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Communication 121 Final Exam
Sample Test (Spring 2000)
Please select the best answer from the choices provided and mark the corresponding space on the accompanying answer sheet.
1. One characteristic of human communication is that it is symbolic. This means that meanings are located in: a. words. b. events. c. people. d. objects. e. experience.
2. The encoding process is best described by which of the following: a. organizing thoughts into ideas. b. identifying feelings and emotions. c. receiver acknowledgment that a message has been received. d. turning ideas or feelings into symbols. e. all of the above.
3. When your teacher pauses during a lecture because he or she notices several frowning faces, the teacher is illustrating that: a. communicators are simultaneously senders and receivers. b. communication is irreversible. c. communication is a process. d. communication is not always a good thing. e. communication is not predictable.
4. Which of the following best defines feedback? a. A quasi-verbal response b. A mental response c. An intentional response d. An unintentional response e. Both c & d are correct
5. John is trying to listen to a speech but his headache interferes. He’s experiencing: a. external noise. b. physiological noise. c. psychological noise. d. distraction not classified as noise. e. empathetic noise. 6. Cognitive complexity is defined as: a. rational thinking. b. an ability to solve problems. c. an ability to examine an issue from various perspectives. d. an ability to think and communicate abstractly. e. all of the above.
7. All of the following are characteristic of self-concept except: a. it is innate, rather than learned. b. it aids in predicting the person's effectiveness as a communicator. c. it influences interactions with others. d. it can change over time. e. it is dynamic.
8. A person's self-concept is primarily
Sample Test (Spring 2000)
Please select the best answer from the choices provided and mark the corresponding space on the accompanying answer sheet.
1. One characteristic of human communication is that it is symbolic. This means that meanings are located in: a. words. b. events. c. people. d. objects. e. experience.
2. The encoding process is best described by which of the following: a. organizing thoughts into ideas. b. identifying feelings and emotions. c. receiver acknowledgment that a message has been received. d. turning ideas or feelings into symbols. e. all of the above.
3. When your teacher pauses during a lecture because he or she notices several frowning faces, the teacher is illustrating that: a. communicators are simultaneously senders and receivers. b. communication is irreversible. c. communication is a process. d. communication is not always a good thing. e. communication is not predictable.
4. Which of the following best defines feedback? a. A quasi-verbal response b. A mental response c. An intentional response d. An unintentional response e. Both c & d are correct
5. John is trying to listen to a speech but his headache interferes. He’s experiencing: a. external noise. b. physiological noise. c. psychological noise. d. distraction not classified as noise. e. empathetic noise. 6. Cognitive complexity is defined as: a. rational thinking. b. an ability to solve problems. c. an ability to examine an issue from various perspectives. d. an ability to think and communicate abstractly. e. all of the above.
7. All of the following are characteristic of self-concept except: a. it is innate, rather than learned. b. it aids in predicting the person's effectiveness as a communicator. c. it influences interactions with others. d. it can change over time. e. it is dynamic.
8. A person's self-concept is primarily