UCLA Comm 10 Midterm Exam
Study Guide – Practice
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Norms - Answer✔✔-Rules on what is expected in a given situation.
Types of Social Norms - Answer✔✔-Folkways, Mores, Taboos
Folkways - Answer✔✔-Lightly held norms. Not a big deal if you break them.
Mores - Answer✔✔-More strongly held norms. Breaking is a bigger deal.
Taboos - Answer✔✔-Most strongly held norms. Laws against such action.
Folkway Example - Answer✔✔-You should wear matching socks.
More Example - Answer✔✔-Adults playing naked on the front lawn.
,Taboo Example - Answer✔✔-Having sex with a family member (incest). Having
sex with a dead person (Necrophilia).
Types of Pick Up Lines - Answer✔✔-Friendly, Offbeat, Humorous, Altar,
Seductive.
Friendly Pick Up Line Example - Answer✔✔-"Would you mind some
conversation while we wait?"
Offbeat Pick Up Line Example - Answer✔✔-"Do you think we are ever going to
switch to the metric system?"
Humorous Pick Up Line Example - Answer✔✔-"So what's a nice girl like you
doing in an elevator like this?"
Altar Pick Up Line Example - Answer✔✔-"You look just like my 3rd husband."
(only had 2!)
Seductive Pick Up Line Example - Answer✔✔-"You are the sexiest woman in
the room."
SEMCDR Model - Answer✔✔-Source, Encoder, Message, Channel, Decoder,
Receiver.
Source - Answer✔✔-The person with the thought/idea to communicate.
, Encoder - Answer✔✔-Takes the thought/idea and puts it into some form that
people can understand.
Message - Answer✔✔-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 - Answer✔✔-When the content and treatment of a message
clash. (We tend to listen to the treatment in these cases)
Channel - Answer✔✔-The medium used to get a message from source to
receiver. (face to face, TV, etc.)
Receiver - Answer✔✔-Person who receives the message being sent.
Feedback - Answer✔✔-The receiver becoming the source.
Circular Model - Answer✔✔-Model in which there is a constant change of
source and and reciever. Feedback is involved.
Linear Model - Answer✔✔-Can only define communication that is one way.
(SEMCDR Model)
Noise - Answer✔✔-Interferes with the nessage being sent. Interferes with the
fidelity of the message.
Study Guide – Practice
Questions with Verified
Answers. GRADED A+. Latest
2026/2027 Update
Norms - Answer✔✔-Rules on what is expected in a given situation.
Types of Social Norms - Answer✔✔-Folkways, Mores, Taboos
Folkways - Answer✔✔-Lightly held norms. Not a big deal if you break them.
Mores - Answer✔✔-More strongly held norms. Breaking is a bigger deal.
Taboos - Answer✔✔-Most strongly held norms. Laws against such action.
Folkway Example - Answer✔✔-You should wear matching socks.
More Example - Answer✔✔-Adults playing naked on the front lawn.
,Taboo Example - Answer✔✔-Having sex with a family member (incest). Having
sex with a dead person (Necrophilia).
Types of Pick Up Lines - Answer✔✔-Friendly, Offbeat, Humorous, Altar,
Seductive.
Friendly Pick Up Line Example - Answer✔✔-"Would you mind some
conversation while we wait?"
Offbeat Pick Up Line Example - Answer✔✔-"Do you think we are ever going to
switch to the metric system?"
Humorous Pick Up Line Example - Answer✔✔-"So what's a nice girl like you
doing in an elevator like this?"
Altar Pick Up Line Example - Answer✔✔-"You look just like my 3rd husband."
(only had 2!)
Seductive Pick Up Line Example - Answer✔✔-"You are the sexiest woman in
the room."
SEMCDR Model - Answer✔✔-Source, Encoder, Message, Channel, Decoder,
Receiver.
Source - Answer✔✔-The person with the thought/idea to communicate.
, Encoder - Answer✔✔-Takes the thought/idea and puts it into some form that
people can understand.
Message - Answer✔✔-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 - Answer✔✔-When the content and treatment of a message
clash. (We tend to listen to the treatment in these cases)
Channel - Answer✔✔-The medium used to get a message from source to
receiver. (face to face, TV, etc.)
Receiver - Answer✔✔-Person who receives the message being sent.
Feedback - Answer✔✔-The receiver becoming the source.
Circular Model - Answer✔✔-Model in which there is a constant change of
source and and reciever. Feedback is involved.
Linear Model - Answer✔✔-Can only define communication that is one way.
(SEMCDR Model)
Noise - Answer✔✔-Interferes with the nessage being sent. Interferes with the
fidelity of the message.
