CMST 2061 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++
a. Information overload
Our constant connection by way of our smartphones, Internet, and social media
networks can easily put us in a state of
Select one:
a. Information overload
b. Affinity-seeking
c. Information distortion
d. Delirium
a. Mindless messaging
Some communication exchanges go poorly simply because we lack the resources, like
time, to think through them carefully. Such less-than-satisfying interactions are
characterized as
Select one:
a. Mindless messaging
b. Communication apprehension
c. Linear exchanges
d. Digital naivete
b. Ethical dilemmas
,According to Chapter 1, which business and professional communication problem does
office gossip fall under?
Select one:
a. Mindless messaging
b. Ethical dilemmas
c. Self-Interest
d. Communication apprehension
c. Face-to-Face meeting
Which of the following communication channels would likely be the best to use for a
complex or controversial message?
Select one:
a. Texting
b. Facebook
c. Face-to-Face meeting
d. Email
c. A transaction
Any kind of exchange where mutual influence is involved is called
Select one:
a. Encoding and decoding
b. Mindless messaging
c. A transaction
d. An interaction
, d. The subjective response of a communication to experiences and symbols used
to label those experiences.
Meaning is a central concept to the communication process. From the communication
perspective, meaning would best be described as.
Select one:
a. The formalized definition of a word, as codified in dictionaries and other lexicons.
b. The innate and/or significant quality of a word or object.
c. The logical connotation of a word or phrase.
d. The subjective response of a communication to experiences and symbols used to
label those experiences.
True
The addition of feedback is the primary element that transforms the linear model into the
simultaneous transaction model.
Select one:
a. False
b. True
False
Communication through new media channels are best described by the linear model of
communication, while face-to-face meetings are form of communication that truly fit the
simultaneous transaction model.
True
In the simultaneous transactions model of communication, senders and receivers both
encode and decode at the same time.
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++
a. Information overload
Our constant connection by way of our smartphones, Internet, and social media
networks can easily put us in a state of
Select one:
a. Information overload
b. Affinity-seeking
c. Information distortion
d. Delirium
a. Mindless messaging
Some communication exchanges go poorly simply because we lack the resources, like
time, to think through them carefully. Such less-than-satisfying interactions are
characterized as
Select one:
a. Mindless messaging
b. Communication apprehension
c. Linear exchanges
d. Digital naivete
b. Ethical dilemmas
,According to Chapter 1, which business and professional communication problem does
office gossip fall under?
Select one:
a. Mindless messaging
b. Ethical dilemmas
c. Self-Interest
d. Communication apprehension
c. Face-to-Face meeting
Which of the following communication channels would likely be the best to use for a
complex or controversial message?
Select one:
a. Texting
b. Facebook
c. Face-to-Face meeting
d. Email
c. A transaction
Any kind of exchange where mutual influence is involved is called
Select one:
a. Encoding and decoding
b. Mindless messaging
c. A transaction
d. An interaction
, d. The subjective response of a communication to experiences and symbols used
to label those experiences.
Meaning is a central concept to the communication process. From the communication
perspective, meaning would best be described as.
Select one:
a. The formalized definition of a word, as codified in dictionaries and other lexicons.
b. The innate and/or significant quality of a word or object.
c. The logical connotation of a word or phrase.
d. The subjective response of a communication to experiences and symbols used to
label those experiences.
True
The addition of feedback is the primary element that transforms the linear model into the
simultaneous transaction model.
Select one:
a. False
b. True
False
Communication through new media channels are best described by the linear model of
communication, while face-to-face meetings are form of communication that truly fit the
simultaneous transaction model.
True
In the simultaneous transactions model of communication, senders and receivers both
encode and decode at the same time.
