CSD 146 Exam 1 – study guide and practice exam preparation material
Communication - correct answer ✔✔The process by which two or more people share
information, including facts, thoughts, ideas and feelings.
why do we communicate? - correct answer ✔✔To express wants and needs, to transfer
information, for social etiquette, for social closeness
four parts to communication - correct answer ✔✔Formulation, Transmission, reception,
comprehension
formulation - correct answer ✔✔language-getting thoughts and ideas together
transmission - correct answer ✔✔speech-conveying thoughts and ideas to receiver
reception - correct answer ✔✔hearing-receiving information from another person
comprehension - correct answer ✔✔language-making sense of that information
modality - correct answer ✔✔manner in which information is transmitted and received
vocal modality - correct answer ✔✔if there is sound producing
vocal and verbal modality - correct answer ✔✔speech
vocal and nonverbal modality - correct answer ✔✔vocalizations (grunts, shouting)
, nonvocal modality - correct answer ✔✔not using speech
nonvocal and verbal modality - correct answer ✔✔written language
nonvocal and nonverbal modality - correct answer ✔✔gestures and facial expressions
additional variables affecting communication - correct answer ✔✔Cultural identity, setting, and
participants
cultural identity - correct answer ✔✔Cultural rules for communicative behavior of listeners and
speakers vary
(eye contact)
setting - correct answer ✔✔where the communication is happening
participants - correct answer ✔✔who are you speaking to (professor vs peer)
linguistic - correct answer ✔✔using language to give feedback (commenting)
nonlinguistic - correct answer ✔✔not using language (body communication ex. posture)
paralinguistic - correct answer ✔✔builds upon language but not language itself (pitch, loudness,
pausing)
Grice's principle of quantity - correct answer ✔✔When we communicate, we need to give just
the right amount and type of information
Communication - correct answer ✔✔The process by which two or more people share
information, including facts, thoughts, ideas and feelings.
why do we communicate? - correct answer ✔✔To express wants and needs, to transfer
information, for social etiquette, for social closeness
four parts to communication - correct answer ✔✔Formulation, Transmission, reception,
comprehension
formulation - correct answer ✔✔language-getting thoughts and ideas together
transmission - correct answer ✔✔speech-conveying thoughts and ideas to receiver
reception - correct answer ✔✔hearing-receiving information from another person
comprehension - correct answer ✔✔language-making sense of that information
modality - correct answer ✔✔manner in which information is transmitted and received
vocal modality - correct answer ✔✔if there is sound producing
vocal and verbal modality - correct answer ✔✔speech
vocal and nonverbal modality - correct answer ✔✔vocalizations (grunts, shouting)
, nonvocal modality - correct answer ✔✔not using speech
nonvocal and verbal modality - correct answer ✔✔written language
nonvocal and nonverbal modality - correct answer ✔✔gestures and facial expressions
additional variables affecting communication - correct answer ✔✔Cultural identity, setting, and
participants
cultural identity - correct answer ✔✔Cultural rules for communicative behavior of listeners and
speakers vary
(eye contact)
setting - correct answer ✔✔where the communication is happening
participants - correct answer ✔✔who are you speaking to (professor vs peer)
linguistic - correct answer ✔✔using language to give feedback (commenting)
nonlinguistic - correct answer ✔✔not using language (body communication ex. posture)
paralinguistic - correct answer ✔✔builds upon language but not language itself (pitch, loudness,
pausing)
Grice's principle of quantity - correct answer ✔✔When we communicate, we need to give just
the right amount and type of information
