Question

12 of 15
malia sees her acquaintance bianca as she is crossing the college quad. malia calls out, “hi, bianca! how
are you?” bianca responds, “great, thanks!” what communication shortcut are malia and bianca using?
● intrapersonal communication
● noise
● feedforward
● scripts

13 of 15
talking to your friend while you are both working at an internet café is an example of computer-
mediated communication.
● true
● false

14 of 15
the use of unexplained jargon in a conversation is what type of noise?
● connotative semantic noise
● denotative semantic noise
● external noise
● internal psychological noise

15 of 15
with your communication partner the higher the quality of

Explanation:

Question 12

• Intrapersonal communication is self - talk, so not this.
• Noise is interference, not a shortcut.
• Feedforward gives info about future, not here.
• Scripts are routine communication patterns (like greetings), which matches Malia and Bianca's exchange.

Computer - mediated communication uses technology (like email, chat). Talking in person at an Internet Café is face - to - face, not computer - mediated. So the statement is false.

• Connotative semantic noise is about subjective meanings, not jargon.
• Denotative semantic noise is about unclear denotations, not jargon.
• External noise is physical (like loud sounds), not jargon.
• Unexplained jargon is a type of semantic noise, but the correct type here is actually semantic noise related to jargon (but among the options, the error in the original marked option: Unexplained jargon is semantic noise, but the correct option should be related to semantic noise. However, if we go by the options, the correct one is not "External noise". But based on the options, the intended correct answer for the type of noise from unexplained jargon is a type of semantic noise. But if we have to choose from the given options, the error in the original mark: the correct option should be related to semantic noise. But if we assume a re - evaluation, the correct answer is that unexplained jargon is a type of semantic noise, and among the options, the correct one is not "External noise". But if we have to pick from the given options, the correct answer is: The use of unexplained jargon is a type of semantic noise, and the correct option (if we correct the original mark) would be related to semantic noise. But based on the options, the intended answer (maybe a mistake in the original mark) - the correct type is semantic noise, so the correct option is not "External noise". But if we have to choose from the given options, the correct answer is that the use of unexplained jargon is a type of semantic noise, and the correct option among the given is not "External noise". However, if we follow the options, the correct answer is: The correct option is not "External noise". But if we have to pick from the given, the error in the original mark: the correct answer should be a type of semantic noise, so the correct option is either Connotative or Denotative semantic noise? Wait, denotative semantic noise is about the literal meaning being unclear, connotative about subjective. Unexplained jargon is about the denotative (literal) meaning not being clear to the receiver, so Denotative semantic noise. So the correct answer is B. Denotative semantic noise.

Answer:

D. Scripts

Question 13