Midterm Review Unit 1

How is communication influenced according to the text?

• By culture

• By technology

• By language

• By environment

What does the text suggest about words in communication?

• They are symbolic and do not directly correspond to reality.

• They are literal and always correspond to reality.

• They are always misunderstood.

• They are irrelevant to communication.

What is the effect of communication according to the text?

• It always has an effect and is your legacy.

• It has no effect.

• It is temporary and forgettable.

• It is reversible and changeable.

Which type of communication need helps us survive and even thrive?

• Instrumental Needs

• Physical Needs

• Relationship Needs

• Identity Needs

What type of communication need is focused on getting things done?

• Instrumental Needs

• Physical Needs

• Relationship Needs

• Identity Needs

Which communication need involves beginning, developing, maintaining, and ending relationships?

• Instrumental Needs

• Physical Needs

• Relationship Needs

• Identity Needs

How do Identity Needs relate to communication?

• They help us survive and thrive.

• They involve getting things done.

• They focus on how we present ourselves to others.

• They are about beginning and ending relationships.

What is the first step in the Transmission Model of communication?

• Receiver

• Decodes

• Sender

• Message

In the Transmission Model, what process occurs after encoding?

• Decoding

• Message

• Channel

• Receiver

Which component is responsible for interpreting the message in the Transmission Model?

• Sender

• Encodes

• Decodes

• Channel