Exam 1: Communication Perspectives

During class, Adam could not concentrate on the lecture because he was thinking of a movie that he watched the previous night.In this scenario, Adam is distracted from the lecture due to _____.

_____ are textual images that symbolize the sender's mood or facial expressions.

The _____ is the nature of the relationship that already exists between participants.

To be perceived as a competent communicator, we must portray _________.

Communication is effective when it: 

A _____ is a "mental library" of scripts each of us draws from to create messages based on what worked for us or others in the past.

Which of the following statements is true of intrapersonal communication? 

Ethical communicators: 

Unlike public communication, mass communication: 

How we communicate is a(n) _________ or measure of the emotional temperature of our relationship at the time.

Kate tells her son Ben to tidy his room.Ben, who does not like the task, agrees to it but mumbles under his breath and makes a face.Ben's response is an example of _____.

Marsha and Rachel went shopping for clothes.Marsha bought a new pair of jeans.The following day, Marsha, Rachel, and Markus met for coffee.Upon seeing Marsha in her new jeans, Rachel exclaimed, "Oh! You wore the new ones." Marsha nodded and smiled, but Markus had no idea what they were talking about.In this scenario, Markus did not understand the meaning of "the new ones", because he did not know the _____ of their communication.

_____ typically involves three to 20 people who come together to communicate with one another.

_____ is the fear associated with communicating with others.

Communication being indexical means that: 

Ronnie had a violin recital at his school.He played beautifully, but the acoustics in the room were so bad that only the people in the first few rows could hear him.This is an example of failed communication because Ronnie did not take into account the _____.

People who experience situational communication apprehension: 

Explain how social ease is important to being a competent communicator.

While playing, Marcie exclaimed, "Ouch!" as she slipped in the mud and fell down.Marvin immediately asked, "Are you alright?" When she said, "No!" Marvin carefully said, "All right," "This is a new situation.Why don't we go find a hose and try to clean you off?" In this scenario, Marvin's message is an example of _____.

Which of the following is true of intercultural communication?