Deck 1: Introduction to Human Communication

Question 1

The message that is sent to another person or group of people can be both verbal and nonverbal.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The term dyadic communication refers to the context in which people in a group communicate with each other.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Encoding is assigning meaning to an idea or thought.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Communication is the simple transmission of information from one person to another.

Question 5

According to the book,the most intimate context of human communication is interpersonal communication.

Question 6

Having a local newspaper start placing video about news events on its website is an example of media convergence.

Question 7

Communication changes in different contexts.

Question 8

The word communication comes from the Latin "communicare," which means

A) "to speak with understanding."
B) "to make common."
C) "to form a community of believers."
D) "to care for others."

Question 9

Your perceptions shape your speaking and your listening.

Question 10

Communication plays a minor role in fulfilling the purposes of a democratic society.

Question 11

The context of communication requires the most prestructuring of the message in public communication.

Question 12

An increased quantity of communication promotes more harmony and understanding.

Question 13

Communication is best understood as a dialogic process.

Question 14

There are more opportunities for feedback in the dyadic context than in the small group context.

Question 15

The process of understanding and sharing meaning within the self is called interpersonal communication.

Question 16

A systematic arrangement of symbols,letters,or words is called nonverbal communication.

Question 17

The word communication comes from a Latin term meaning "to speak with understanding."

Question 18

Communication is the process of using messages to generate meaning.

Question 19

Using your computer to check the voice mail for your office telephone is an example of media convergence.

Question 20

The mode by which a message moves from source to receiver is called feedback.

Question 21

The integration of email,calendars,internet,and voice communication into devices like smart phones (e.g.,iPhones,Blackerries)is called

A) technological convergence.
B) organizational convergence.
C) inherent convergence.
D) media convergence.

Question 22

Which term refers to communication between two people?

A) dyadic communication
B) intrapersonal communication
C) small-group communication
D) synthetic communication

Question 23

Saying "uh huh" to indicate you understand is classified as a

A) verbal code.
B) nonverbal code.
C) language code.
D) linguistic code.

Question 24

Paul is at home watching a politically oriented discussion show on cable TV.One of the commentators is making arguments that are faulty,which makes Paul very angry.But Paul cannot express that to the commentator on TV.Paul is feeling the frustrations of which context of communication?

A) intrapersonal context
B) interpersonal context
C) public context
D) mass context

Question 25

Which of the following does not relate to the term process?

A) continuous
B) ongoing
C) dynamic
D) static

Question 26

When you look at yourself in the mirror and decide that you need to comb your hair,you are using what context of communication?

A) intrapersonal communication
B) interpersonal communication
C) dyadic communication
D) public communication

Question 27

Dialogic communication is best described as

A) persuasion.
B) discussion.
C) transmission.
D) failure.

Question 28

Which of the following is not a component of communication?

A) feedback
B) message
C) code
D) action

Question 29

Jennifer and Lisa are sitting in a coffee shop having a friendly conversation.What descriptor of their communication interaction is most accurate?

A) group communication
B) intrapersonal communication
C) dyadic communication
D) linguistic communication

Question 30

Jennifer,Lisa,and Christina are having an in-depth conversation about a previous relationship that was abusive.Each of the women is participating equally.What type of descriptor most accurately describes this conversation?

A) persuasive
B) dialogic
C) transmission
D) failure

Question 31

Which of the following terms is not part of the definition of communication?

A) process
B) signs
C) meaning
D) codes

Question 32

When you do not listen well because you are daydreaming,it is because of

A) encoding.
B) semantic distractions.
C) noise.
D) channeling.

Question 33

The term that includes the use of symbols to create meaning is known as

A) feedback.
B) code.
C) meaning.
D) context.

Question 34

The accumulation of various types of mass communication (radio,television,newspapers,internet,etc.)into one medium is called

A) technological convergence.
B) organizational convergence.
C) inherent convergence.
D) media convergence.

Question 35

The component of communication that consists of facial expressions,words,and phrases is the

A) channel.
B) nonverbal code.
C) verbal code.
D) message.

Question 36

Of the contexts that include two or more people,the one that permits the least opportunity for feedback is

A) intrapersonal context.
B) interpersonal context.
C) public context.
D) mass context.

Question 37

Which of the following is the least public form of communication?

A) intrapersonal
B) interpersonal
C) group
D) organizational

Question 38

Communication begins with

A) the self.
B) the other.
C) the dyad.
D) the group.

Question 39

Which of the following is not a context of communication?

A) feedback
B) intrapersonal
C) interpersonal
D) public

Question 40

Which of the following does not relate to the term public communication?

A) formality
B) structure
C) planning
D) spontaneity