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Communication..-..Correct..Answer-
any..process..in..which..people,..through..the..use..of..symbols,..verbally..and..or..non
verbally,..consciously..or..not..consciously,..intentionally..or..not..unintentionally,..g
enerate..meaning..(information,..ideas,..feelings,..and..perceptions)..within..and..ac
ross..various..contexts,..cultures,..channels..and..media.
What..percent..of..communication..is..nonverbal?..-..Correct..Answer-67-93%
3..principles..of..communication..as..a..transaction..-..Correct..Answer-
1...continuous/simultaneous:..cannot..not..communicate
2...all..communication..has..no..definite..beginning..or..ending:..past..present..future
3...all..communicators..play..roles
Elements..of..communication..-..Correct..Answer-
sender,..receiver,..message,..channel,..feedback,..senesory..acuity,..context,..noise
Senders-receivers..-..Correct..Answer-
people..get..involved..in..communication..because..they..have..information,..ideas,..
and..feelings..they..want..to..share...Not..a..one..way..process,..both..sending..and..rec
eiving..at..the..same..time
Message..-..Correct..Answer-made..up..of..the..ideas..and..feelings..that..senders-
recievers..want..to..share...Can..be..verbal..and..nonverbal
,Symbol..-..Correct..Answer-something..that..stands..for..something..else..(2..kinds-
verbal,..nonverbal)
Verbal..-..Correct..Answer-words..in..language
Non..verbal..-..Correct..Answer-
ways..we..communicate..without..using..words..such..as:..facial..expressions,..gestur
e,..posture,..vocal..tone,..appearance..etc...Can..sometimes..be..misleading..when..w
e..can't..control..our..non..verbal..behavior..(yawning)
Concrete..symbols..-..Correct..Answer-symbol..that..represents..an..object
Abstract..symbols..-..Correct..Answer-stands..for..ideas
channel..-..Correct..Answer-
the..route..traveled..by..a..message,..the..means..a..message..uses..to..reach..the..send
er-reciever.
Primary..channel..-..Correct..Answer-
sound..and..sight,..but..can..be..all..senses..such..as..touch..taste..sight..sound..smell
Feedback..-..Correct..Answer-the..response..of..the..receiver-
senders..to..each..other...Example:..you..tell..a..joke..they..smile.
Good..communicators..know..how..to..read..____________..and..how..to..respond..to
..it..-..Correct..Answer-feedback
, Sensory..acuity..-..Correct..Answer-
paying..attention..to..all..elements..in..the..communication..environment
Context..-..Correct..Answer-environment..in..which..the..communication..occurs
Noise..-..Correct..Answer-
interference..that..keeps..a..message..from..being..understood..or..accurately..interp
reted...Impedes..the..system..of..communication
4..types..of..noises..-..Correct..Answer-
physical,..psychological,..physiological,..semantic
Physical..noise..-..Correct..Answer-cell..phone,..fire..alarm..etc
Psychological..noise..-..Correct..Answer-
bad..text..or..phone..call..before..class,..financial..aid,..paying..rent.
How..to..take..care..of..it:..talk..about..it,..write..it..in..a..journal
Physiological..noise..-..Correct..Answer-illness,..hungry
Semantic..noise..-..Correct..Answer-emotional..reaction..to..words
Example:..words..you..do..not..understand
Key..to..public..speaking..-..Correct..Answer-
find..elegant..ways..of..accepting..distractions