COMM 291 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (VERIFIED AND UPDATED)
Interpersonal communication - ANS The process of communicating with others, is a vital part
of our everyday lives.
Communicator - ANS Sends and/or receives messages in the transactional communication
model.
Channel - ANS The way or medium a message travels through.
Decode - ANS to interpret or give meaning to a message
Receiver - ANS Detects and attends to the message.
Environment - ANS The field of experiences that influence a persons ability to understand
anothers behaviour.
Encode - ANS Putting thoughts into recognizable symbols, usually language.
Sender - ANS the originator of the message
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, Noise - ANS Distractions that interfere with the accuracy of sending or receiving messages
(physiological, psychological, and external)
What are the five principals of communication - ANS Comm can be intentional or
unintentional, comm is irreversible, it is impossible not to communicate, comm is unrepeatable,
comm has a content and a relation dimension.
mediated communication - ANS communication sent via a medium other than face-to-face
interaction ex: text, email, tweeting, websites.
Disinhibition - ANS Not considering the consequences of the message before we send them.
Communication competence - ANS The ability to accomplish ones personal communication
goals to maintain or enhance a particular relationship.
The process in which the sender decides the way they would like to send a message is called
___________ - ANS Encoding
What are some of the social needs we can fulfill by communicating? - ANS Control and
affection
The ability to construct a variety of different frameworks for viewing an issue describes
__________ - ANS Cognitive complexity
Sleeping is known as a _________ - ANS Channel
What is another term for decoding? - ANS interpretation
What is the main source in one's own sense of identity? - ANS Interaction with others.
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ANSWERS (VERIFIED AND UPDATED)
Interpersonal communication - ANS The process of communicating with others, is a vital part
of our everyday lives.
Communicator - ANS Sends and/or receives messages in the transactional communication
model.
Channel - ANS The way or medium a message travels through.
Decode - ANS to interpret or give meaning to a message
Receiver - ANS Detects and attends to the message.
Environment - ANS The field of experiences that influence a persons ability to understand
anothers behaviour.
Encode - ANS Putting thoughts into recognizable symbols, usually language.
Sender - ANS the originator of the message
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, Noise - ANS Distractions that interfere with the accuracy of sending or receiving messages
(physiological, psychological, and external)
What are the five principals of communication - ANS Comm can be intentional or
unintentional, comm is irreversible, it is impossible not to communicate, comm is unrepeatable,
comm has a content and a relation dimension.
mediated communication - ANS communication sent via a medium other than face-to-face
interaction ex: text, email, tweeting, websites.
Disinhibition - ANS Not considering the consequences of the message before we send them.
Communication competence - ANS The ability to accomplish ones personal communication
goals to maintain or enhance a particular relationship.
The process in which the sender decides the way they would like to send a message is called
___________ - ANS Encoding
What are some of the social needs we can fulfill by communicating? - ANS Control and
affection
The ability to construct a variety of different frameworks for viewing an issue describes
__________ - ANS Cognitive complexity
Sleeping is known as a _________ - ANS Channel
What is another term for decoding? - ANS interpretation
What is the main source in one's own sense of identity? - ANS Interaction with others.
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