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Which of the following is an example of "noise" that can affect communication in a classroom?

A) a car alarm going off outside a classroom window
B) an overly warm room
C) hungry students
D) a professor who uses big words that students don't understand
E) all of these

F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

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The _____ model is a transactional model of communication that includes two or more people creating meaning while negotiating individual and societal forces, contexts, and culture in the communication process.

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Which of the following units create ethical codes to reflect beliefs and values?

The symbols we use e.g., words and gestures) to communicate are arbitrary.

You _____ a message when you interpret the meaning that is being sent.

Calling someone "darling" to indicate you are intimate is an example of

_____ is something that represents something else and is used to convey meaning.

Something that represents something else and conveys meaning is an) _____.

Linear models of communication are more simplistic when compared to the transactional model.

The use of an X to indicate that one should avoid a certain behavior such as an X through a picture of a cigarette to indicate no smoking) is an example of

Having good communication skills is a question of having common sense.

Standing near a person with whom you are having a conversation is an aspect of the setting component of human communication.

Which of the following is the key component of communication?

The component of communication that enables a sender of a message to know that the message was received is called

Content meaning describes what the message conveys about the relationship between the parties.

Communication is primarily defined by our verbal messages.

Give specific examples of those four factors that you observe in the lecture.

In terms of the _____ of the communication process, asking your classmate versus your instructor for a ride home is likely to have a different impact.

Thinking about what you will be doing for dinner tonight during a class lecture is an example of noise that interferes with the communication process.

Describe a recent communication interaction you had by analyzing it in terms of the six components of the communication process.