COM 112 Test 1 Questions & Answers
2023/2024
Asynchronous communication - ANSWER-occurs when there is a time gap between when a message is sent and when its received --> email, text Channel - ANSWER-medium in which messages are exchanged Cognitive Complexity - ANSWER-ability to construct a variety of different frameworks for viewing an issue.
Imagine your friend seems to be angry --> could be that:
- offended by something you did
- something happened that has nothing to do with you
- you're just being sensitive
Communication - ANSWER-using messages to generate meaning Communication Apprehension - ANSWER-feelings of anxiety that arise in unfamiliar or difficult communication context Communication Competence - ANSWER-can be both effective and appropriate / is situational and can be learned Content Dimension (of a message) - ANSWER-the information being explicitly discussed --> please pass the salt, not now I'm tired etc Disinhibition - ANSWER-tendency to transmit messages without considering their consequences Environment - ANSWER-fields of experience that help them make sense of other's behavior 1 / 2
Feedback - ANSWER-response to a previous message Hyperpersonal Communication - ANSWER-accelerating the discussion of personal topics and relational development beyond what normally happens in face to face interaction Leanness - ANSWER-describes messages that carry less information due to a lack of nonverbal cues --> text message Noise - ANSWER-anything to interferes with the transmission and reception of a message.External Noise - ANSWER-factors outside the receiver that make it difficult to hear --> loud music at a bar --> harder to pay attention to another person Physiological Noise - ANSWER-biological factors in the receiver that interfere with accurate interaction -- > hearing loss, illness Psychological Noise - ANSWER-cognitive factors that make communication less affection --> a woman called a girl may be so irritated she can't objectively listen Relational dimension (of a message) - ANSWER-expresses how you feel about the other person: whether you like or dislike the other person, feel in control or subordinate --> saying thanks a lot in different ways = different messages could come across Richness - ANSWER-abundance of non verbal cues that add clarity to a verbal message Self-monitoring - ANSWER-the process of paying attention to one's own behavior and using these observations to shape the way one behaves Social Media - ANSWER-collectively describes all channels that make remote personal communication possible
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