Unit 1 Quiz

the process of interpreting a message

• anecdote

• communication

• credibility

• decoding

a short story or recalling of an incident, usually humorous

• anecdote

• thesis

• communication

• recapitulation

intentional or unintentional words, actions, or symbols that others interpret

• purpose

• communication

• noise

• anecdote

restating a point or points

• credibility

• fields of experience

• recapitulation

• noise

the process of constructing a message

• decoding

• encoding

• purpose

• thesis

the sum of personal experiences each communicator brings to the communication exchange that influences the individual's perception of, and responses to, the communication

• anecdote

• encoding

• fields of experience

• thesis

interference of any kind that makes a communication transaction unsuccessful

• fields of experience

• noise

• credibility

• communication

the quality or qualities of a speaker or of sources of information that an audience perceives as trustworthy, competent, and dynamic

• credibility

• noise

• purpose

• communication

the goal of a presentation, or what the speaker hopes to accomplish by making the presentation

• noise

• purpose

• recapitulation

• thesis

the major idea being discussed in a speech

• anecdote

• decoding

• thesis

• purpose