ( the receivers)
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Message
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______: the meanings by which a message moves from the source to the receiver of the message
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channel
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_____: the receiver's verbal or nonverbal response to the source's message
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feedback
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______: a systematic arrangement of symbols used to create meanings in the mind of another person or persons
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code
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____: symbols and their grammatical arrangment, such as languages
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verbal codes
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_____: All symbols that are not words, including bodily movements, use of space and time, clothing and adornments, and sounds other than words
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nonverbal codes
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______: the process of translating an idea or thought into a code
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encoding
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______: the process of assigning meaning to the idea or thought in code
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decoding
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_______: Any interference in the encoding and decoding processes that reduces message clarity
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noise
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____: the act of taking part in a coversation, discussion, or negotiation
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dialogue
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The four models of communication
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the action model, the constructivist model, the interaction model, and the transaction model
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In this model, one person, the sender, uses a channel to send a message to another person, the receiver. The model is linear and faulted because it does not depict feedback or interaction normal in most communication situations.
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Action Model
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This model is symbol to a tennis match or basketball game. One person, the sender, sends a message to another person, the receiver who responds to that message. This model assumes that the inital message must be sent back and received before the feedback message must be sent. Goes back and forth with definite beginnings and endings to a message.
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Interaction model
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This model assumes that the two people are constantly senders and receivers of the messages. People are contunially receiving and sending messages
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Transaction Model
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this model assumes that the components of the communication process are less important than that of happens in the minds of the communicators. It places emphasis on how meaning is negotiated or managed from both individuals.
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Constructivist models
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_________: a set of cirumstances or a situation
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context
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________: the process of using messages to generate meaning within the self
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intrapersonal communication
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__________: the process of using messages to generate meaning between at least two people in a situation that allows mutual opportunities for both speaking and listening
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interpersonal communication
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_______: two-person communication
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dyadic communication
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______: the process of using messages to generate meaning in a small group of people
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small-group communication
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_____: the process of using messages to generate meaning in a situation in which a single source transmits a message to a number of receivers
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public communication
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