Chapter 1 Introduction to Communication

Chapter 1 Introduction to Communication

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• The process through which people use messages to generate meanings within and across modalities,

channels, and contexts is

• fields of experience.
• communication.
• interaction.
• feedback.

ANSWER: b

• Which of these is a "package" of information?
• message
• channel
• context
• model

ANSWER: a

• What is the term for an exchange or series of messages?
• context
• communication
• channel
• interaction

ANSWER: d

• Face-to-face interaction, photos, social media posts, and texting are examples of
• channels.
• networks.
• modalities.
• contexts.

ANSWER: c

• Auditory, visual, and tactile are all examples of
• media.
• communication.
• channels.
• noise.

ANSWER: c

• Situations such as a college class, a party, or a workplace are
• modalities.
• contexts.
• channels.
• fields of experience.

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ANSWER: b

• What type of communication goals are designed to make a communicator be perceived in a particular way?
• self-presentation
• instrumental
• relationship
• transactional

ANSWER: a

• Lena wants to be perceived as trustworthy, caring, and credible by her partner's parents. Which type of

interpersonal goal is she trying to achieve?

• self-presentation
• relationship
• instrumental
• achievement

ANSWER: a

• Practical objectives you want to achieve through communication are known as
• relationship goals.
• self-presentation goals.
• instrumental goals.
• transactional goals.

ANSWER: c

• You are trying to persuade your communication professor to let you take a makeup exam. What type of

communication goal are you trying to achieve?

• self-presentation
• relationship
• instrumental
• personal

ANSWER: c

• What type of communication goals are used to build, maintain, or terminate bonds with others?
• relationship
• transactional
• instrumental
• self-presentation

ANSWER: a

• Chris is trying to arrange a meeting with his partner of five years to discuss how he can terminate their

relationship. What communication goal is he seeking?

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• relationship
• instrumental
• personal

ANSWER: b

• Which communication model demonstrates communication as a one-way process from start to finish?
• transactional
• interactive
• instrumental
• linear

ANSWER: d

• The components of the linear model of communication are
• sender, receiver, noise, feedback, and fields of experience.
• sender, receiver, and fields of experience.
• sender, receiver, and noise.
• source, destination, interaction, and competence.

ANSWER: c

• Factors such as distracting thoughts or slow internet speed that impact how a message is received are
• noise.
• feedback.
• rhetoric.
• channels.

ANSWER: a

• Which model of human communication is the oldest and most simplistic?
• interactive
• transactional
• field of experience
• linear

ANSWER: d

• Which communication model is illustrated by text messaging and email?
• transactional
• interactive
• multidimensional
• linear

ANSWER: d

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• writer.
• speaker.
• sender.
• presenter.

ANSWER: c

• In the linear and interactive models, people for whom a message is intended are
• listeners.
• channels.
• contexts.
• receivers.

ANSWER: d

• Which was the first communication model to incorporate feedback and fields of experience?
• linear
• interactive
• fields of experience
• transactional

ANSWER: b

• What variables does the interactive communication model add to the linear communication model?
• feedback and noise
• fields of experience and channel
• noise and sender
• feedback and fields of experience

ANSWER: d

• Which of these is NOT an element found in the linear communication model?
• sender
• noise
• feedback
• receiver

ANSWER: c

• While lecturing to your class, Professor Smith inquires of his students, "Are you all understanding me?"

What component of communication is your professor seeking?

• sender
• noise
• feedback
• receiver

ANSWER: c

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