Comm 101 Final Exam
The “systematic arrangement of symbols to create meaning in the mind of another” is known as
Select one:
a. feedback.
b. code.
c. meaning.
d. context.
Which of the following terms is NOT part of the definition of communication?
Select one:
a. process
b. signs
c. meaning
d. messages
The integration of e-mail, calendars, Internet, and voice communication into devices like
smartphones is called
Select one:
a. technological convergence.
b. organizational convergence.
c. inherent convergence.
d. media convergence.
Public communication is commonly referred to as:
Select one:
a. small group communication
b. interpersonal communication
c. public speaking
d. interpersonal communication
e. mass communication
Nonverbal codes:
Select one:
a. consist of symbols and their grammatical arrangement.
b. are a systematic arrangement of symbols used to create meanings in the mind of another
person or persons.
c. are all symbols that are not words, including bodily movements, the use of space and
time, and sounds other than words.
d. are any interference in the encoding and decoding processes that reduces the clarity of a
message.
e. are the location where communication takes place.
Carmella and Jésus are sitting in a coffee shop having a friendly conversation. What descriptor of
their communication interaction is most accurate?
Select one:
,a. group communication
b. intrapersonal communication
c. dyadic communication
d. linguistic communication
Communication begins with the
Select one:
a. self.
b. other.
c. dyad.
d. group.
Decoding is the process:
Select one:
a. of arrangement of symbols used to create meanings
b. of any interference in the encoding and decoding processes that reduces the clarity of a
message
c. of assigning meaning to an idea or thought
d. of verbal and nonverbal responses to a message
e. is where communication ends
If Anu was unable to control his communication in a way that presented an “idealized” version of
himself, he would be lacking in
Select one:
a. self-accrual.
b. impression management.
c. interaction control.
d. symbolic portrayal.
Personal identity is:
Select one:
a. a message designed to strategically induce change in an audience
b. the advertiser’s message of persuading an audience with fast-paced and dazzling visualization
of product
c. a perception of what makes an individual unique with regard to various personality
characteristics, interests and values.
d. a web of contacts and relationships that can help you gain job leads and can provide job
referrals
e. a group of people excluded from another group with a higher status
If I notice that Heng and Yolanda are often together and I “fill in” my inference that they are now
lovers, then I am illustrating the concept of perception called
Select one:
a. closure.
b. figure and ground.
c. proximity.
, d. filtering.
Which of the following is the best example of selective attention?
Select one:
a. She immediately spotted the guy with the earring who looked so much like someone she
had known before.
b. They agreed with each other because they both liked the idea of government ownership of
basic industry.
c. He was an expert “body man” in a chop shop; she was a hair stylist in the low-rent district.
d. They fought constantly over how the children should be disciplined.
The idea that our past experiences lead us to see the world in a particular way that is difficult to
change is called
Select one:
a. perceptual constancy.
b. selective retention.
c. cultural selection.
d. stubbornness.
Erving Goffman’s theory of self-presentation is based on what type of perspective?
Select one:
a. psychology
b. dramaturgy
c. statistics
d. definitional
Semantics can be defined as the
Select one:
a. science of meaning in language.
b. study of transformational grammar.
c. discipline devoted to creating words.
d. systematic examination of spelling and syntax.
Which of the following is an example of indexing?
Select one:
a. Fords get great gas mileage.
b. My Shih Tzu chews on everything. Does yours do that as well?
c. Everyone in the Midwest farms.
d. All landlords are unhelpful.
The term that refers to the arrangement of words is
Select one:
a. grammar.
b. code.
c. encoding.
d. syntax.
The “systematic arrangement of symbols to create meaning in the mind of another” is known as
Select one:
a. feedback.
b. code.
c. meaning.
d. context.
Which of the following terms is NOT part of the definition of communication?
Select one:
a. process
b. signs
c. meaning
d. messages
The integration of e-mail, calendars, Internet, and voice communication into devices like
smartphones is called
Select one:
a. technological convergence.
b. organizational convergence.
c. inherent convergence.
d. media convergence.
Public communication is commonly referred to as:
Select one:
a. small group communication
b. interpersonal communication
c. public speaking
d. interpersonal communication
e. mass communication
Nonverbal codes:
Select one:
a. consist of symbols and their grammatical arrangement.
b. are a systematic arrangement of symbols used to create meanings in the mind of another
person or persons.
c. are all symbols that are not words, including bodily movements, the use of space and
time, and sounds other than words.
d. are any interference in the encoding and decoding processes that reduces the clarity of a
message.
e. are the location where communication takes place.
Carmella and Jésus are sitting in a coffee shop having a friendly conversation. What descriptor of
their communication interaction is most accurate?
Select one:
,a. group communication
b. intrapersonal communication
c. dyadic communication
d. linguistic communication
Communication begins with the
Select one:
a. self.
b. other.
c. dyad.
d. group.
Decoding is the process:
Select one:
a. of arrangement of symbols used to create meanings
b. of any interference in the encoding and decoding processes that reduces the clarity of a
message
c. of assigning meaning to an idea or thought
d. of verbal and nonverbal responses to a message
e. is where communication ends
If Anu was unable to control his communication in a way that presented an “idealized” version of
himself, he would be lacking in
Select one:
a. self-accrual.
b. impression management.
c. interaction control.
d. symbolic portrayal.
Personal identity is:
Select one:
a. a message designed to strategically induce change in an audience
b. the advertiser’s message of persuading an audience with fast-paced and dazzling visualization
of product
c. a perception of what makes an individual unique with regard to various personality
characteristics, interests and values.
d. a web of contacts and relationships that can help you gain job leads and can provide job
referrals
e. a group of people excluded from another group with a higher status
If I notice that Heng and Yolanda are often together and I “fill in” my inference that they are now
lovers, then I am illustrating the concept of perception called
Select one:
a. closure.
b. figure and ground.
c. proximity.
, d. filtering.
Which of the following is the best example of selective attention?
Select one:
a. She immediately spotted the guy with the earring who looked so much like someone she
had known before.
b. They agreed with each other because they both liked the idea of government ownership of
basic industry.
c. He was an expert “body man” in a chop shop; she was a hair stylist in the low-rent district.
d. They fought constantly over how the children should be disciplined.
The idea that our past experiences lead us to see the world in a particular way that is difficult to
change is called
Select one:
a. perceptual constancy.
b. selective retention.
c. cultural selection.
d. stubbornness.
Erving Goffman’s theory of self-presentation is based on what type of perspective?
Select one:
a. psychology
b. dramaturgy
c. statistics
d. definitional
Semantics can be defined as the
Select one:
a. science of meaning in language.
b. study of transformational grammar.
c. discipline devoted to creating words.
d. systematic examination of spelling and syntax.
Which of the following is an example of indexing?
Select one:
a. Fords get great gas mileage.
b. My Shih Tzu chews on everything. Does yours do that as well?
c. Everyone in the Midwest farms.
d. All landlords are unhelpful.
The term that refers to the arrangement of words is
Select one:
a. grammar.
b. code.
c. encoding.
d. syntax.
