Ch 2. Sending & Receiving Vocabulary

What is the primary role of a receiver?

• to pass on messages to others

• to listen and provide feedback as an audience or listener

• to write down what is said

• to refrain from responding too quickly

What is the denotative meaning of a word?

• an incorrect judgment

• an emotional association

• a slang term

• its dictionary definition

What is an emblem?

• a gesture that stands for words

• a gesture that satisfies a personal need

• a gesture that communicates emotion

• a gesture that reinforces verbal language

How are regulators used?

• to show displeasure

• to moderate another person's speech

• to imitate the other person

• all of the above

What is kinesics?

• communication through vocal modulation

• communication through brain waves

• communication through touch

• communication through body movements

What is the definition of proxemics?

• communicating with words

• communicating via bodily movements

• communicating via spatial distances

• communicating via touch

What does it mean to decode a message?

• to repeat it to more than one person

• to interpret its meaning

• to misunderstand it

• to figure out the best way to say it

In the study of communication, what is meant by noise?

• a physical or psychological barrier to a message

• a crowded room with too much activity

• the inability to speak clearly

• a word that is misunderstood

What is the muscle beneath the lungs that we use for breathing?

• larynx

• trachea

• vocal cords

• diaphragm

What is the definition of a voice's pitch?

• the volume

• the speed

• the highness or lowness of the sound

• none of the above