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CMST 1061 Min Wu LSUA 2022 Quiz Bank with complete solutionAccording to the supplementary reading "the meaning of meaning", meaning is our internal response to either the reality (objects, events, or situations experienced through
our senses) or the symbols used by a language community to label reality. For example,
the meaning of dog for a particular person or a group of people would be their internal response (images appearing in their mind, or loving feelings aroused) when they either see the actual four-legged animal or when see or hear the word "dog". Answer- True
The major distinction between the linear and interactive models of communication is Answer- the interactive model includes feedback, or a response to the message .
The statement that communication is systemic means that __________ Answer- the various parts affect each other.
Stuart has just started preparing a persusaive speech for his communication class. He has selected a topic and is thinking about the kind of arguments, reasoning and evidence he might use in his speech. Stuart is focusing on which canon of persuasion? Answer- logos
The study of communication is more than __________ years old. Answer- 2500
The study of communication, power, and empowerment, especially as it relates to the issue of who is and who is not allowed to speak in a society, is strongly influenced by which philosopher? Answer- Michel Foucault
Which of the following is NOT a "proof" identified by Aristotle as the tools of persuasion?
Answer- a. ethos
X b. tanthos c. pathos
d. logos
Whiteness studies are examples of research conducted in which field of communication study? Answer- Intercultural Communication Studies
Attribution is the act of explaining why something happens or why a person acts a particular way. Answer- True
Cognitive schemata include all of the following EXCEPT ________ Answer- abstractions The ability to perceive another as a unique individual is called _____ Answer- person-
centeredness
The active process of selecting, organizing and interpreting people, objects, events, situations, and activities is known as ______ Answer- perception
Which of the following is a prototype? Answer- the person who is the best example of a
co-worker to you
Socially agreed-upon labels that we use to identify and arouse conventionalized meanings stored in schemata within our memory system are called: Answer- symbols
In the meaning triangle, the symbol is the internal configuration aroused by either apprehending the referent itself with our senses or by receiving a cue from another person. Answer- False
All language is symbolic, yet not all symbols are linguistic. Answer- True
The verbal symbols we select to use are not intrinsically connected to what they represent. This is known as _____ Answer- arbitrariness
Words that slant perceptions are called _______ Answer- loaded language
Joaquin came to the United States from Mexico three months ago and he is still having trouble understanding Americans' tendency to rush all the time. He is also surprised when his teachers are irritated if he joins class a while after class has started. Joaquin's confusion about American pace of life is based on which aspect of nonverbal behavior? Answer- chronemics
People with high status and/or power tend to touch others and invade others' space more than do people with less power and/or status. Answer- True
Rachel doesn't want to be interrupted while she's speaking so she avoids looking at others until she has said all she wants to say. Then she looks at the person who wants to respond. Rachel has used nonverbal behavior to _________ Answer- regulate interaction
The study of space and how people use it is known as ______ Answer- proxemics
Which of the following is NOT true about nonverbal communication? Answer- it does not vary over time
As soon as the news program begins an interview with the President, Dolores quits paying attention and she mumbles to herself, "I already know everything he has to say
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