Chapter 1 question pool quiz - FOC

We currently live and operate in the ___________ Age, which is quickly replacing the _____________ Age.

People for whom technologies already existed when they were born are referred to as

The age in which communication, technology, and media converge deeply permeate a citizens daily life is known as the

People who have adopted and learned digital technologies later in life are known as

An already popular format for games and other forms of entertainment is called _____ and is a blend of physical and virtual realities

Which of the following was not listed as a benefit of studying communication?

What is the definition of communication?

Which of the following does not accurately describe communication?

The set of social judgments that members of a group agree upon is the definition of which of the following terms?

Communication is a “we” activity in which people work jointly to create and share meaning. This best demonstrates that communication _____.

Being labeled a “loser” may alter a person's perceptions and reinforce self-destructive behaviors, taking part in shaping their social reality. This best demonstrates that communication _____.

The ancient Greeks referred to the ways that communication can be used as an instrument to accomplish things as _____ and the ways that communication creates things as _____.

If Bethany calls her mother on the phone and shares her day's experience, this an example of which type of communication context?

Which of the following situations is an example of interpersonal communication?

Complex computer data-mining operations use all of your online activities (ranging from site visits, to purchase histories, to group memberships) to compile highly specific profiles of you that advertisers can use to customize, or _____, their advertisements to you.

Which communication metaphor describes communication as a linear, one-way transfer of information?

In the transactional model of communication, every message has two dimensions: _____, or its surface level meaning; and _____, or how a message is said.

Which model of communication expands the role of communicators beyond sender-receivers to joint creators of social reality

According to the communication philosopher and ethicist Jürgen Habermas, ethical communication is that which promotes _____ and _____.

Viewing communication as a process of social construction requires an appreciation of both _____ (the power and freedom to use communication to create the social realities we desire) and _____ (the limitations inherent in our social realities).

Communication activism is known as the direct energetic action that is not in support of needed social change for individuals.

Mediated communication is defined as a communication or messages that are transmitted through some type of medium.

Public communication is defined as a situation in which a person delivers a message to an audience.

According to employers, communication skills are the most valuable abilities employees can possess

Communication as Transmission is one of the newest models of communication based on the workings of the cell phone and the computer.

The fact that communication involves both creation and participation demonstrates that it is fundamentally dual-natured.

Small groups are traditionally defined as groups having between 2 and 10 members.

According to the constructivist perspective, communication is both a shaper of our individual understandings and shaped by those understandings

Engagement refers to the power of communication to link and relate us to people, groups, communities, social institutions, and cultures.

One of the ways we can harness the power of communication for the greater good is by engaging in communication activism, or the direct energetic action in support of needed social change for individuals, groups, organizations, and communities.