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COMS Quiz 1-6 Exam Questions and
Answers A+ Graded (2025)
What did George Herbert Mead mean when he stated that people are "talked into"
humanity?
- Family members help to tell us who we are.
- We first see ourselves through the eyes of others.
- Other people's messages form important foundations for our self-concepts.
- All of these
- We gain personal identity as we communicate with others. - CORRECT
ANSWER-- All of these
The most important qualifications for managers are technical skills followed by
communication skills.
- False
- True - CORRECT ANSWER-- False
With digital communication, we may miss out on meaning, particularly on the
relationship level.
- True
- False - CORRECT ANSWER-- True
What area of communication emphasizes the relationships between coworkers?
- mediated communication
- group communication
- intrapersonal communication
- interpersonal communication
- organizational communication - CORRECT ANSWER-- organizational
communication
Communication with others helps to shape which area(s) of our lives?
- Personal
- Cultural
- Professional
- All of these
- Social/civic - CORRECT ANSWER-- All of these
What type of communication did the ancient Greek, Aristotle, primarily focus on?
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- interpersonal communication
- mediated communication
- public communication
- group communication
- intrapersonal communication - CORRECT ANSWER-- public communication
If Carlos, Bobby's supervisor, tells Bobby to "get lost," why would Bobby feel as
though his supervisor may see him as inferior and dislike his work?
- The relationship level of meaning probably indicates that Carlos isn't joking
when he says "get lost."
- The content level of meaning indicates that Carlos is mean.
- There is no reason for Bobby to get offended
- "Get lost" is a phrase that people use but don't really mean.
- The content level of meaning indicates that Carlos probably isn't serious. -
CORRECT ANSWER-- The relationship level of meaning probably indicates that
Carlos isn't joking when he says "get lost."
What does it mean to say that communication is a process?
- Communication is ongoing and always in motion
- Communication evolves in 3 clearly defined stages.
- Communication involves clear and definite meanings
- Communication is ongoing, always in motion, and it's hard to tell when it starts
and stops.
- It's hard to tell when communication starts and stops. - CORRECT ANSWER--
Communication is ongoing, always in motion, and it's hard to tell when it starts
and stops.
Which of the following is/are considered unifying themes in the field of
communication?
- All of these
- critical thinking
- ethics
- meaning
- symbols - CORRECT ANSWER-- symbols
To study communication is to study:
- how relationships make our lives more meaningful
- the content level of meaning in phrases we hear
- how we use symbols to create meaning in our lives
- the arbitrary nature of the world
- what we should believe - CORRECT ANSWER-- how we use symbols to create
meaning in our lives
Bipolar mental yardsticks that allow us to position people and situations along
dimensions of judgment are
- scripts
- all of these
- prototypes
- schemata
COMS Quiz 1-6 Exam Questions and
Answers A+ Graded (2025)
What did George Herbert Mead mean when he stated that people are "talked into"
humanity?
- Family members help to tell us who we are.
- We first see ourselves through the eyes of others.
- Other people's messages form important foundations for our self-concepts.
- All of these
- We gain personal identity as we communicate with others. - CORRECT
ANSWER-- All of these
The most important qualifications for managers are technical skills followed by
communication skills.
- False
- True - CORRECT ANSWER-- False
With digital communication, we may miss out on meaning, particularly on the
relationship level.
- True
- False - CORRECT ANSWER-- True
What area of communication emphasizes the relationships between coworkers?
- mediated communication
- group communication
- intrapersonal communication
- interpersonal communication
- organizational communication - CORRECT ANSWER-- organizational
communication
Communication with others helps to shape which area(s) of our lives?
- Personal
- Cultural
- Professional
- All of these
- Social/civic - CORRECT ANSWER-- All of these
What type of communication did the ancient Greek, Aristotle, primarily focus on?
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- interpersonal communication
- mediated communication
- public communication
- group communication
- intrapersonal communication - CORRECT ANSWER-- public communication
If Carlos, Bobby's supervisor, tells Bobby to "get lost," why would Bobby feel as
though his supervisor may see him as inferior and dislike his work?
- The relationship level of meaning probably indicates that Carlos isn't joking
when he says "get lost."
- The content level of meaning indicates that Carlos is mean.
- There is no reason for Bobby to get offended
- "Get lost" is a phrase that people use but don't really mean.
- The content level of meaning indicates that Carlos probably isn't serious. -
CORRECT ANSWER-- The relationship level of meaning probably indicates that
Carlos isn't joking when he says "get lost."
What does it mean to say that communication is a process?
- Communication is ongoing and always in motion
- Communication evolves in 3 clearly defined stages.
- Communication involves clear and definite meanings
- Communication is ongoing, always in motion, and it's hard to tell when it starts
and stops.
- It's hard to tell when communication starts and stops. - CORRECT ANSWER--
Communication is ongoing, always in motion, and it's hard to tell when it starts
and stops.
Which of the following is/are considered unifying themes in the field of
communication?
- All of these
- critical thinking
- ethics
- meaning
- symbols - CORRECT ANSWER-- symbols
To study communication is to study:
- how relationships make our lives more meaningful
- the content level of meaning in phrases we hear
- how we use symbols to create meaning in our lives
- the arbitrary nature of the world
- what we should believe - CORRECT ANSWER-- how we use symbols to create
meaning in our lives
Bipolar mental yardsticks that allow us to position people and situations along
dimensions of judgment are
- scripts
- all of these
- prototypes
- schemata
