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SCOM 123 Final Exam JMU Quizzes And Ans.

Abstracting - Answer-the process whereby we formulate increasingly vague conceptions of our world by leaving out details associated with objects, events and ideas Accentuation - Answer-Nonverbal cues accent emphasize parts of the verbal message Ambushing - Answer-When one listens for weakness and ignores strength Attitude - Answer-A learned predisposition to respond favorably or unfavorably toward some attitude object Attribution error - Answer-The tendency to overemphasize personal traits...

What are the most common myths about communication? - Answer-1. Communication is a cure all 2. Communicating is just common sense 3. Communication quantity equals quality Linear - Answer-One way channel; sender sends a message through a channel to a receiver in an atmosphere of noise Interactive - Answer-two way channel that incorporates feedback Transactional - Answer-Everyone is a sender and a receiver; it affects all parties involved Channel - Answer-Medium through which a message trav...

What are the most common myths about communication? - Answer-Communication is a cure-all, communicating is just common sense, communication quantity equals quality, Linear Model - Answer-Sender sends a message through a channel to a receiver in an atmosphere of noise. Interactive model - Answer-Addition of feedback, senders become receivers and receivers become senders, "The Ping Pong Model" Transactional model - Answer-Sender-receivers, message goes both ways, both parties input feedbac...

CH. 1 What are the most common myths about communication? - 1. Communication is a cure all 2. Communicating is just common sense 3. Communication quantity equals quality CH. 1 Explain the differences between the three models of communication: linear, interactive, and transactional. - >Linear: One way >Interactive: Back and Forth >Transactional: Everyone is a sender and a reciever CH. 1 Define the basic communication elements contained in the communication models (channel, sende...

CH. 1 What are the most common myths about communication? - 1. Communication is a cure all 2. Communicating is just common sense 3. Communication quantity equals quality CH. 1 Explain the differences between the three models of communication: linear, interactive, and transactional. - >Linear: One way >Interactive: Back and Forth >Transactional: Everyone is a sender and a reciever CH. 1 Define the basic communication elements contained in the communication models (channel, sende...