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Chapter 01 Introduction to Human Communication

• Write an essay in which you define communication and the nine components of communication. Explain how those

components function together in the communication process.Answers will vary.

Bloom’s level: Understand

• Write an essay in which you answer the question “Why should I study communication?” You may use answers based on

the book, but you should also think of some of your own reasons for studying communication.Answers will vary.

Bloom’s level: Apply

• Write an essay in which you explain the importance of feeling confident in voicing your opinion, particularly as it relates

to the democratic process.Answers will vary.

Bloom’s level: Apply

• Explain in an essay why the concept of process is important in understanding how communication works.

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Bloom’s level: Understand

• Explain what it means to say that “you cannot look at any particular communication behavior as a snapshot.”

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Bloom’s level: Understand

• Explain in an essay the idea that communication begins with the self.

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• Write an essay explaining the role of “others” in communication.

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• Explain in an essay the difference between the content and the relational elements of communication.

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• Explain the concept of noise and analyze how various types of noise could affect the communication process.

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Bloom’s level: Understand

• Write an essay in which you define and provide examples of the contexts of communication.

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Bloom’s level: Understand

• Discuss reasons why studying communication can improve the way you see yourself.

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Bloom’s level: Understand

• Explain reasons why the study of communication can help you succeed in your professional career.

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Bloom’s level: Apply

• Write an essay in which you explain the seven principles of communication discussed in this chapter.

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Bloom’s level: Understand

• Describe the functions of encoding and decoding in the communication process.

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Bloom’s level: Understand

• Describe the concept of media convergence and explain how it affects the ways we consume mass communication.

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Bloom’s level: Understand

• Describe and provide examples of synchronous and asynchronous communication.

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Bloom’s level: Understand

• The term dyadic communication refers to the context in which people in a group communicate with each other.

FALSE

Bloom’s level: Remember

• The means by which a message moves from source to receiver is called feedback.

FALSE

Bloom’s level: Remember

• A systematic arrangement of symbols, letters, or words is called nonverbal communication.

FALSE

Bloom’s level: Remember

• Communication scholars believe that people are the product of messages others send to them.

TRUE

Bloom’s level: Remember

• Encoding is assigning meaning to an idea or thought.

FALSE

Bloom’s level: Remember

• The process of using messages to generate meaning within the self is called interpersonal communication.

TRUE

Bloom’s level: Remember

• One strategy for improving your creativity is to develop rituals.

TRUE

Bloom’s level: Remember

• The message that is sent to another person or group of people can be both verbal and nonverbal.

TRUE

Bloom’s level: Remember

• Learning about communication will diminish your self-perception.

FALSE

Bloom’s level: Remember

• Communication is the process of using messages to generate meaning.

TRUE

Bloom’s level: Remember

• Communication plays a minor role in fulfilling the purposes of a democratic society.

FALSE

Bloom’s level: Remember

• The context of communication requires the most prestructuring of the message in public communication.

TRUE

Bloom’s level: Remember

• According to the book, the most intimate context of human communication is interpersonal communication.

FALSE

Bloom’s level: Remember

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• There are more opportunities for feedback in the dyadic context than in the small group context.

TRUE

Bloom’s level: Remember

• Communication is best understood as a dialogic process.

TRUE

Bloom’s level: Remember

• Communication is the simple transmission of information from one person to another.

FALSE

Bloom’s level: Remember

• An increased quantity of communication promotes more harmony and understanding.

FALSE

Bloom’s level: Remember

• Using your computer to check the voice mail for your office telephone is an example of media convergence.

FALSE

Bloom’s level: Understand

• Having a local newspaper start placing video about news events on its website is an example of media convergence.

TRUE

Bloom’s level: Understand

• The word communication comes from the Latin communicare, which means
• “to speak with understanding.”
• “to make common.”
• “to form a community of believers.”
• “to care for others.”

Bloom’s level: Remember

• Which of the following does NOT relate to the term process?
• continuous
• ongoing
• dynamic
• static

Bloom’s level: Remember

• Which of the following terms is NOT part of the definition of communication?
• process
• signs
• meaning
• messages

Bloom’s level: Remember

• Communication begins with the
• self.
• other.
• dyad.
• group.

Bloom’s level: Remember

• Dialogic communication is best described as
• persuasion.
• discussion.
• transmission.
• failure.

Bloom’s level: Understand

• Which of the following is the least public form of communication?
• intrapersonal
• interpersonal
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• organizational

Bloom’s level: Remember

• Which of the following is NOT a component of communication?
• feedback
• message
• code
• action

Bloom’s level: Remember

• When you do not listen well because you are daydreaming, it is because of
• encoding.
• semantic distractions.
• noise.
• channeling.

Bloom’s level: Remember

• Which of the following is NOT a context of communication?
• feedback
• intrapersonal
• interpersonal
• public

Bloom’s level: Remember

• When you look at yourself in the mirror and decide that you need to comb your hair, you are using what context of

communication?

• intrapersonal communication
• interpersonal communication
• dyadic communication
• public communication

Bloom’s level: Understand

• Which of the following does NOT relate to the term public communication?
• formality
• structure
• planning
• spontaneity

Bloom’s level: Remember

• Of the contexts that include two or more people, the one that permits the LEAST opportunity for feedback is
• intrapersonal context.
• interpersonal context.
• public context.
• mass context.

Bloom’s level: Remember

• The “systematic arrangement of symbols to create meaning in the mind of another” is known as
• feedback.
• code.
• meaning.
• context.

Bloom’s level: Remember

• Which term refers to communication between two people?
• dyadic communication
• intrapersonal communication
• small-group communication
• synthetic communication

Bloom’s level: Remember

• Saying “uh huh” to indicate you understand is using what is classified as a
• verbal code.
• nonverbal code.
• language code.
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