Midterm Exam
Human Communication 100
Fall 2004 Midterm Exam
Multiple Choice: Choose only one answer and mark the corresponding letter on your scantron. Each question is worth 2 points.
1. Another word for decoding is __________. A. interpretation B. speaking C. creating D. noise
2. Imagine that you are listening to a speech about AIDS and HIV. One of the speaker’s main points describes ways to respond to the devastating news that you or someone in your family is HIV Negative. You are confused by this, because you know that HIV Negative means that someone isn’t infected with the virus that leads to AIDS. What is happening in this situation? A. The speaker obviously plagiarized the speech, because he/she doesn’t know the correct terms. B. The channel of the message is faulty, or else the correct term would be sent and received. C. The speaker’s encoding and the listener’s decoding are interfering with communication. D. External noise is keeping the message from being sent and received accurately.
3. The terms feedback and context are introduced in which of the communication models? A. communication as action B. communication as interaction C. communication as reaction D. communication as transaction
4. Which of the following is an example of intrapersonal communication? A. talking to friend about biology class B. telling your roommate about a personal problem C. mentally rehearsing what you have to do that day
ordering a pizza over the phone
5. Which of the following is an attribute of interpersonal communication?
Interpersonal communication is linear.
Interpersonal communication is a monologue.
Interpersonal communication involves responding to people’s roles.
Interpersonal communication involves mutual influence.
6. According to Maslow’s framework on the process of becoming self-aware, a person whose communication skills are
Fall 2004 Midterm Exam
Multiple Choice: Choose only one answer and mark the corresponding letter on your scantron. Each question is worth 2 points.
1. Another word for decoding is __________. A. interpretation B. speaking C. creating D. noise
2. Imagine that you are listening to a speech about AIDS and HIV. One of the speaker’s main points describes ways to respond to the devastating news that you or someone in your family is HIV Negative. You are confused by this, because you know that HIV Negative means that someone isn’t infected with the virus that leads to AIDS. What is happening in this situation? A. The speaker obviously plagiarized the speech, because he/she doesn’t know the correct terms. B. The channel of the message is faulty, or else the correct term would be sent and received. C. The speaker’s encoding and the listener’s decoding are interfering with communication. D. External noise is keeping the message from being sent and received accurately.
3. The terms feedback and context are introduced in which of the communication models? A. communication as action B. communication as interaction C. communication as reaction D. communication as transaction
4. Which of the following is an example of intrapersonal communication? A. talking to friend about biology class B. telling your roommate about a personal problem C. mentally rehearsing what you have to do that day
ordering a pizza over the phone
5. Which of the following is an attribute of interpersonal communication?
Interpersonal communication is linear.
Interpersonal communication is a monologue.
Interpersonal communication involves responding to people’s roles.
Interpersonal communication involves mutual influence.
6. According to Maslow’s framework on the process of becoming self-aware, a person whose communication skills are