c464 2025 actual exam Questions with
complete verified solutions (graded A+)
steps of the linear model - answer 1. deciding on the message
2. encoding the message
3. transmitting the message
4. perceiving the message
5. decoding/ assigning meaning to the message
stages of perception - answer 1. selection- helps you to focus on some
information and ignoring other information
2. organization- communicators efforts to group information into
meaningful units
3. interpretation- assign meaning to stimuli
selective exposure - answer we will attend to information that
reinforces existing beliefs and disregard information that is at odds with
our current position
selective attention - answer how (once engaged) we focus on certain
information and ignore other information
, selective recall - answer we remember things we agree with rather than
things contrary to our beliefs
self-concept - answer how you define yourself
self-esteem - answer make evaluations about yourself
errors in perception - answer 1. stereotypes- assuming a standard,
generalized profile of an individual because he or she belongs to a
group
2. attribution error- in interpreting our own or others behaviors, we rely
on faulty explanations, reasons, or information
3. fundamental attribution error- the mistakes we make when attribute
other peoples positive characteristics and successes to external,
situational factors,, and their negative characteristics and failures to
aspects of who they are
4. locus of causation- whether the communicators behaviors was
motivated by an internal state (intelligence, compassion, or honesty) or
an external factor (resources, luck, favoritism, or the situational)
largest impact on culture - answer country of origin
culture - answer reflects ones values, beliefs, lifestyles, preferences,
rules, and behavior pattern
complete verified solutions (graded A+)
steps of the linear model - answer 1. deciding on the message
2. encoding the message
3. transmitting the message
4. perceiving the message
5. decoding/ assigning meaning to the message
stages of perception - answer 1. selection- helps you to focus on some
information and ignoring other information
2. organization- communicators efforts to group information into
meaningful units
3. interpretation- assign meaning to stimuli
selective exposure - answer we will attend to information that
reinforces existing beliefs and disregard information that is at odds with
our current position
selective attention - answer how (once engaged) we focus on certain
information and ignore other information
, selective recall - answer we remember things we agree with rather than
things contrary to our beliefs
self-concept - answer how you define yourself
self-esteem - answer make evaluations about yourself
errors in perception - answer 1. stereotypes- assuming a standard,
generalized profile of an individual because he or she belongs to a
group
2. attribution error- in interpreting our own or others behaviors, we rely
on faulty explanations, reasons, or information
3. fundamental attribution error- the mistakes we make when attribute
other peoples positive characteristics and successes to external,
situational factors,, and their negative characteristics and failures to
aspects of who they are
4. locus of causation- whether the communicators behaviors was
motivated by an internal state (intelligence, compassion, or honesty) or
an external factor (resources, luck, favoritism, or the situational)
largest impact on culture - answer country of origin
culture - answer reflects ones values, beliefs, lifestyles, preferences,
rules, and behavior pattern
