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Com 230 Exam 1 review Questions and Answers
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Noise - ANSWER ✔✔-Anything that interferes with the information of a message.
Physical noise - ANSWER ✔✔-Interferences that are external to the sender and receiver and part of the
communication environment
Psychological noise - ANSWER ✔✔-mental interferences
Physiological noise - ANSWER ✔✔-noise stemming from a physical illness, injury, or bodily stress
Semantic noise - ANSWER ✔✔-linguistic (language based) challenges
Ontology - ANSWER ✔✔-a branch of knowledge focused on the nature of reality
Epistemology - ANSWER ✔✔-a branch of knowledge focused on how we know things
Critical approach to research - ANSWER ✔✔-analyzing communication practices with a focus on power
dynamics, social inequalities, and the ways communication can be used to maintain or challenge existing
power structures
Interpretive approach to research - ANSWER ✔✔-emphasizing understanding how individuals perceive
and make sense of their experiences rather than seeking objective, universal truths
Empirical approach to research - ANSWER ✔✔-studying communication phenomena by collecting and
analyzing observable data through systematic observation, experimentation, or surveys, relying on real-
world evidence rather than personal opinions or beliefs to understand communication processes and
effects
Created by Grace Amelia © 2025, All Rights Reserved.
Com 230 Exam 1 review Questions and Answers
100% Pass
Noise - ANSWER ✔✔-Anything that interferes with the information of a message.
Physical noise - ANSWER ✔✔-Interferences that are external to the sender and receiver and part of the
communication environment
Psychological noise - ANSWER ✔✔-mental interferences
Physiological noise - ANSWER ✔✔-noise stemming from a physical illness, injury, or bodily stress
Semantic noise - ANSWER ✔✔-linguistic (language based) challenges
Ontology - ANSWER ✔✔-a branch of knowledge focused on the nature of reality
Epistemology - ANSWER ✔✔-a branch of knowledge focused on how we know things
Critical approach to research - ANSWER ✔✔-analyzing communication practices with a focus on power
dynamics, social inequalities, and the ways communication can be used to maintain or challenge existing
power structures
Interpretive approach to research - ANSWER ✔✔-emphasizing understanding how individuals perceive
and make sense of their experiences rather than seeking objective, universal truths
Empirical approach to research - ANSWER ✔✔-studying communication phenomena by collecting and
analyzing observable data through systematic observation, experimentation, or surveys, relying on real-
world evidence rather than personal opinions or beliefs to understand communication processes and
effects
Created by Grace Amelia © 2025, All Rights Reserved.
