Comm 300 Quiz 1 Fall 2014 Part I: Multiple Choice (worth 1 point each) Directions : Below are 30 multiple choice questions. Please indicate the best answer from the selections given. 1. One of the issues to consider in defining communication is intentionality . Which of the following best exemplifies the belief that communication must be intentional? a. communication is goal-oriented behavior b. communication is any interpretation of meaning c. communication is the perception of power d. communication is a means by which truth is established 2. Having a conversation with someone over walkie-talkies is an example of which model of the communication process? a. linear b. interactional c. transactional d. Information transfer 3. Communication is considered transactional when a. a person waits to hear feedback after sending a message b. the people communicating send and receive messages simultaneously c. one person is responsible for sending the message; the other person is responsible for understanding the message d. each element of the communication process is not connected to the others 4. Selecting the word rage to label your feeling of anger is a process known as a. feedback b. decoding c. encoding d. semantics 5. I define communication as "the social process of creating meaning." Based on my definition of communication, which of the following theoretical questions is most likely to interest me? a. does increasing the strength of the arguments in a message lead to an increase in that message’s persuasiveness? b. what are the communication strategies people use to defend themselves when someone is insulting them? c. how do communicators reduce apprehension when they meet someone for the first time? d. how do lovers co-create meaning within their relationships? 6. Littlejohn defines a theory as "any conceptual representation or explanation of a phenomenon." Based on our class discussion, why is it important to notice the word "OR" in this definition? a. it narrows the definition by making it too inclusive b. it broadens the definition by including many approaches to theory c. it strengthens the definition by making anything a theory d. all of the above e. none of the above 7. The ultimate goal of communication theory development is to produce an accumulating body of reliable knowledge enabling us to a. predict, explain, and control communication behavior b. explain, predict, and manipulate communication behavior c. predict, understand, manipulate communication behavior d. explain, manipulate, dominate communication behavior 8. A theorist wonders, " What are the communication strategies people use to end relationships?" In which goal of theory is the theorist primarily interested? a. understanding b. explanation c. prediction d. control 9. How do the concepts and theories people use in their everyday lives differ from what communication theorists try .