WGU COM 101 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
The word communication comes from the Latin "communicare" which means:
a. "to speak with understanding"
b. "to make common"
c. "to form a community of believers"
d. "to care for others" - Answers - b. "to make common"
Which of the following did NOT relate to the term "process?"
a. continuous
b. ongoing
c. dynamic
d. static - Answers - d. static
Nonverbal codes:
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. - Answers - c. are all symbols that
are not words, including bodily movements, the use of space and time, and sounds
other than words.
Li, Sarena, and Elini are having an in-depth conversation about a previous relationship
that was abusive. Each of the women is participating equally. What type of descriptor
most accurately describes this conversation?
a. persuasive
b. dialogic
c. transmission
d. failure - Answers - b. dialogic
Knowing how communication affects self-perception can lead to greater:
a. apprehension
b. communication competency
c. awareness and appreciation of the self
d. breakdown of communication messages
e. communication breakdowns - Answers - c. awareness and appreciation of the self
, As a communicator, what are the three separate activities you engage in during the
perception process?
a. verbal, non-verbal, engagement
b. selective, verbal, engagement
c. selection, organization and interpretation
d. engagement, perspective, non-verbal
e. perspective, verbal, engagement - Answers - c. selection, organization and
interpretation
Personal identity is:
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 - Answers - c. a
perception of what makes an individual unique with regard to various personality
characteristics, interests and values.
The accumulation of various types of mass communications (radio, television,
newspapers, internet, etc.) into one medium is called:
a. technological convergence
b. organizational
c. inherent convergence
d. media convergence - Answers - d. media convergence
Public communication is commonly referred to as:
a. small group communication
b. interpersonal communication
c. public speaking
d. interpersonal communication
e. mass communication - Answers - c. public speaking
According to the textbook, first impressions
a. are based on comparisons to ourselves.
b. provide accuracy in our perceptions of others.
c. involve group communication among different groups.
d. occur independent of the communication context. - Answers - a. are based on
comparisons to ourselves.
The word communication comes from the Latin "communicare" which means:
a. "to speak with understanding"
b. "to make common"
c. "to form a community of believers"
d. "to care for others" - Answers - b. "to make common"
Which of the following did NOT relate to the term "process?"
a. continuous
b. ongoing
c. dynamic
d. static - Answers - d. static
Nonverbal codes:
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. - Answers - c. are all symbols that
are not words, including bodily movements, the use of space and time, and sounds
other than words.
Li, Sarena, and Elini are having an in-depth conversation about a previous relationship
that was abusive. Each of the women is participating equally. What type of descriptor
most accurately describes this conversation?
a. persuasive
b. dialogic
c. transmission
d. failure - Answers - b. dialogic
Knowing how communication affects self-perception can lead to greater:
a. apprehension
b. communication competency
c. awareness and appreciation of the self
d. breakdown of communication messages
e. communication breakdowns - Answers - c. awareness and appreciation of the self
, As a communicator, what are the three separate activities you engage in during the
perception process?
a. verbal, non-verbal, engagement
b. selective, verbal, engagement
c. selection, organization and interpretation
d. engagement, perspective, non-verbal
e. perspective, verbal, engagement - Answers - c. selection, organization and
interpretation
Personal identity is:
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 - Answers - c. a
perception of what makes an individual unique with regard to various personality
characteristics, interests and values.
The accumulation of various types of mass communications (radio, television,
newspapers, internet, etc.) into one medium is called:
a. technological convergence
b. organizational
c. inherent convergence
d. media convergence - Answers - d. media convergence
Public communication is commonly referred to as:
a. small group communication
b. interpersonal communication
c. public speaking
d. interpersonal communication
e. mass communication - Answers - c. public speaking
According to the textbook, first impressions
a. are based on comparisons to ourselves.
b. provide accuracy in our perceptions of others.
c. involve group communication among different groups.
d. occur independent of the communication context. - Answers - a. are based on
comparisons to ourselves.
