Impact of Media, Modalities, and Formats — Unit test Answers

Which is not an example of being aware of one’s communication with others?a.a doctor explaining a diagnosis to a patient in simple termsb.a daughter arguing loudly and heatedly with her motherc.students lowering their voice while they’re in the libraryd.a teacher clarifying a topic in her lecture

_________________ is the process of gathering information using your senses.a.Nonverbal communicationb.Verbal communicationc.Observationd.Interpretation

Why is perception a complex process?

Every night Marnie’s family makes it a point to linger after their dinner and talk about their respective days. Which type of communication is being employed in this scenario?a.Intrapersonalb.Mass communicationc.Interviewingd.Small group

“Perceptions can be created through verbal and nonverbal messages.” is an example of _________.a.a way everyone perceives the worldb.a way perception and communication are linkedc.a way to use perception to our advantaged.all of the above

An email can lead to miscommunication because:a.it is a faster mode of communicationb.there is no opportunity to interpret nonverbal cuesc.receiver might not have access to the Internetd.sender might type in the wrong email address

Master Boatswain!Boatswain Here, master: what cheer?Master Good, speak to the mariners: fall to't, yarely,or we run ourselves aground: bestir, bestir. (I. i. 1-3)This excerpt from William Shakespeare’s The Tempest is an example of ___________.a.interpersonal communicationb.intrapersonal communicationc.interviewingd.organizational communication

Read the passage and examine the chart. The senior class took a vote to see where to go for a class trip. The choices were a theme park, a museum, a water park, or a ropes course. Once the voting was tabulated, the results were announced. Ten percent of the class voted to visit a museum, 14 percent voted to visit a ropes course, and 25 percent voted to go to a theme park. Fifty-one percent of the class wanted to go to a water park. The senior class is off to the water park!

Describe a situation in which you have used direct perception checking.

Your spiritual self is ________________.a.how you interact with othersb.personal reflection about your thoughts and feelingsc.a measure of how religious you ared.the decisions you make about your likes and dislikes

Perceptions are shared through communication.

“To effectively communicate we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others.”-Anthony Robbins

If you were to add a “fourth self” to William James’ model, what would it be? Why?

Read the passage.Often underestimated, colonial women were important spies during revolutionary times. Though they received little to no praise, these women spies worked quietly behind the scenes to aid the colonial cause. Some would spy on British officers who were occupying their homes. They created secret codes to communicate with one another, such as by the order they hung the laundry on the clothesline. The British later declared that the walls must have had ears.

How does a table of contents help readers understand informational texts?