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Oral Communication Mid-Term Questions & Detailed Answers
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- Oral communications
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- University Of Central Florida
Oral Communication Mid-Term Questions & Detailed Answers
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Oral Communications Final Questions & DetailedAnswers
We currently live and operate in the _____ Age, which is quickly replacing the
_____ Age. - ANS Communication; Information
People for whom technologies already existed when they were born are referred
to as - ANS digital natives
The age in which communication, technology, and media converge deeply
permeate a citizens daily life is known as the - ANS Communication Age
People who have adopted and learned digital technologies later in life are known
as _____. - ANS digital immigrants
An already popular format for games and other forms of entertainment is called
_____ and is a blend of physical and virtual realities. - ANS augmented reality
Which of the following was not listed as a benefit of studying communication? -
ANS Less active role in democratic citizenship
What is the definition of communication? - ANS The collaborative process of using
messages to create and participate in social reality
,Which of the following does not accurately describe communication? - ANS
Communication is static
The set of social judgments that members of a group agree upon is the definition
of which of the following terms? - ANS Social reality
Communication is a "we" activity in which people work jointly to create and share
meaning. This best demonstrates that communication _____. - ANS is collaborative
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 _____. - ANS is creative
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 _____. - ANS praxis; poiesis
If Bethany calls her mother on the phone and shares her day's experience, this an
example of which type of communication context? - ANS Mediated
Which of the following situations is an example of interpersonal communication? -
ANS Liz responds to a friend's Facebook status
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. - ANS personalize
Which communication metaphor describes communication as a linear, one-way
transfer of information? - ANS Transmission
In the transactional model of communication, every message has two dimensions:
_____, or its surface level meaning; and _____, or how a message is said. - ANS
content; relationship
Which model of communication expands the role of communicators beyond
sender-receivers to joint creators of social reality? - ANS Social Constructionism
According to the communication philosopher and ethicist Jürgen Habermas,
ethical communication is that which promotes _____ and _____. - ANS autonomy;
responsibility
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). - ANS agency; constraint
Communication activism is known as the direct energetic action that is not in
support of needed social change for individuals. - ANS False
, Mediated communication is defined as a communication or messages that are
transmitted through some type of medium. - ANS True
Public communication is defined as a situation in which a person delivers a
message to an audience. - ANS True
According to employers, communication skills are the most valuable abilities
employees can possess. - ANS True
Communication as Transmission is one of the newest models of communication
based on the workings of the cell phone and the computer. - ANS False
The fact that communication involves both creation and participation
demonstrates that it is fundamentally dual-natured. - ANS True
Small groups are traditionally defined as groups having between 2 and 10
members. - ANS True
According to the constructivist perspective, communication is both a shaper of our
individual understandings and shaped by those understandings. - ANS True
Engagement refers to the power of communication to link and relate us to people,
groups, communities, social institutions, and cultures. - ANS False
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