MC101 Exam 1 UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Communication - CORRECT ANSWER How we socially interact at a number of
levels through messages
Levels of Communication - CORRECT ANSWER Mass Communication
Group Communication
Interpersonal Communication
Intrapersonal Communication
Interpersonal Communication - CORRECT ANSWER Communication, either
intentional or accidental, between 2 people, verbal or non verbal
Intrapersonal Communication - CORRECT ANSWER Communication you have
within yourself, how you assign meaning to the world around you
Group Communication - CORRECT ANSWER Communication in which one person is
communicating with an audience of 2 or more people
In a ________________________ each individual has an opportunity to respond to the leader
and is likely to do so - CORRECT ANSWER small group
In a ___________________________ each individual has the chance to respond, but will
most likely not - CORRECT ANSWER large group
Mass Communication - CORRECT ANSWER A society wide communication process
in which an individual/institution uses technology to send messages to a large, mixed
audience, most of whose members are not known to the sender
, Mass Media - CORRECT ANSWER The technological tools, or channels used to
transmit the message of mass comm
Transmission Model (SMCR) - CORRECT ANSWER Sender
Message
Channel
Receiver
A dated process that is still useful in identifying the players in the mass comm process
Bloggers - CORRECT ANSWER People who post their thoughts, typically with the
most recent posts on the top of the page on a regularly updated website
Message - CORRECT ANSWER The content being transmitted by the sender to the
receiver
Transient - CORRECT ANSWER Here today, gone tomorrow
Encoding - CORRECT ANSWER The process of turning the sender's ideas into the
message and preparing the message for transmission
Channel - CORRECT ANSWER The medium used to transmit the encoded message
Receiver - CORRECT ANSWER The audience for the mass comm message
Decoding - CORRECT ANSWER The process of translating a signal from a mass
medium into a form that the receiver can understand and then interpreting their meaning of
the message itself
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Communication - CORRECT ANSWER How we socially interact at a number of
levels through messages
Levels of Communication - CORRECT ANSWER Mass Communication
Group Communication
Interpersonal Communication
Intrapersonal Communication
Interpersonal Communication - CORRECT ANSWER Communication, either
intentional or accidental, between 2 people, verbal or non verbal
Intrapersonal Communication - CORRECT ANSWER Communication you have
within yourself, how you assign meaning to the world around you
Group Communication - CORRECT ANSWER Communication in which one person is
communicating with an audience of 2 or more people
In a ________________________ each individual has an opportunity to respond to the leader
and is likely to do so - CORRECT ANSWER small group
In a ___________________________ each individual has the chance to respond, but will
most likely not - CORRECT ANSWER large group
Mass Communication - CORRECT ANSWER A society wide communication process
in which an individual/institution uses technology to send messages to a large, mixed
audience, most of whose members are not known to the sender
, Mass Media - CORRECT ANSWER The technological tools, or channels used to
transmit the message of mass comm
Transmission Model (SMCR) - CORRECT ANSWER Sender
Message
Channel
Receiver
A dated process that is still useful in identifying the players in the mass comm process
Bloggers - CORRECT ANSWER People who post their thoughts, typically with the
most recent posts on the top of the page on a regularly updated website
Message - CORRECT ANSWER The content being transmitted by the sender to the
receiver
Transient - CORRECT ANSWER Here today, gone tomorrow
Encoding - CORRECT ANSWER The process of turning the sender's ideas into the
message and preparing the message for transmission
Channel - CORRECT ANSWER The medium used to transmit the encoded message
Receiver - CORRECT ANSWER The audience for the mass comm message
Decoding - CORRECT ANSWER The process of translating a signal from a mass
medium into a form that the receiver can understand and then interpreting their meaning of
the message itself
