Comm 8 - Exam 1 - Ch 1,5,6,7+ Class Notes Flashcards
Which term is used for anything that interferes with the accurate decoding of a message?
Noise
Communication context includes all of the following EXCEPT:
The connotation of the message
Which model considers both people in a conversation to be senders and receivers simultaneously?
Transaction
The fact that some people lie in order to take advantage of others refuse which of the following myths of communication?
Communication is inherently good.
Which aspect of communication relates to how well a message meets its goals?
Effectiveness
The communication constraints activity was to illustrate
The transaction model and effectiveness
Human interaction is unimportant for the health of both infants and adults
False
Competent communication must be both effective and appropriate
True
The video showed in class about hand gestures was an example of
Symbols and meaning
According to the text, which of the following is NOT a necessary characteristic of interpersonal communication
It relates to intimate information
A structured system of symbols used for creating meaning is known as a
Language
What type of language for all deals with the correct pronunciation of words
Phonological
The literal, “dictionary” definition of the word is its ———- meaning
Denotative
Which of the following statements would be true according to the Sapir-whorf hypothesis?
If a culture does not have a word for and emotion, its members will not be able to experience that emotion
We watched the Gatorade commercial in class where we discussed it maybe was lacking some ethos why?
The football players shown throughout isn’t a great football player
