A ringing cell phone or an audience member browsing the Web on her laptop during a speech are examples of which element in the speech communication process?
A. message
B. feedback
C. interference
D. confusion
E. channel
Answer: C
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a. Culture is static and remains the same over time. b. Culture is contested and never static. c. Culture can be used as a resource for economic development, collective empowerment, and education. d. Culture is fixed in time and space.
Matty and Spencer both read the same news article about the President’s new gun control proposal, but based on their political affiliations and attitudes toward the President, they both had very different interpretations of the story. Matty and Spencer engaged in:
a. biased reading b. meaning matching c. meaning construction d. none of the above
The greeting that opens a conversation is a good example of phatic communication
a. true b. false
It is generally inappropriate for speakers to use contractions, phrases, and other informal language
Indicate whether the statement is true or false