Question 1

Human communication is an attempt to share realities with others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Becoming and staying competent in an information age is an ongoing process requiring lifelong learning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Noise is the distortion or interference that contributes to discrepancies between the meaning intended by the source and the meaning assigned by the receiver.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Littlejohn and Jabusch contended communication competency arises
 out of three basic components -- process understanding,group sensitivity,and moral behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

As an individual,you are likely to spend most of your working life
 employed in an "information" job.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Message channels are usually free of distortion or noise.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Noise is always present in one form or another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Individuals form impressions of self-competence while making judgments about the competency of others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Competency is both an intrapersonal and interpersonal impression.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Background or specific sets of experiences which are brought to the communication situation are known as encoding processes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Organizational communication is really just interpersonal communication in an organizational setting.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The channel is the medium through which the message is transmitted.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Message encoding is the process of formulating messages choosing content and symbols to convey meaning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

While interpersonal communication occurs in organizations,organizational communication is a more comprehensive process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Chester Barnard in his famous work,The Function of the Executive,described the development and maintenance of a system of communication as a primary responsibility of executives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The communication effect is the result,the consequence,or the outcome of the communication interactions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Most people engaged in interpersonal communication in organizations share common experiences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

An individual is either a message source or a message receiver.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Decoding is the symbolic attempt to transfer meaning;it is the signal that serves as a stimulus for a receiver.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Littlejohn and Jabusch believed that competence in most organizations can be accomplished through the filtering down of information from the executive level.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 1: A: Organizational Communication: a Competency-Based Approach

Human communication is an attempt to share realities with others.

Becoming and staying competent in an information age is an ongoing process requiring lifelong learning.

Noise is the distortion or interference that contributes to discrepancies between the meaning intended by the source and the meaning assigned by the receiver.

Littlejohn and Jabusch contended communication competency arises out of three basic components -- process understanding,group sensitivity,and moral behavior.

As an individual,you are likely to spend most of your working life employed in an "information" job.

Message channels are usually free of distortion or noise.

Noise is always present in one form or another.

Individuals form impressions of self-competence while making judgments about the competency of others.

Competency is both an intrapersonal and interpersonal impression.

Background or specific sets of experiences which are brought to the communication situation are known as encoding processes.

Organizational communication is really just interpersonal communication in an organizational setting.

The channel is the medium through which the message is transmitted.

Message encoding is the process of formulating messages choosing content and symbols to convey meaning.

While interpersonal communication occurs in organizations,organizational communication is a more comprehensive process.

Chester Barnard in his famous work,The Function of the Executive,described the development and maintenance of a system of communication as a primary responsibility of executives.

The communication effect is the result,the consequence,or the outcome of the communication interactions.

Most people engaged in interpersonal communication in organizations share common experiences.

An individual is either a message source or a message receiver.

Decoding is the symbolic attempt to transfer meaning;it is the signal that serves as a stimulus for a receiver.

Littlejohn and Jabusch believed that competence in most organizations can be accomplished through the filtering down of information from the executive level.