Prinsip-prinsip Komunikasi (DeVito)
Essay Questions
- Describe the four principles of communication and how they are readily applicable to life beyond the classroom
- Explain the difference between an interaction and a transaction.
- Compare and contrast the different types of human communication.
- Describe the various stimulus components in a message.
- Argue for the following statement: Communication is a process that is inevitable, irreversible, and unrepeatable.
Multiple Choice Questions (The Question may have more one answer)
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1. Human communication is
- a process that occurs simultaneously with another person in an attempt to mutually influence one another
- the process of acting on information.
- the process of making sense out of the world and sharing that sense with others.
- a process that occurs within yourself, including your thoughts and emotions.
2. Why do we communicate?
a. To create and maintain our sense of identity
b. To help us create communities and to form and strengthen relationships
c. To develop the ability to influence others
d. To convey and create information
e. For all of the above reasons
3. Storytelling and joke telling can accomplish which purpose of communication?
a. to relate
b. to play
c. to help
d. to help
4. All of the following statement are principle of communication, except :
a. communication can be intentional or unintentional
b. Communication is both transactional and interactional
c. Communication is static
d. Communication is a process
e. Communication is a system
5. Communication is considered a(n)______because it has no beginning or end.
a. process
b. interaction
c. transaction
d. speech
e. mediation
6. A communication source performs which of the following roles?
a. Determining the meaning of what is to be communicated
b. Encoding the meaning into a message
c. Sending the message
d. Perceiving and reacting to a listener's response to the message.
e. All of the above
7. Which of the following is the definition of encoding
a. A source translates thoughts and feelings into words or other symbols
b. Sending a message through a channel
c. The receiver(s) interpret symbols sent by the source
d. The message sent by the source is interrupted or altered so that the receivers cannot understand it
8. The essential components of communication are
a. symbols, understanding, purpose, ideas, opinions, nonverbals, and reaction
b. source, destination, interaction, and correlation
c. symbols, understanding, communication, and communicant
d. source, message, interference, channel, receiver, feedback, environment, and context.
9. When individuals communicate both as sources and receivers of communication messages at the same time, they are involved in a(n)
a. transaction.
b. dyadic process.
c. encoding process.
d. decoding process.
e. interaction.
10. The process of understanding information within oneself is called
a. interactive communication.
b. active communication
c. dyadic communication.
d. interpersonal communication.
e. intrapersonal communication.
12. Each of us has a frame of reference, which is
a. our unique view of the world and everything in it.
b. our role as the source of messages.
c. an alternative to communicating.
d. something that is only relevant when we give a public speech.
e. our role as the receiver of messages
13. The primary channels that individuals use to communicate with others are
a. television and radio
b. sight and sound.
c. touch and tone of voice.
d. voice mail, conventional mail, and email.
14. A component in the communication process that we often send without being aware of it is
a. a message sent via touch
b. verbal communication
c. feedback.
d. an encoded message
15. The context of an interaction includes two major components:
a. the physical setting and the encoding.
b. physical setting and the psychological climate.
c. a business proposal and a personal friendship.
d. the supportive climate and the defensive climate.
16. Which aspect of a message focuses on new information or ideas?
a. content
b. channel
c. context
d. relationship
17. Which of the following is the definition of a speech act?
a. People who share common attitudes toward speech
b. A clearly marked occasion that calls for speech
c. An identifiable sequence of speech activity.
d. The purpose served by a given form of talk
18. The idea that "communication is a process of adjustment" means that
a. people usually engage in complementary transactions during communication.
b. people will adapt to others' attitudes and speech while communicating.
c. both the content and relational dimensions of a message can change during communication.
d. people have to learn each other's meanings for words as well as their nonverbal behaviors during communication.
19. The tendency to divide communication transactions into sequences of cause and effect is referred to as
a. punctuation.
b. complementing
c. irreversibility.
d. symmetry.
20. Because communication is a "package of signals," the best meaning of any message will always be
a. in a combination of verbal and nonverbal signals.
b. determined over a course of interactions, rather than in just a single interaction.
c. deliberately constructed, though not always consciously constructed.
d. ambiguous and difficult to comprehend.
True/False Questions
- Communication refers to the process by which we create and share meanings. (True-False)
- The elements of communication vary by culture (True-False)
- Communication competence varies from one culture to another. (True-False)
- Communication is a process that is inevitable, irreversible, and unrepeatable.
- Any stimulus that affects a receiver is a message from the source. (True-False)
- Interpersonal communication is the informal exchange of information between two or more people.(True-False)
- One of the many functions of communication is to enable us to influence or persuade others. (True-False)
- Feedback is an intentional response to a message. (True-False)
- Ambiguous messages are messages that have only one potential meaning. (True-False)
- Today we study communication according to the transactional model, which sees communication as an interdependent process. (True-False)
- A person's purpose for communicating is always conscious and recognizable. (True-False)
- Internal and external noise may be filtered by the receiver to combat message distortion. (True-False)
- Persons who are mutually reflecting each other's behavior are displaying a complementary relationship. (True-False)
- You can avoid and ignore communication within an interactional situation. (True-False)
- "I hate to break bad news, but..." is an example of feedforward. (True-False)
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