Question

1. semantics in communication has to do with:

a) sentence meaning
b) sentence structure
c) language barriers

1. in nonverbal communication, the study of smell is call olfactors. which of the following concept is known as smell discrimination?

a) selecting smells over another
b) identifying strong odors
c) ability to recognize familiar smells
d) inability to detect smells

1. serial communication is:

a) symbolic displays
b) adaptors
c) illustrators
d) none of the above

1. statements that are factual are known as:

a) abstract
b) concrete
c) dialectual (slang)
d) none of the above

1. language that determines thought is called:

a) linguistic determinism
b) linguistic relativity
c) linguistic probability

1. having assume dedrick will be forty his next birthday is an example of:

a) dogmatism
b) paralanguage
c) attribution error
d) provisionalism

1. it’s not what you say, sometimes, but how you say it. this concept is called:

a) semantics
b) paralanguage
c) semantic noise

1. in structuring the interaction, it is done primarily to:

a) understand how people interact in different settings
b) help people relate one to another without distractions
c) arrange the environment to conduct communication

1. some cultures consider themselves better than others ---an example of:

a) chronemics
b) artifacts
c) paralanguage
d) ethnocentrism

Explanation:

1. Semantics is the study of meaning in language, including sentence - level meaning.
2. Smell discrimination involves the ability to select one smell over another.
3. Serial communication is not symbollic displays, adaptors or illustrators.
4. Factual statements are concrete.
5. Linguistic determinism is the idea that language determines thought.
6. Assuming something without evidence is dogmatism.
7. How you say something refers to paralanguage.
8. Structuring interaction helps people relate to each other.
9. Considering one's culture as superior is ethnocentrism.

Answer:

1. a) Sentence meaning
2. a) Selecting smells over another
3. d) none of the above
4. b) Concrete
5. a) Linguistic determinism
6. a) Dogmatism
7. b) Paralanguage
8. b) Help people relate one to another without distractions
9. d) Ethnocentrism