Introduction to Communication Final Exam
Questions With Answers
Human Communication
The process of making sense out of the world and sharing that sense with others by creating meaning
through the use of verbal and nonverbal messages.
Intrapersonal Communication
Only takes place within your head (within you) includes your thoughts, emotions, and perceptions of
yourself and others.
Interpersonal Communication
Communication that occurs simultaneously between two people who attempt to mutually influence
each other, usually for the purpose of managing relationships.
Impersonal Communication
Communication that treats people as objects, or that responds only to their roles, rather than to who
they are as unique people.
Small Group Communication
Creating meaning among 3 to 15 people who share a common purpose, feel a sense of belonging to
the group, and exert influence on one another.
Presentational Communication
A speaker addresses a gathering of people and intends to share information, persuade, or entertain.
Language
Consists of symbols and grammar that make it possible for people to understand one another.
Dyad
Communication between only two people
Ethics
The beliefs, values, and moral principles by which we determine what is right or wrong. Being honest
plays a large role.
Rhetoric
The process of using symbols to influence or persuade others.
Concrete Language
Meaning that refers to something that can be perceived with one of the senses.
Mediated Communication
Any communication that is carried out using some channel other than those used in face-to-face
communication.
, Adapt
To adjust both what is communicated and how a message is communicated; to make choices about
how best to formulate a message and responds to others to achieve your communication goals.
Symbol
A word, sounds, gesture, or visual image that represents a thought, concept, object, or experience.
Denotative Meaning
dictionary definition
Connotative Meaning
Personal and subjective meaning of a word.
Abstract Language
Meaning that refers to something that cannot be perceived or experienced with one of the senses.
Mass Communication
Communication accomplished through a mediated message that is sent to many people at the same
time (Press release, mass text messages)
Sexist Language
Gender neutralizes audience. Reveals bias in favor of one sex and against another.
Heterosexist Language
Language that reveals an assumption that the world is heterosexual, as if homosexuality or bisexuality
did not exist.
Homophobic Language
Language that overly denigrates personal of nonheterosexual orientations, usually arising out of a fear
of being labeled gay or lesbian.
Generic Language
General terms that stand for all person or things within a given category. (ex. Making something
masculine.
Trigger Words
A form of language that arouses strong emotions in listeners.
Empathy
The ability to understand and feel what another person is feeling
Bafflegrab
Language whose purpose is to obscure, confuse, or mislead
Questions With Answers
Human Communication
The process of making sense out of the world and sharing that sense with others by creating meaning
through the use of verbal and nonverbal messages.
Intrapersonal Communication
Only takes place within your head (within you) includes your thoughts, emotions, and perceptions of
yourself and others.
Interpersonal Communication
Communication that occurs simultaneously between two people who attempt to mutually influence
each other, usually for the purpose of managing relationships.
Impersonal Communication
Communication that treats people as objects, or that responds only to their roles, rather than to who
they are as unique people.
Small Group Communication
Creating meaning among 3 to 15 people who share a common purpose, feel a sense of belonging to
the group, and exert influence on one another.
Presentational Communication
A speaker addresses a gathering of people and intends to share information, persuade, or entertain.
Language
Consists of symbols and grammar that make it possible for people to understand one another.
Dyad
Communication between only two people
Ethics
The beliefs, values, and moral principles by which we determine what is right or wrong. Being honest
plays a large role.
Rhetoric
The process of using symbols to influence or persuade others.
Concrete Language
Meaning that refers to something that can be perceived with one of the senses.
Mediated Communication
Any communication that is carried out using some channel other than those used in face-to-face
communication.
, Adapt
To adjust both what is communicated and how a message is communicated; to make choices about
how best to formulate a message and responds to others to achieve your communication goals.
Symbol
A word, sounds, gesture, or visual image that represents a thought, concept, object, or experience.
Denotative Meaning
dictionary definition
Connotative Meaning
Personal and subjective meaning of a word.
Abstract Language
Meaning that refers to something that cannot be perceived or experienced with one of the senses.
Mass Communication
Communication accomplished through a mediated message that is sent to many people at the same
time (Press release, mass text messages)
Sexist Language
Gender neutralizes audience. Reveals bias in favor of one sex and against another.
Heterosexist Language
Language that reveals an assumption that the world is heterosexual, as if homosexuality or bisexuality
did not exist.
Homophobic Language
Language that overly denigrates personal of nonheterosexual orientations, usually arising out of a fear
of being labeled gay or lesbian.
Generic Language
General terms that stand for all person or things within a given category. (ex. Making something
masculine.
Trigger Words
A form of language that arouses strong emotions in listeners.
Empathy
The ability to understand and feel what another person is feeling
Bafflegrab
Language whose purpose is to obscure, confuse, or mislead
