CMST 1061 THE COMMUNICATION
PROCESS. EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (VERIFIED AND UPDATED)
Communication - ANS a systemic process in which people interact with and through symbols
to create and interpret meanings
civic engagement - ANS is more than paying attention to politics and voting, it is also working
with others--formally and informally, in small and large groups--to identify needs of
communities and society and then to find ways of meeting those needs
process - ANS An ongoing continuity and dinamic, the beginning and end of which are
difficult to identify; for example communication
system - ANS A group of interrelated elements that affect one another; communication is
systemic
openness - ANS the extent to which a system affects and is affected by its surrounding
environment
homeostasis - ANS A state of equilibrium that systems strive for but cannot sustain
symbols - ANS Arbitrary, ambiguous, and abstract representations of phenomena; are the
basis of language, much nonverbal behavior, and human thought
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, meaning - ANS the significance we attribute to a phenomenon; what it signifies to us
content level of meaning - ANS one of two levels of meaning; the literal information in a
message
relationship level of meaning - ANS one of the two levels of meaning in communication;
expresses the relationship between communicators
noise - ANS anything that interferes with the intended meaning of communication
external noise - ANS the noise around you
internal noise - ANS what is going on inside of you
ex: thoughts, hungry, tired, worried
feedback - ANS verbal or nonverbal response to a message; the concept of this as applied to
human communication appeared first in interactive models of communication
interactive model of communication - ANS model of communication that portrays
communication as a sequential process in which one person communicated to another, who
then sends feedback to the first person
4 values of communication: - ANS -Personal Life
-Personal Relationships
-Professional Life
-Civic Life
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PROCESS. EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (VERIFIED AND UPDATED)
Communication - ANS a systemic process in which people interact with and through symbols
to create and interpret meanings
civic engagement - ANS is more than paying attention to politics and voting, it is also working
with others--formally and informally, in small and large groups--to identify needs of
communities and society and then to find ways of meeting those needs
process - ANS An ongoing continuity and dinamic, the beginning and end of which are
difficult to identify; for example communication
system - ANS A group of interrelated elements that affect one another; communication is
systemic
openness - ANS the extent to which a system affects and is affected by its surrounding
environment
homeostasis - ANS A state of equilibrium that systems strive for but cannot sustain
symbols - ANS Arbitrary, ambiguous, and abstract representations of phenomena; are the
basis of language, much nonverbal behavior, and human thought
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, meaning - ANS the significance we attribute to a phenomenon; what it signifies to us
content level of meaning - ANS one of two levels of meaning; the literal information in a
message
relationship level of meaning - ANS one of the two levels of meaning in communication;
expresses the relationship between communicators
noise - ANS anything that interferes with the intended meaning of communication
external noise - ANS the noise around you
internal noise - ANS what is going on inside of you
ex: thoughts, hungry, tired, worried
feedback - ANS verbal or nonverbal response to a message; the concept of this as applied to
human communication appeared first in interactive models of communication
interactive model of communication - ANS model of communication that portrays
communication as a sequential process in which one person communicated to another, who
then sends feedback to the first person
4 values of communication: - ANS -Personal Life
-Personal Relationships
-Professional Life
-Civic Life
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
