Human Communication: Preliminaries to Human Communication Flashcards

What are the benefits of studying human communication

One of the benefits of developing strong communication skills is that you can become more mindful as you distinguish between valid arguments and those with logical fallacies. This is known as having _____ skills.

_____ communication focuses on communication between two people or communication among a small group of people.

_____ communication includes the use of such technologies as e-mail, blogging, and tweeting.

A president speaking to college students at a university is an example of ____.

In _____ communication, you are entertained, informed, and persuaded by the media.

The beliefs, values, and ways of behaving that are shared by a group of people and passed down from one generation to the next is known as _____.

A conversation with your friend would be different in a quiet library than it would in a crowded restaurant. These differences can be attributed to the changing _____ context.

Speaking and writing, both acts of producing messages, are referred to as ____.

The act of receiving messages is called ____.

According to the communication model in your book, listeners are both ____ and ____.

When listening to a lecture in class, you say, “I’m sorry, but I don’t understand.” This is an example of _____.

Messages that communicate about other messages are _____.

As a listener, the message you send that is a reaction to another message is _____.

A message you send as a preface to your primary message is _____.

Smiles, applause, and head nods from the audience are examples of _____ that inform the speaker the message is being well received.

Vocal, visual, tactile, and written are all types of _____, or media through which the message passes.

A student doesn’t hear a lecture in class because he/she is hungry and distracted. This is an example of what type of noise?

Which of the following is a tip for making communication between blind and sighted people more effective?

If communication results in changes in attitudes, values, beliefs, or emotions, it has had a(n) _____ effect.

This purpose or motive of communication involves pleasure, escape, and relaxation.

This purpose or motive of communication involves trying to change the attitudes and behaviors of others.

While giving a speech, the speaker is simultaneously monitoring the crowd for their responses. As the crowd responds through facial expressions and vocalizations, they are simultaneously listening to the message. This illustrates which principle of communication?

When speaking to a child, you simplify your vocabulary. On the other hand, when speaking to your professor, you use larger words to gain his/her social approval. Which theory explains this process of adjustment?

At the start of class, your professor stares at you and says in an intense voice, “I need to see you immediately after class!” The obvious status difference between you and your professor is part of the _____ message.

Our inclination to divide up communication events into causes and effects illustrates which principle of communication?

_____ is your knowledge of communication and your ability to communicate effectively.

We are _____ when we are aware of the reasons for our behaviors and thoughts.

In this view of ethics, a person claims that the ethics of communication depends on the culture’s values and beliefs as well as particular circumstances.

Competent communicators must attend to which of the following concepts when communicating with others?

True/False

Communication skills are important for business and personal success.

True/False

Intrapersonal communication is communication between two people.

True/False

Mass communication includes newspapers and radio.

True/False

The temporal context is the tangible or concrete environment in which communication takes place.

True/False

Speaking and writing are examples of decoding.

True/False

We send and receive messages through only one sensory organ at a time.

True/False

Feedback tells the speaker what effect he/she is having on the listener(s).

True/False

Noise can distort some portion of the message a source sends as it travels to a receiver.

True/False

People communicate aimlessly, without any purpose.

True/False

Communication is transactional, meaning each element is independent on the other elements.

True/False

In face-to-face communication, the verbal message contains all aspects of the meaning of the message.

True/False

It is important to pay attention to relationship messages, as ignoring this dimension can lead to problems.

True/False

Terms like soon, in a minute, and later send precise messages about time.

True/False

Communication is an irreversible process.

True/False

Competent communicators see everyone as the same. They ignore any differences in race, ethnicity, age, or sex when communicating with others.

_____ communication is communication between people that takes place in a business setting.

Social-psychological and temporal are forms of communication _____.

_____ refers to the act of receiving messages

_____ are the messages you send that are reaction to other messages.

A message about another message is a(n) _____.

If you are too preoccupied by your thoughts to fully attend to a message, you are experiencing _____ noise.

_____ messages refer to the behavioral response that is expected from messages.

When we punctuate communication events, we isolate the responses from the _____, or causes of the responses.

) Communication can never be recreated. It is _____.

_____ is the study of good and bad, right and wrong, moral and immoral.