CMN 003V Midterm 1 Questions and
Answers
Why is communication important? - Answer-Essential to your personal and professional
success
Nature of Communication - Answer-Unavoidable
Strategic
Relational
Instrumental
Identity management - Answer-How we desire to present ourselves
How is commun...
Example of denotative meaning - Answer✔✔-dog is commonly accepted as the animal, but also
known as a person who is unpleasant or wicked
Connotative Meaning - Answer✔✔-a word's emotional or attitudinal response people have to
the word
Example of connotative meaning - Answer✔✔-the word school can conjure different images for
different people. If you loved going to school and learning, you would think of school as a good
thing. If you dreaded school and were bullied, you would think of school as a bad thing.
Abstraction ladder - Answer✔✔-Language works on various levels on abstraction that range
from vague to specific
What does the abstraction ladder show? - Answer✔✔-how a sequence of words can represent
high level abstractions which are general and vague to more specific
What do lower abstractions do? - Answer✔✔-Work to ensure clarity
What do higher abstractions do? - Answer✔✔-often allow for the following evasion which
allows the speaker to avoid providing specific details
Evasion - Answer✔✔-allows the speaker to avoid providing specific details
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