Communication Process and its Components

According to Wood (2003), communication is a _________ process.

• complicated

• systematic

• problematic

This involves the relationship between and among the participants in a communication process.

• historical context

• physical context

• social context

The noise caused by the barking of dogs is what type of noise?

• barking noise

• physical noise

• semantic noise

In the process of communication, who decodes the messages?

• sender

• channel

• receiver

Function of Communication:

We communicate to maintain

our sense of (a)   .

An ethical communicator gives ______ to the source of information.

• Money

• Problems

• Credit

(a)   is the receiver's response to the sender's message that indicates understanding.

Through communication, we cannot fulfill our short-term goals and long-term goals.

• True

• False

Daydreaming, not paying attention, boredom, and lack of interest are what type of noise?

(a)  

Verbal communication is

_____________________.

• sending a message without using words

• posture, gestures, facial expressions

• sending a message using words

• communicating with oneself