UCLA Comm 10 Midterm UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers|| GRADED A+|| LATEST UPDATE
2026
Norms -CORRECTANSWER Rules on what is expected in a given situation.
Types of Social Norms -CORRECTANSWER Folkways, Mores, Taboos
Folkways -CORRECTANSWER Lightly held norms. Not a big deal if you break them.
Mores -CORRECTANSWER More strongly held norms. Breaking is a bigger deal.
Taboos -CORRECTANSWER Most strongly held norms. Laws against such action.
Folkway Example -CORRECTANSWER You should wear matching socks.
More Example -CORRECTANSWER Adults playing naked on the front lawn.
Taboo Example -CORRECTANSWER Having sex with a family member (incest).
Having sex with a dead person (Necrophilia).
,Types of Pick Up Lines -CORRECTANSWER Friendly, Offbeat, Humorous, Altar,
Seductive.
Friendly Pick Up Line Example -CORRECTANSWER "Would you mind some
conversation while we wait?"
Offbeat Pick Up Line Example -CORRECTANSWER "Do you think we are ever going to
switch to the metric system?"
Humorous Pick Up Line Example -CORRECTANSWER "So what's a nice girl like you
doing in an elevator like this?"
Altar Pick Up Line Example -CORRECTANSWER "You look just like my 3rd husband."
(only had 2!)
Seductive Pick Up Line Example -CORRECTANSWER "You are the sexiest woman in
the room."
SEMCDR Model -CORRECTANSWER Source, Encoder, Message, Channel, Decoder,
Receiver.
Source -CORRECTANSWER The person with the thought/idea to communicate.
,Encoder -CORRECTANSWER Takes the thought/idea and puts it into some form that
people can understand.
Message -CORRECTANSWER Code-any system of symbols by which we
communicate. Must be shared to be understood. (language)
Content-What is being communicated. (the general idea)
Treatment-how you say what you say. (non-verbal things like tone and volume)
Double Bind -CORRECTANSWER When the content and treatment of a message
clash. (We tend to listen to the treatment in these cases)
Channel -CORRECTANSWER The medium used to get a message from source to
receiver. (face to face, TV, etc.)
Receiver -CORRECTANSWER Person who receives the message being sent.
Feedback -CORRECTANSWER The receiver becoming the source.
Circular Model -CORRECTANSWER Model in which there is a constant change of
source and and reciever. Feedback is involved.
Linear Model -CORRECTANSWER Can only define communication that is one way.
(SEMCDR Model)
, Noise -CORRECTANSWER Interferes with the nessage being sent. Interferes with the
fidelity of the message.
Types of Noise -CORRECTANSWER Internal Noise- noise that is going on within you.
(cannot be externally removed)
External Noise- originates from the outside world.
Examples of Internal Noise -CORRECTANSWER Hunger, sickness, distractions
Examples of External Noise -CORRECTANSWER Jackhammer outside, 100 degrees in
classroom, hot person sitting next to you.
Types of Fidelity -CORRECTANSWER High Fidelity Message-messgae getting through
without distortion. (Noise)
Low Fidelity Message
High Fidelity Message Example -CORRECTANSWER Face to face.
Low Fidelity Message Example -CORRECTANSWER TV with a lot of static.
Systems of Communication -CORRECTANSWER Intrapersonal, Interparsonal, Small
Group, Mass
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers|| GRADED A+|| LATEST UPDATE
2026
Norms -CORRECTANSWER Rules on what is expected in a given situation.
Types of Social Norms -CORRECTANSWER Folkways, Mores, Taboos
Folkways -CORRECTANSWER Lightly held norms. Not a big deal if you break them.
Mores -CORRECTANSWER More strongly held norms. Breaking is a bigger deal.
Taboos -CORRECTANSWER Most strongly held norms. Laws against such action.
Folkway Example -CORRECTANSWER You should wear matching socks.
More Example -CORRECTANSWER Adults playing naked on the front lawn.
Taboo Example -CORRECTANSWER Having sex with a family member (incest).
Having sex with a dead person (Necrophilia).
,Types of Pick Up Lines -CORRECTANSWER Friendly, Offbeat, Humorous, Altar,
Seductive.
Friendly Pick Up Line Example -CORRECTANSWER "Would you mind some
conversation while we wait?"
Offbeat Pick Up Line Example -CORRECTANSWER "Do you think we are ever going to
switch to the metric system?"
Humorous Pick Up Line Example -CORRECTANSWER "So what's a nice girl like you
doing in an elevator like this?"
Altar Pick Up Line Example -CORRECTANSWER "You look just like my 3rd husband."
(only had 2!)
Seductive Pick Up Line Example -CORRECTANSWER "You are the sexiest woman in
the room."
SEMCDR Model -CORRECTANSWER Source, Encoder, Message, Channel, Decoder,
Receiver.
Source -CORRECTANSWER The person with the thought/idea to communicate.
,Encoder -CORRECTANSWER Takes the thought/idea and puts it into some form that
people can understand.
Message -CORRECTANSWER Code-any system of symbols by which we
communicate. Must be shared to be understood. (language)
Content-What is being communicated. (the general idea)
Treatment-how you say what you say. (non-verbal things like tone and volume)
Double Bind -CORRECTANSWER When the content and treatment of a message
clash. (We tend to listen to the treatment in these cases)
Channel -CORRECTANSWER The medium used to get a message from source to
receiver. (face to face, TV, etc.)
Receiver -CORRECTANSWER Person who receives the message being sent.
Feedback -CORRECTANSWER The receiver becoming the source.
Circular Model -CORRECTANSWER Model in which there is a constant change of
source and and reciever. Feedback is involved.
Linear Model -CORRECTANSWER Can only define communication that is one way.
(SEMCDR Model)
, Noise -CORRECTANSWER Interferes with the nessage being sent. Interferes with the
fidelity of the message.
Types of Noise -CORRECTANSWER Internal Noise- noise that is going on within you.
(cannot be externally removed)
External Noise- originates from the outside world.
Examples of Internal Noise -CORRECTANSWER Hunger, sickness, distractions
Examples of External Noise -CORRECTANSWER Jackhammer outside, 100 degrees in
classroom, hot person sitting next to you.
Types of Fidelity -CORRECTANSWER High Fidelity Message-messgae getting through
without distortion. (Noise)
Low Fidelity Message
High Fidelity Message Example -CORRECTANSWER Face to face.
Low Fidelity Message Example -CORRECTANSWER TV with a lot of static.
Systems of Communication -CORRECTANSWER Intrapersonal, Interparsonal, Small
Group, Mass
