CMST 1061 Min Wu LSUA UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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CMST 1061 Min Wu LSUA UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
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According 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 c...
CMST 1061 Min Wu LSUA UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
According 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". - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- True
The major distinction between the linear and interactive models of communication is -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the interactive model includes feedback, or a response to the
message .
The statement that communication is systemic means that __________ - CORRECT
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? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- logos
The study of communication is more than __________ years old. - CORRECT
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? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Michel Foucault
Which of the following is NOT a "proof" identified by Aristotle as the tools of persuasion? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a. ethos
X b. tanthos
c. pathos
d. logos
,Whiteness studies are examples of research conducted in which field of communication
study? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Intercultural Communication Studies
Attribution is the act of explaining why something happens or why a person acts a particular
way. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- True
Cognitive schemata include all of the following EXCEPT ________ - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- abstractions
The ability to perceive another as a unique individual is called _____ - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- person-centeredness
The active process of selecting, organizing and interpreting people, objects, events, situations,
and activities is known as ______ - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- perception
Which of the following is a prototype? - CORRECT 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: - CORRECT 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. -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- False
All language is symbolic, yet not all symbols are linguistic. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
True
The verbal symbols we select to use are not intrinsically connected to what they represent.
This is known as _____ - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- arbitrariness
, Words that slant perceptions are called _______ - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT
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. - CORRECT 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 _________ - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- regulate
interaction
The study of space and how people use it is known as ______ - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
proxemics
Which of the following is NOT true about nonverbal communication? - CORRECT
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 and I don't
want to hear it again." Dolores' ability to listen is being hindered by _________ - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- prejudgement
Bao is a teacher. When she is talking to students one on one, she gently encourages them to
express themselves by saying, "Tell me more," "go on," "I understand." These are examples
of _________ - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- minimal encouragers
Monopolizing is hogging the stage by continuously focusing the conversation on ourselves
instead of the person who is talking. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- True
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