BCOM 3950 CH 2 EXAMINATION TEST 2026
ADVANCED QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
FULLY SOLVED A+
●● In interpersonal communication, the term meaning refers to. Answer:
the ideas and feelings that a person intends to communicate to another
person.
●● Select all that apply
Sometimes people fail to reach the same understanding about what is
being said. This can be caused by interference from which of the
following? (Choose every correct answer.). Answer: internal noise
lifetime experience
external noise
●● The quality of message delivery can be diminished by which of the
following? (Choose every correct answer.). Answer: physiological noise
psychological noise
semantic noise
●● Which of the following are examples of physical noise in
interpersonal communication?. Answer: the clatter of dishes during a
conversation in a restaurant
,a scratchy, garbled cell phone connection
hard rain that prevents an athlete from seeing a coach's hand signals
●● When two people send and receive verbal and nonverbal messages, it
is called
interpersonal communication.
humanized verbal processing.
mutual telepathy.
transpersonal messaging.. Answer: interpersonal communication.
●● Which of the following are examples of physiological noise in
interpersonal communication?. Answer: partial deafness
sickness
memory loss
●● A person listens to someone speak, then tries to interpret what the
speaker meant by those words. This process is called. Answer: decoding.
●● When communication succeeds, the participants reach the same
understanding about a feeling, thought, or idea. This is called. Answer:
shared meaning.
, ●● In interpersonal communication, noise is which two of the
following?
A sound in the background that has no effect on the process of
communication
Something that annoys either the speaker or the listener but does not
interfere with communication
Something that interrupts the message being communicated
Something that distorts the message being communicated. Answer:
Something that interrupts the message being communicated
Something that distorts the message being communicated
●● One person is talking to another, but the words can barely be heard
because of loud music playing in the background. This is an example of
communication that is being affected by ______ noise.
physiological
semantic
psychological
physical. Answer: physical
●● How common is semantic noise in business conversations?
Semantic noise occurs in nearly all business conversations.
ADVANCED QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
FULLY SOLVED A+
●● In interpersonal communication, the term meaning refers to. Answer:
the ideas and feelings that a person intends to communicate to another
person.
●● Select all that apply
Sometimes people fail to reach the same understanding about what is
being said. This can be caused by interference from which of the
following? (Choose every correct answer.). Answer: internal noise
lifetime experience
external noise
●● The quality of message delivery can be diminished by which of the
following? (Choose every correct answer.). Answer: physiological noise
psychological noise
semantic noise
●● Which of the following are examples of physical noise in
interpersonal communication?. Answer: the clatter of dishes during a
conversation in a restaurant
,a scratchy, garbled cell phone connection
hard rain that prevents an athlete from seeing a coach's hand signals
●● When two people send and receive verbal and nonverbal messages, it
is called
interpersonal communication.
humanized verbal processing.
mutual telepathy.
transpersonal messaging.. Answer: interpersonal communication.
●● Which of the following are examples of physiological noise in
interpersonal communication?. Answer: partial deafness
sickness
memory loss
●● A person listens to someone speak, then tries to interpret what the
speaker meant by those words. This process is called. Answer: decoding.
●● When communication succeeds, the participants reach the same
understanding about a feeling, thought, or idea. This is called. Answer:
shared meaning.
, ●● In interpersonal communication, noise is which two of the
following?
A sound in the background that has no effect on the process of
communication
Something that annoys either the speaker or the listener but does not
interfere with communication
Something that interrupts the message being communicated
Something that distorts the message being communicated. Answer:
Something that interrupts the message being communicated
Something that distorts the message being communicated
●● One person is talking to another, but the words can barely be heard
because of loud music playing in the background. This is an example of
communication that is being affected by ______ noise.
physiological
semantic
psychological
physical. Answer: physical
●● How common is semantic noise in business conversations?
Semantic noise occurs in nearly all business conversations.
