At the most basic level, noise often disrupts our _______ of a message.

  a.  reception
  b.  reaction
  c.  evaluation
  d.  retention


  a.  reception

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Kera and Vic choose to be close to each other at all times and to do everything together. They have chosen to manage the dialectical tension of autonomy and connection by employing

A. segmentation B. cyclic alternation C. integration D. selection

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According to your textbook, the setting or location in which you will be giving your speech should NOT factor into how you adapt to the audience

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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hich of the following is one of the basic nonverbal signaling systems that the author introduces in Chapter 1?

a. The human body signals multiple identities. b. Grammatical rules signal how to interpret data. c. The brain signals either digital or analogic codes. d. Nonverbal behavior signals words that can be referred to things removed in space and time.

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You are sitting in a classroom watching a film on advertising. During the film you ask yourself: What am I getting out of this? Why am I interpreting the film’s messages the way I am? You are in the:

a. automatic state b. self-reflexive state c. transported state d. cognitive state

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