Midterm Exam Study Guide

Question 1

What is the number one skill employers want?

Answer 1

Oral communication

Question 2

What is the goal of human communication?

Answer 2

Shared meaning

Question 3

What is the awareness wheel?

Answer 3

Sensory data, think, feel, want, Act

Question 4

In order to change your feelings you must what?

Answer 4

Change your thoughts

Question 5

Interpersonal communication is equal to

Answer 5

Self talk

Question 6

What is the Meyers Briggs personality type?

Answer 6

What’s your type in what does it say about your career? Extrovert and introvert
sensing and intuitive
thinking and feeling
judging and perceiving

Question 7

What are the three personal powers

Answer 7

1. ) self awareness and understanding
2. ) assertiveness and actions and words
3. ) networking

Question 8

Significant others gives what?

Answer 8

Reflected appraisal

Question 9

We do a social comparison to our

Answer 9

Reference group

Question 10

What is self fulfilling prophecy?

Answer 10

IA communication phenomenon that can be self-imposed is other imposed

Question 11

What is social identity theory?

Answer 11

We had multiple identities; one identity may be more salient based on the situation

Question 12

What is social learning theory?

Answer 12

We learn how to behave in a culture by observing others

Question 13

What is default schema?

Answer 13

Automatic image/interpretation is mind

Question 14

What is perception checking statement?

Answer 14

1. ) describe behavior as objectively as possible
2. ) offer at least two interpretations
3. ) ask for clarification

Question 15

What is situational awareness?

Answer 15

Being aware of many elements (dynamics) occurring in a given situation; accurately interpret eating the situation in responding appropriately

Question 16

Draw a model of communication using your career setting?

Answer 16

Send her encodes message
Receiver Decodes and gives feedback
Channel And noise
Context/situation/environment 
identity, relationship, culture

Question 17

What is Lasswell’s formula

Answer 17

Who, says what, to whom, in which channel, with what effect/outcome

Question 18

Instructor adds what?

Answer 18

How said and where and when

Question 19

UT core competency: communication

What is the purpose of this class?

Answer 19

UT students must demonstrate ability to communicate meaningfully, persuasively, and creativity really with different audiences through written, oral, numeric, graphic and visual modes