Introduction To Communication & Verbal vs. Non-Verbal QUIZ

Communication can be defined as...

• involves remembering the information you have received once you have attended to, understood, and responded to it.

• communication technique in which the receiver provides feedback to confirm what they have heard and to confirm the understanding of all parties.

• The act or process of using words, sounds, signs, or behaviors to express or exchange information or to express your ideas, thoughts, feelings, etc. to someone else.

• communicating their attention and understanding to the sender by providing feedback.

T/F: In the Sender-Receiver Model, the method in which communication is transferred between people is called a RECEIVER?

EX: text messages, emails, phone calls, and face-to-face interactions are all examples of channels.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• T/F: People who have similar fields of experience are more likely to understand one another.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The ______ is the person who initiates the communication.  The sender develops an idea into a message.  This is also called encoding.

• Receiver

• Sender

• Channel

• Feedback

• Noise

The message moves through the channel to the ________, who completes the communication process by interpreting and assigning meaning to the message.  This is also known as decoding.

• Receiver

• Sender

• Channel

• Feedback

• Noise

During a group study session, Rohan is trying to explain a complex concept to Abigail and Aria. However, the loud music playing in the next room is making it difficult for them to concentrate on what Rohan is saying. In this scenario, the loud music is an example of __________, which is any distraction or factor in the environment that prevents the message from reaching its destination. This includes anything that causes the attention of those communicating to stray from the message.

• Receiver

• Sender

• Channel

• Feedback

• Noise

During a group study session, Harper was explaining a complex topic to Benjamin and Nora. They were showing their understanding by nodding and saying 'yeah' and 'mmm-hmmm'. This is an example of ________, a form of verbal and nonverbal cues receivers convey to indicate their reaction to communication.

• Receiver

• Sender

• Channel

• Feedback

• Noise

The message moves through the channel to the ________ , who completes the communication process by interpreting and assigning meaning to the message.  This is also known as decoding.

• Receiver

• Sender

• Channel

• Feedback

• Noise

is a communication technique in which the receiver provides feedback to confirm what they have heard and to confirm the understanding of all parties.

• Receiver

• Sender

• Channel

• Active Listening

• Noise

________ is the process of converting thoughts into words or non-verbal cues.

• Receiver

• Sender

• Channel

• Encoding

• Noise