Use the three elements in the triangle of meaning to describe a breakdown in communication. The
example may be real or hypothetical.
What will be an ideal response?
Answers vary. One example could be when you send someone an email expressing how you
feel about them, and you place certain words in CAPITAL or BOLD letters. The recipient may
misinterpret those symbols/words as anger, when that was not your intention at all. In this example, you
have the interpreter, symbols, and the referent all playing a part to create a breakdown in communication.
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You have been given the assignment of writing an informative speech for your public speaking class. Choose a topic based on your personal interests or experience and explain how you could develop that topic and relate it to your audience
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following is not an example of the data that the brain for visual perception?
A) Motion B) Color C) Location D) Luminance E) Occlusion
The authoritarian style of leadership tends to have which of the following effects?
A) Results in efficiency in group work. B) Results in high quality work by groups. C) Increases group morale. D) Increases cohesion among group members. E) Results in an increase in sharing ideas.
Which common theory in small group communication focuses on a person's active use of small group rules and resources?
a) Structuration theor b) Functional theory c) Social exchange theory d) Symbolic convergence theory