Intrduction to Communication

Question 1

The process of generating
meaning by sending and receiving verbal and
nonverbal symbols and signs that are
influenced by multiple contexts.

Answer 1

Communication

Question 2

Provided an evolutionary advantage.

Answer 2

Primitive ability to communicate

Question 3

Flow of Communicatin Era

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1. Talking Era
2. Manuscript Era
3. Print Era
4. AudioviSual Era
5. Internet Era

Question 4

Oral interactions among humans

Answer 4

Talking Era

Question 5

development of a “Talking Culture”

Answer 5

Talking Era

Question 6

talking was the only medium of
communication, aside from gestures, that
humans had.

Answer 6

Talking Era

Question 7

Duration of Talking Era

Answer 7

150, 000 year period; ranging from 180,000 BCE to 3,500 BCE

Question 8

Begining of manuscript era

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3500 BCE

Question 9

marked the turn from oral to written
culture.

Answer 9

Manuscript era

Question 10

This evolution in communication corresponded
with a shift to a more settled, agrarian way of life

Answer 10

Manuscript era

Question 11

As hunter-gatherers settled into small villages and began to plan ahead for how to plant, store,
protect, and trade or sell their food, they needed
accounting systems to keep track of their
materials and record transactions.

Answer 11

Manuscript Era

Question 12

end of the “Manuscript Era”
marked a shift toward a rapid increase in
communication technologies.

Answer 12

Print Era

Question 13

Invention of the mechanized printing press

Answer 13

Print era

Question 14

the ability to mass-produce written
texts.

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Print era

Question 15

Duration of Print era

Answer 15

1450 to 1850

Question 16

featured electronic media possessing a sound or a visual component, or both.

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Audiocisual era

Question 17

duration of audiovisual era

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1850-1990

Question 18

This was marked by the invention of
radio, telegraph, telephone, television
and film.

Answer 18

Audiovisual

Question 19

Our current period

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Internet era

Question 20

duration of internet era

Answer 20

1990 - present

Question 21

Featured the most rapid dispersion of
a new method of communication and
the expansion of digital and personal
media signaled the beginning of the
digital age.

Answer 21

Internet Era

Question 22

Five main forms of communication

Answer 22

1. Intrapersonal
2. Interpersonal
3. Group
4. Public
5. Mass

Question 23

communication
with oneself using internal vocalization or
reflective thinking.
Like other forms of communication,

Answer 23

Intrapersonal communication

Question 24

Intrapersonal communication use internal and external stimuli

Answer 24

True

Question 25

communication between people whose
lives mutually influence one anothe

Answer 25

Interpersonal Communication

Question 26

This communication builds,
maintains, and ends our relationships.

Answer 26

Interpersonal communication

Question 27

People spend more time engaged in
in this type of communication than the
other forms of communication.

Answer 27

Interpersonal communication

Question 28

communication
among three or more people interacting to
achieve a shared goal.

Answer 28

Group communication

Question 29

communication is often task-
focused.

Answer 29

Group communication

Question 30

is a sender-focused form
of communication in which one person is
typically responsible for conveying information
to an audience.

Answer 30

Public communication

Question 31

often aim to inform, persuade,
motivate, or entertain their listeners, depending
on the purpose of their presentation.

Answer 31

Public communication/ public speakers

Question 32

It is an important part of people’s academic,
professional, and civic lives.

Answer 32

Public communication

Question 33

most consistently
intentional, formal, and goal-oriented
form of communication.

Answer 33

Public communication

Question 34

public communication transmitted to
many people through print or electronic
media.

Answer 34

Mass communication

Question 35

The technology required to send messages distinguishes it from the other forms of
communication.

Answer 35

Mass communication

Question 36

This communication differs from other forms of communication in terms of the personal connection between participants.

Answer 36

Mass Communication