SPC 1017 – Exam 1 Chapters 1–5 – Questions and Solutions –
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Communication - ANS✔✔ The process of acting on information
Human communication - ANS✔✔ The process of making sense out of the world and sharing
that sense with others by creating meaning through verbal and nonverbal messages
Mediated communication - ANS✔✔ Any communication that is carried out using some channel
other than those used in face-to-face communication. Example: social MEDIA
Mass communication - ANS✔✔ Communication accomplished through a mediated message
that is sent to many people at the same time.
Interpersonal communication - ANS✔✔ Communication that occurs simultaneously between
two people who attempt to mutually influence each other, usually for the purpose of managing
relationships
Impersonal communication - ANS✔✔ Communication that treats people as objects or that
responds only to their roles rather than to who they are as unique people
Small group communication - ANS✔✔ The transactive process of creating meaning among three
to about 15 people who share a common purpose, feel a sense of belonging to the group, and
exert influence on one another
Presentational communication - ANS✔✔ Communication that occurs when a speaker addresses
a gathering of people to inform, persuade, or entertain them
, Organizational communication - ANS✔✔ The study of human communication as it occurs within
organizations
Health communication - ANS✔✔ The study of communication that has an effect on human
health
Intrapersonal communication - ANS✔✔ Communication that occurs within yourself, including
your thoughts and emotions
Nonverbal communication - ANS✔✔ Communication by means other than written or spoken
language that creates meaning for someone
Self-talk - ANS✔✔ Inner speech; communication with the self
Visualization - ANS✔✔ The technique of imagining that you are performing a particular task in a
certain way; a method of enhancing self-esteem
Reframing - ANS✔✔ The process of redefining events and experiences from a different point of
view
Perception - ANS✔✔ The arousal of any of your senses
Attention - ANS✔✔ The act of perceiving stimuli in your environment
Selection - ANS✔✔ The act of choosing specific stimuli in your environment to focus on
Organization - ANS✔✔ Converting information into convenient, understandable, and efficient
patterns that allow us to make sense of what we have observed
2025/2026
Communication - ANS✔✔ The process of acting on information
Human communication - ANS✔✔ The process of making sense out of the world and sharing
that sense with others by creating meaning through verbal and nonverbal messages
Mediated communication - ANS✔✔ Any communication that is carried out using some channel
other than those used in face-to-face communication. Example: social MEDIA
Mass communication - ANS✔✔ Communication accomplished through a mediated message
that is sent to many people at the same time.
Interpersonal communication - ANS✔✔ Communication that occurs simultaneously between
two people who attempt to mutually influence each other, usually for the purpose of managing
relationships
Impersonal communication - ANS✔✔ Communication that treats people as objects or that
responds only to their roles rather than to who they are as unique people
Small group communication - ANS✔✔ The transactive process of creating meaning among three
to about 15 people who share a common purpose, feel a sense of belonging to the group, and
exert influence on one another
Presentational communication - ANS✔✔ Communication that occurs when a speaker addresses
a gathering of people to inform, persuade, or entertain them
, Organizational communication - ANS✔✔ The study of human communication as it occurs within
organizations
Health communication - ANS✔✔ The study of communication that has an effect on human
health
Intrapersonal communication - ANS✔✔ Communication that occurs within yourself, including
your thoughts and emotions
Nonverbal communication - ANS✔✔ Communication by means other than written or spoken
language that creates meaning for someone
Self-talk - ANS✔✔ Inner speech; communication with the self
Visualization - ANS✔✔ The technique of imagining that you are performing a particular task in a
certain way; a method of enhancing self-esteem
Reframing - ANS✔✔ The process of redefining events and experiences from a different point of
view
Perception - ANS✔✔ The arousal of any of your senses
Attention - ANS✔✔ The act of perceiving stimuli in your environment
Selection - ANS✔✔ The act of choosing specific stimuli in your environment to focus on
Organization - ANS✔✔ Converting information into convenient, understandable, and efficient
patterns that allow us to make sense of what we have observed
