CRW - CH. 1 - What is Communication?

What is the primary definition of communication used in the notes?
A) The exchange of information through technology only.
B) The act of creating meaning through the exchange of verbal and nonverbal symbols and cues, shaped by various contexts
C) Communication limited to spoken words and gestures.
D) The study of rhetoric in ancient Greek philosophy.

B) The act of creating meaning through the exchange of verbal and nonverbal symbols and cues, shaped by various contexts

Which era of communication history is associated with the invention of the printing press and mass production of texts?
A) Talking Era (180,000 BCE to 3500 BCE).
B) Manuscript Era (3500 BCE to 1450 CE).
C) Print Era (1450–1850).
D) Internet Era (1990–present).

C) Print Era (1450–1850).

Which era of communication history lasts from 180,000 BCE to 3500 BCE, where talking was the primary medium alongside gestures?
A) Talking Era.
B) Manuscript Era.
C) Print Era.
D) Internet Era.

A) Talking Era.

What characterized the "Manuscript Era," from 3500 BCE to 1450 CE, including the shift to written culture and the use of symbols for record-keeping?
A) Mass production of texts via printing press.
B) Emergence of class systems, religion, and armies with written records by elites.
C) Inventions like radio and television.
D) Rapid spread of digital media.

B) Emergence of class systems, religion, and armies with written records by elites.

Which era, spanning 1850 to 1990, and is known for featuring inventions like radio, telegraph, telephone, and television?
A) Talking Era.
B) Manuscript Era.
C) Audiovisual Era.
D) Internet Era.

C) Audiovisual Era.

What defines the "Internet Era," starting in 1990 and continuing to the present, with the rapid dispersion of digital and personal media?
A) Oral communication and gestures.
B) Written symbols for elite record-keeping.
C) Mass-produced printed texts.
D) Spread of the internet and digital age technologies.

D) Spread of the internet and digital age technologies.

According to the notes, which form of communication is described as communication with oneself that occurs only inside our heads?
A) Interpersonal.
B) Intrapersonal.
C) Group.
D) Mass.

B) Intrapersonal.

Which Roman rhetorician expanded the five canons of rhetoric, including invention, arrangement, style, delivery, and memory?
A) Aristotle.
B) Cicero.
C) Plato.
D) Obama.

B) Cicero.

What allows humans to communicate about abstract concepts like "education" beyond immediate reality?
A) Gestures and onomatopoeia.
B) Written records only.
C) Symbolic capacity for abstraction.
D) Digital media.

C) Symbolic capacity for abstraction.

Which element is NOT a key part of the communication process as described?
A) Sending and receiving symbols.
B) Influence of multiple contexts.
C) Generating meaning.
D) Exclusive focus on oral communication.

D) Exclusive focus on oral communication.

How did early human communication provide an evolutionary advantage?
A) By enabling mass media production.
B) Through cooperation, information sharing, and warning of dangers.
C) Solely via written symbols.
D) By creating class systems.

B) Through cooperation, information sharing, and warning of dangers.

What is the main distinction between human communication and animal communication mentioned?
A) Humans have a capacity for symbolic abstraction.
B) Humans use gestures exclusively.
C) Animals communicate more effectively.
D) Humans rely only on onomatopoeia.

A) Humans have a capacity for symbolic abstraction.

What does rhetoric primarily refer to, according to the notes?
A) Misleading or unethical communication.
B) Persuasive communication that emphasizes ethics.
C) Only written texts.
D) Mass media broadcasts.

B) Persuasive communication that emphasizes ethics.

Which principle highlights that communication adapts to societal changes, such as from oral to digital?
A) Ethics in rhetoric.
B) Evolution and adaptation.
C) Immediate feedback.
D) Goal-oriented interactions.

B) Evolution and adaptation.

What is a key difference between mass communication and interpersonal communication?
A) Mass communication lacks immediate verbal/nonverbal feedback.
B) Mass communication involves immediate feedback.
C) Interpersonal is always formal.
D) Both require technology.

A) Mass communication lacks immediate verbal/nonverbal feedback.

How does intentionality vary across communication forms?
A) All forms are equally unplanned.
B) Intrapersonal can be unplanned, while public and mass are highly intentional.
C) Only group communication is goal-oriented.
D) Rhetoric is never intentional.

B) Intrapersonal can be unplanned, while public and mass are highly intentional.

What skill is essential for competent interpersonal communication?
A) Mass media production.
B) Symbolic abstraction only.
C) Conflict management and listening.
D) Public speaking anxiety.

C) Conflict management and listening.

How does intrapersonal communication help build self-concept?
A) Through external media influences.
B) By processing how others communicate with us.
C) Via group assignments.
D) Exclusively through public speeches.

B) By processing how others communicate with us.

Which career area for communication majors includes roles like sales, HR, and training?
A) Media.
B) Business.
C) Nonprofit.
D) Education.

B) Business.

What is a key takeaway about communication as a field?
A) It is limited to ancient rhetoric.
B) It emerged only in the Internet Era.
C) It focuses only on mass media.
D) It is interdisciplinary and translates to many careers.

D) It is interdisciplinary and translates to many careers.