Speech Quiz 1

What is the definition of communication?

• A connection between people sharing thoughts, ideas and feelings with each other in commonly understandable ways

• An accessible way of creating and delivering messages between people who share information through verbal and nonverbal means

• The simultaneous sharing and creating of meaning through human symbolic interaction

• The process by which individuals use symbols, signs and behaviors to exchange information

What is the sender doing when he or she mentally constructs a message for production?

• Transcoding

• Encoding

• Decoding

• Recoding

Perception is communication processing that involves the following three steps:

• Sender, Receiver and Feedback

• Select, Organize, and Interpret

• Verbal, Nonverbal, and Paralanguage

• Noise, Environment and channels

What is the definition of self-concept?

• When you reveal yourself to others

• Who you think you are

• How you feel about yourself

• Assessing your abilities

If words have multiple meanings, what is the denotative interpretation of a word?

• The basic consistently accepted definition

• The emotional or attitudinal response people have to a word

• The nonverbal or hidden meaning between people

• The negative feedback that a person decodes

What does euphenism mean in verbal communication?

• Informal non-standard language that is usually particular to a specific group

• Technical language that is specific to members of a particular profession, interest group or hobby

• Changing your own conceptual meaning to adapt to another person's communication style

• Inoffensive words or phrases that substitute for terms that might be perceived as upsetting

What's the definition of nonverbal communication?

• The process of intentionally or unintentionally signaling meaning through behavior other than words

• Communication that is transmitted through visual messages and means

• Any behavior that involves a structured set of rules that determines how to create signs and symbols

• Words that are replaced by body language and physical appearance

What's the technical jargon term for eye contact?

• Oculesics

• Olfactics

• Proxemics

• Haptics

What's the technical jargon term for touch?

• Oculesics

• Olfactics

• Proxemics

• Haptics

What's the technical jargon term for smell?

• Oculesics

• Olfatics

• Proxemics

• Haptics