Importance of Communication - Mid-term Review Quiz
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Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a characteristic of communication in the text?

  • Ongoing
  • Two-way
  • Irreversible
  • Static (correct)
  • What role does 'how you say what you say' play in communication?

  • It is irrelevant
  • It has no impact on communication
  • It determines the volume of the message
  • It plays an important role (correct)
  • In the context of communication, what does 'noise' refer to?

  • Physical barriers
  • External interference that disrupts the message (correct)
  • Auditory distractions
  • Feedback from the recipient
  • What does the text suggest is essential for effective communication?

    <p>Comparing messages with past experiences</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is communication described as?

    <p>A continuing process</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main focus of communication, according to the text?

    <p>Ensuring the recipient understands the message in the same way as the sender</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the process of thinking about the received symbols or actions, applying meaning to them, and making them into a usable thought for an appropriate response?

    <p>Decoding</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term refers to anything that interrupts communicators from encoding, sending, receiving, and/or decoding a message properly?

    <p>Noise</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'circumstances' refer to in the context of communication?

    <p>The context of the situation and the fundamental nature of the communicator</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe the ability to choose the appropriate communication style for the situation and the participants?

    <p>Adapting</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of noise occurs when the person you are communicating with speaks a different language, uses technical jargon, and/or resorts to emotionally charged words?

    <p>Semantic noise</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What refers to the review of all available symbols or actions that could represent a thought and selecting the most appropriate ones?

    <p>Encoding</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used for the response one communicator gives to another?

    <p>Feedback</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of noise is anything external that interrupts communicators from encoding, sending, receiving, and/or decoding a message properly?

    <p>Physical noise</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used for the ability to appear competent in all situations by choosing the appropriate communication style?

    <p>Adapting</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are messages that must go through a medium to get from one communicator to another called?

    <p>Channels</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does adapting in communication refer to?

    <p>Choosing an appropriate communication style for the situation and participants</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does physical noise in communication refer to?

    <p>Anything external that interrupts communicators from encoding, sending, receiving, and/or decoding a message properly.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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