The exam will be composed of questions and topics taken from  the material described below.  Nothing will appear on the test that is not mentioned on the study guide.  Items shown in ALL CAPS may be given in the form of objective questions (e.g. fill in the blank, multiple choice, etc.).

1.  Describe the metaphor and major elements for each of the four models of communication.  Why is it worth knowing the elements of all four models if only one is most accurate?  ( Ch. 1 and handout and notes)

2.  BE ABLE TO DEFINE THE TERMS MICRO-STRUCTURE AND MACRO- STRUCTURE LISTING AND DEFINING THE COMPONENT PARTS of each.    (Web handout and notes)

3.  BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY and / or  DEFINE THE FOLLOWING TERMS in a sentence or two and give examples where appropriate:          (variously in notes and text)

model, icon, index, symbol, signifier, signified, noise, context, encode, decode, medium, code, sign, positive feedback, negative feedback, active perception, subjective perception, figure-ground, selective perception, selective attention, closure, self-fulfilling prophecy, paralanguage, proxemics, object language, semiotics, speech act, episode, dating, indexing, support, assertion, rhetorical sensitivity, connotation, denotation, meta-talk, colloquialisms, slang, taboo, jargon, paraphrase, dating, personal space (all four types/distances), kinesics, affect display, Task functions, maintenance functions,  I-it, I-thou, ladder of abstraction, listening, empathic listening, Induction, deduction, fallacy, gatekeeping, agenda setting, framing, enthymeme, fallacy, ad hominem, ad populi, post hoc.

4.  Explain the statement, "Communication is rule-governed," by describing the five

conclusions which can be drawn from this statement (include the  "levels" of communication rules defined in the fifth conclusion).        ( handout and notes)

5.  DESCRIBE THE FUNCTIONS OF VERBAL COMMUNICATION.  ( handout and notes)

6.  DESCRIBE THE THREE STEPS IN THE PERCEPTION PROCESS.  How can these steps be used to explain instances of miscommunication (like misunderstandings that occurred when I read the "robber" story)?            ( Ch. 2 and handout and notes )

7.  In a paragraph or two, discuss the advantages and disadvantages of working in small groups.  (web handout)

8.  BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE 6 FUNCTIONS OF NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION AND BE PREPARED TO IDENTIFY EXAMPLES OF EACH.                  ( handout and notes)

9.  BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY EXAMPLES OF BODY MOVEMENTS (kinesics) USING THE FIVE TERMS USED TO DESCRIBE BODY MOVEMENTS.  ( Ch. 4 and notes)

10.  How is understanding the role of context and its six types useful to the effective communicator?

11.  Be able to write a logically correct syllogism or IF GIVEN AN EXAMPLE BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE MAJOR PREMISE, MINOR PREMISE AND CONCLUSION OF A SYLLOGISM.