Com 120 Exam 1 Ch 1-4 questions n
correct answers
What is interpersonal communication? - correct answer ✔✔ the verbal and nonverbal
interaction between two (or sometimes more than two) interdependent people
What are the elements of interpersonal communication? - correct answer ✔✔ Source-receiver,
messages, channels, noise, context, effects, and ethics
What is the communication continuum and how does it reflect personal vs. impersonal
communication? - correct answer ✔✔ The communication continuum is the range in
communication situations from impersonal to personal, where server-costumer interactions are
at the impersonal end and interactions between intimately interconnected people are at the
personal end.
What is the difference between encoding and decoding? - correct answer ✔✔ Encoding is the
act of producing messages while decoding is the act of understanding messages
What is the difference between transactional and linear communication? - correct answer ✔✔
Transactional communication includes back and forth communication in which there is no
difference between sender and receiver, as both parties are both sending and receiving
messages at the same time. In linear communication, there is an explicit sender and receiver
with one party sending messages and the other receiving.
What is a metamessage and what can make up a metamessage? - correct answer ✔✔
Metamessages are messages about other messages. Feedback metamessages tell the speakers
what effect they are having on listeners. Feedforward metamessages are the information you
provide before sending your primary messages, revealing something about the message to
come.
, What is mindfulness? - correct answer ✔✔ Mindfulness is a state of mental awareness in which
you are conscious of your reasons for thinking or communicating in a particular way.
What is the difference between synchronous and asynchronous communication? - correct
answer ✔✔ Synchronous communication is when messages are sent and received at the same
time while asynchronous communication is when messages are sent at one time and received at
another and perhaps responded to at still another time.
What is the difference between high and low power distance cultures? - correct answer ✔✔ In
high power distance cultures, a concentrated few hold power and there's a great difference
between the power held by these people and the power of the ordinary citizen. In low power
distance cultures, power is more evenly distributed throughout the citizenery.
What is the difference between high and low context cultures? - correct answer ✔✔ In high
context cultures, much of the information in communication is in the context or in the person --
information is known by participants but not explicitly stated. In low context cultures, most of
the information is explicitly states in the verbal message.
What is the difference between individualist and collectivist cultures? - correct answer ✔✔
Individualist cultures teach members the importance of individual values such as power,
achievement, hedonism, and stimulation. Individual goals are of greater importance. Collectivist
cultures teach members the importance of group values such as benevolence, tradition, and
conformity. Group goals are of greater importance.
What are the stages of perception? What's their order? - correct answer ✔✔ The stages of
perception are (1) simulation, (2) organization, (3) interpretation-evaluation, (4) memory, and
(5) recall.
What is a self-fulfilling prophecy? - correct answer ✔✔ A self-fulfilling prophecy is a prediction
that comes true because you act on it as if it were true. It occurs when you act on your schema
as if it were true and in doing so make it true.
correct answers
What is interpersonal communication? - correct answer ✔✔ the verbal and nonverbal
interaction between two (or sometimes more than two) interdependent people
What are the elements of interpersonal communication? - correct answer ✔✔ Source-receiver,
messages, channels, noise, context, effects, and ethics
What is the communication continuum and how does it reflect personal vs. impersonal
communication? - correct answer ✔✔ The communication continuum is the range in
communication situations from impersonal to personal, where server-costumer interactions are
at the impersonal end and interactions between intimately interconnected people are at the
personal end.
What is the difference between encoding and decoding? - correct answer ✔✔ Encoding is the
act of producing messages while decoding is the act of understanding messages
What is the difference between transactional and linear communication? - correct answer ✔✔
Transactional communication includes back and forth communication in which there is no
difference between sender and receiver, as both parties are both sending and receiving
messages at the same time. In linear communication, there is an explicit sender and receiver
with one party sending messages and the other receiving.
What is a metamessage and what can make up a metamessage? - correct answer ✔✔
Metamessages are messages about other messages. Feedback metamessages tell the speakers
what effect they are having on listeners. Feedforward metamessages are the information you
provide before sending your primary messages, revealing something about the message to
come.
, What is mindfulness? - correct answer ✔✔ Mindfulness is a state of mental awareness in which
you are conscious of your reasons for thinking or communicating in a particular way.
What is the difference between synchronous and asynchronous communication? - correct
answer ✔✔ Synchronous communication is when messages are sent and received at the same
time while asynchronous communication is when messages are sent at one time and received at
another and perhaps responded to at still another time.
What is the difference between high and low power distance cultures? - correct answer ✔✔ In
high power distance cultures, a concentrated few hold power and there's a great difference
between the power held by these people and the power of the ordinary citizen. In low power
distance cultures, power is more evenly distributed throughout the citizenery.
What is the difference between high and low context cultures? - correct answer ✔✔ In high
context cultures, much of the information in communication is in the context or in the person --
information is known by participants but not explicitly stated. In low context cultures, most of
the information is explicitly states in the verbal message.
What is the difference between individualist and collectivist cultures? - correct answer ✔✔
Individualist cultures teach members the importance of individual values such as power,
achievement, hedonism, and stimulation. Individual goals are of greater importance. Collectivist
cultures teach members the importance of group values such as benevolence, tradition, and
conformity. Group goals are of greater importance.
What are the stages of perception? What's their order? - correct answer ✔✔ The stages of
perception are (1) simulation, (2) organization, (3) interpretation-evaluation, (4) memory, and
(5) recall.
What is a self-fulfilling prophecy? - correct answer ✔✔ A self-fulfilling prophecy is a prediction
that comes true because you act on it as if it were true. It occurs when you act on your schema
as if it were true and in doing so make it true.
