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1

Most communication scholars today conceptualize communication in a __________ sense.
A)Process
B)Symbolic
C)Intuitive
D)Transactional
2

A researcher who sees the Internet as an "all-powerful" medium that "shoots" its message into innocent and helpless computer users is conceptualizing communication using a(n) __________ framework.
A)Action
B)Interaction
C)Transaction
D)Reaction
3

Symbolic communication includes such concepts EXCEPT:
A)Signs
B)Signifiers
C)Semiotics
D)Sequiturs
4

Samantha is interested in communication during initial interaction. In particular, she conducts controlled studies that examine the ways in which an individual's personality and goals regarding future interaction influence the topics introduced during a first meeting. Samantha subscribes to the __________ tradition of communication studies.
A)Cybernetic
B)Semiotic
C)Critical
D)Socio-psychological
5

The semantic level of language study considers the links between __________ and __________.
A)signs, symbols
B)signs, referents
C)signifiers, symbols
D)systems, signs
6

An intentional behavior that imitates a symptomatic behavior is known as:
A)Quasi-symptomatic behavior
B)Metacommunication
C)Analogic communication
D)Verbal communication
7

The __________ level of language studies considers the "rules" that govern language use by considering various "grammars."
A)Semantic
B)Syntactic
C)Pragmatic
D)Semiotic
8

One of the most important underlying threads in the revival of the conceptual debate was the distinction between a __________ perspective defining communication and a __________ perspective.
A)source, receiver
B)encoder, decoder
C)noise, interference
D)still, moving
9

__________ symbols can be seen in a wide range of communicative activities and in many contexts.
A)Positivist
B)Relational
C)Nonverbal
D)Popular
10

Early questions of "Is communication intentional?" have evolved in recent years to include sophisticated debates about all of the following EXCEPT:
A)receiver perception
B)strategic intent
C)nature of meaning
D)encryption







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