COM 101 SAYLOR ACADEMY EXAM QUESTIONS &
CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST 2025
One of the greatest barriers to effective intercultural communication is when
someone sees his or her own culture and corresponding beliefs, values, and
behaviors as normal and right, and he or she evaluates all other cultural systems
against it. This is known as:
Select one:
a. ethnocentrism.
b. multiculturalism.
c. cultural imperialism.
d. intercultural understanding. - ANSWER-a. ethnocentrism.
Pat wants to take a vacation day from work next week to attend a class field trip.
What is the best way for Pat to address this situation? - ANSWER-written
communication
According to which theory or model of communication is attitude change is
mediated by judgmental process and effects?
Select one:
a. Constructivism
b. Social Judgment Theory
c. Elaboration of Likelihood Model
d. Coordinated Management of Meaning - ANSWER-b. Social Judgment Theory
,Fill in the blank. Revealing information about yourself as a means to claim an
authentic identity is one definition of:
Select one:
a. self-disclosure.
b. appearance management.
c. impression management.
d. interpersonal communication. - ANSWER-a. self-disclosure.
Which component of the communication model is described as the method or
conduit a sender uses to reach a receiver?
Select one:
a. Noise
b. Sender
c. Channel
d. Message - ANSWER-c. Channel
At the intersection of appreciating diversity and its effect on communication is
our understanding of belief systems, values, and behaviors that support a
particular ideology or social arrangement. This is also known as:
Select one:
a. haptics
b. culture
c. proxemics
d. paralanguage - ANSWER-b. culture
A response of the receiver to the sender is known as which of the following?
, Select one:
a. Feedback
b. External noise
c. Internal noise
d. Semantic noise - ANSWER-a. Feedback
Which of the following statements about ethics in communication is false?
Select one:
a. Ethical communication results in ethical outcomes or ends.
b. Ethical communication is prepared with the intention of telling the truth.
c. Ethical communication relies on manipulating facts to achieve a covert
outcome.
d. Ethical communication relies on the use of ethical means or rationales to
achieve an outcome. - ANSWER-c. Ethical communication relies on manipulating
facts to achieve a covert outcome.
Which of the following is the moral dimension of communication, in which telling
the truth and not harming the innocent are emphasized?
Select one:
a. Ethical principles
b. Communication barriers
c. Components of perception
d. Theories of communication - ANSWER-a. Ethical principles
Which of the following paradigms of communication theory maintains that we
follow shared rules of communication, rather than strict laws?
CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST 2025
One of the greatest barriers to effective intercultural communication is when
someone sees his or her own culture and corresponding beliefs, values, and
behaviors as normal and right, and he or she evaluates all other cultural systems
against it. This is known as:
Select one:
a. ethnocentrism.
b. multiculturalism.
c. cultural imperialism.
d. intercultural understanding. - ANSWER-a. ethnocentrism.
Pat wants to take a vacation day from work next week to attend a class field trip.
What is the best way for Pat to address this situation? - ANSWER-written
communication
According to which theory or model of communication is attitude change is
mediated by judgmental process and effects?
Select one:
a. Constructivism
b. Social Judgment Theory
c. Elaboration of Likelihood Model
d. Coordinated Management of Meaning - ANSWER-b. Social Judgment Theory
,Fill in the blank. Revealing information about yourself as a means to claim an
authentic identity is one definition of:
Select one:
a. self-disclosure.
b. appearance management.
c. impression management.
d. interpersonal communication. - ANSWER-a. self-disclosure.
Which component of the communication model is described as the method or
conduit a sender uses to reach a receiver?
Select one:
a. Noise
b. Sender
c. Channel
d. Message - ANSWER-c. Channel
At the intersection of appreciating diversity and its effect on communication is
our understanding of belief systems, values, and behaviors that support a
particular ideology or social arrangement. This is also known as:
Select one:
a. haptics
b. culture
c. proxemics
d. paralanguage - ANSWER-b. culture
A response of the receiver to the sender is known as which of the following?
, Select one:
a. Feedback
b. External noise
c. Internal noise
d. Semantic noise - ANSWER-a. Feedback
Which of the following statements about ethics in communication is false?
Select one:
a. Ethical communication results in ethical outcomes or ends.
b. Ethical communication is prepared with the intention of telling the truth.
c. Ethical communication relies on manipulating facts to achieve a covert
outcome.
d. Ethical communication relies on the use of ethical means or rationales to
achieve an outcome. - ANSWER-c. Ethical communication relies on manipulating
facts to achieve a covert outcome.
Which of the following is the moral dimension of communication, in which telling
the truth and not harming the innocent are emphasized?
Select one:
a. Ethical principles
b. Communication barriers
c. Components of perception
d. Theories of communication - ANSWER-a. Ethical principles
Which of the following paradigms of communication theory maintains that we
follow shared rules of communication, rather than strict laws?
