WGU C464 ACTUAL STUDY SHEET 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
100% CORRECT
◍ Phases of Linear model. Answer: Phase 1 Deciding on message
Phase 2 Encoding the message
Phase 3 Transmitting the message
Phase 4 Perceiving the message
Phase 5 Decoding and assigning the meaning to the message
◍ Transactional Model. Answer: More realistic then the linear model.
◍ Transactional Model is. Answer: Dependent on many factors such
as context, relationship between communicators, socio-cultural
situation
◍ Stages of Perception. Answer: Selection
Organization
Interpretation
◍ Selective exposure. Answer: attend info that reinforces existing
belief and disregard info that is at odds with our current positon
, ◍ Selective attention. Answer: once we are engaged in a particular
interaction we focus on certain info and ignore other info
◍ Selective recall. Answer: we remember things that we agree with
rather then things that are contrary to our beliefs
◍ Organization. Answer: Figure/ground
Closure-fill in missing info
Proximity/physical closeness
Similarity
◍ Interpretation. Answer: We can assign meaning to stimuli
◍ Identity. Answer: You express your cultural and group affiliation
◍ Current internal state. Answer: How people perceive stimuli
involves how they are feeling
◍ Locus of causation. Answer: Refers to whether the communicators
behavior was motivated by an internal state or an external state
◍ Self-presentation. Answer: Strategic development and use of verbal
and non verbal messages that result others making conclusions about
the kind of individual you are
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
100% CORRECT
◍ Phases of Linear model. Answer: Phase 1 Deciding on message
Phase 2 Encoding the message
Phase 3 Transmitting the message
Phase 4 Perceiving the message
Phase 5 Decoding and assigning the meaning to the message
◍ Transactional Model. Answer: More realistic then the linear model.
◍ Transactional Model is. Answer: Dependent on many factors such
as context, relationship between communicators, socio-cultural
situation
◍ Stages of Perception. Answer: Selection
Organization
Interpretation
◍ Selective exposure. Answer: attend info that reinforces existing
belief and disregard info that is at odds with our current positon
, ◍ Selective attention. Answer: once we are engaged in a particular
interaction we focus on certain info and ignore other info
◍ Selective recall. Answer: we remember things that we agree with
rather then things that are contrary to our beliefs
◍ Organization. Answer: Figure/ground
Closure-fill in missing info
Proximity/physical closeness
Similarity
◍ Interpretation. Answer: We can assign meaning to stimuli
◍ Identity. Answer: You express your cultural and group affiliation
◍ Current internal state. Answer: How people perceive stimuli
involves how they are feeling
◍ Locus of causation. Answer: Refers to whether the communicators
behavior was motivated by an internal state or an external state
◍ Self-presentation. Answer: Strategic development and use of verbal
and non verbal messages that result others making conclusions about
the kind of individual you are
