Introduction to Communication Studies

a speaker or writer will regulate or control the activities of the listener by sharing verbal or nonverbal signals

In the communication process, senders ________ the message and the receivers _____________ it to understand the meaning.

________ speaking typically involves a toast and is personal with an intimate emotional connection to people hearing it.

which symptom of GT refers to: “The group believes that those who disagree are opposed to the group on purpose”.

Communication is defined as the process of understanding and sharing _____

The ___________ speaker uses emotional appeals and strong language in speeches.

People also utilize _______ as a means to determine if someone is being honest

Groupthink requires individuals to _________ raising controversial issues and there is loss of individual creativity

Which non-verbal communication includes waving, pointing, and using fingers to indicate numeric amounts.

According to SPT, ______ assessments become more critical as relationships deepen and the risks of self-disclosure rise.

In which model, the receiver is viewed as more of a target or end point rather than part of an ongoing process

With ___________ speaking, the speaker is trying simply to explain a concept to the audience members.

___________ can slow the rate of self-disclosure and even prevent relationships from forming.

Traditionally, public speaking was considered to be a part of the art of ___________.

which symptom of GT: There's a belief that whatever the group does it will be right as they all know the right and wrong

Informing is a function of communication that can be used only verbally.

These speeches mark special occasions; they are common at weddings, graduations and funerals.

Communication is the backbone of effective decision-making processes in personal as well as professional lives

The linear model, describes communication as a ______ process.

Which technology was the most influential one in shapping the transmission model of communicatin?

When deciding whether to disclose personal information, communicators consider factors such as _________________ .

Which skill helps you to say "no" and to know your limits and don't let others take advantage of you

Which non-verbal communication includes factors such as tone of voice, loudness, inflection, and pitch

Based on social penetration theory, ____________ is at the core of relationship development.

A branch of nonverbal communication that refers to the ways in which people interact via the sense of touch

To avoid groupthink, why should we submit all the ideas to a standardized method of evaluation?

The success of the talk in a public speaking is based on _____________?

Which model has been proposed by Aristotle centuries before that included a speaker, message, and hearer.

which symptom of GT refers to: “Silence from some is considered to reacceptance of the majority’s decision".

which symptom of GT: members of the group rationalize suggestions that challenge what the majority is thinking.

What does semantic means in communication?

To avoid groupthink, how can we evaluate ideas critically?

Each message in communication has to pass through at least two sets of filters. What are those?

The Transaction Model incorporates feedback, which makes communication a more interactive, two-way process.

Groupthink occurs normally when there’s a strong sense of “_______” in the group.

The idea behind demonstrative speaking is that the audience members leave with the knowledge about how to do something.

In public speaking, if you are talking over the phone, the phone is the _________in the process.

Which factors may affect the amount of self-disclosure between partners as “barriers”.

They try to maintain the harmony of the group and sacrifice individual _________ for groupthink.

_____________ is anything that affects the communication process. It may be internal or external.

The speech communication process starts with the ________ who initiated the conversation or talk.

To avoid groupthink, why should we select one person at random to be the devil’s advocate at each meeting?

We also can’t consciously decide to stop communicating because communication is more than sending and receiving messages

Based on SPT, _________ Occurs when one or both communicators perceive that the cost of self-disclosure outweighs it

In which model, the receiver is viewed as more of a target or end point rather than part of an ongoing process.

In public speaking, ‘science demonstrations’ are types of ____________ speaking.

In the communication process, what does the ‘situation’ refers to?

Appearance can also alter physiological reactions, judgments, and interpretations.

To avoid groupthink, how can we foster friendship between employees and fuel a competitive atmosphere?

To avoid groupthink, how can we get the outsider’s opinion if the topic is sensitive? We should _________.