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Myth or Reality?
Identify whether each of the following sentences is a myth or a reality. Explain your answers.
1. You communicate only when you consciously and deliberately choose to communicate.
Myth or Reality
2. Words do not mean the same things to the listener as they do to the speaker.
Myth or Reality
3. You communicate primarily with words.
Myth or Reality
4. Nonverbal communication is not perceived solely through sight.
Myth or Reality
5. Communication is not a one-way activity.
Myth or Reality
6. The message you send is identical to the message received by the listener.
Myth or Reality
7. You can never give someone too much information.
Myth or Reality
Matching
Match the seven contexts of communication with the appropriate definition by placing the letter of the definition in the blank.
1. ___ Interpersonal a. Communication within and among large, extended environments
2. ___ Intrapersonal b. Communication between and among members of different cultural backgrounds
3. ___ Group c. Communication with a group of people
4. ___ Public/Rhetorical d. Communication to a large group of listeners
5. ___ Organizational e. Communication with oneself
6. ___ Intercultural f. Communication to a very large audience through mediated forms
7. ___ Mass g. Face-to-face communication between people
Communication Theories
Match the communication theories with their descriptions by placing the letter of the description in the blank.
1. ____ Social penetration theory
2. ____ Communication accommodation theory
3. ____ Spiral of silence theory
4. ____ Relational dialectics theory 5. ____ Rhetoric/dramatism/narrative paradigm
6. ____ Muted group theory
7. _____ Communication privacy management theory
8. _____ Organizational culture theory
9. _____ Agenda-setting theory 10. _____ Face-negotiation theory
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Identify whether each of the following sentences is a myth or a reality. Explain your answers.
1. You communicate only when you consciously and deliberately choose to communicate.
Myth or Reality
2. Words do not mean the same things to the listener as they do to the speaker.
Myth or Reality
3. You communicate primarily with words.
Myth or Reality
4. Nonverbal communication is not perceived solely through sight.
Myth or Reality
5. Communication is not a one-way activity.
Myth or Reality
6. The message you send is identical to the message received by the listener.
Myth or Reality
7. You can never give someone too much information.
Myth or Reality
Matching
Match the seven contexts of communication with the appropriate definition by placing the letter of the definition in the blank.
1. ___ Interpersonal a. Communication within and among large, extended environments
2. ___ Intrapersonal b. Communication between and among members of different cultural backgrounds
3. ___ Group c. Communication with a group of people
4. ___ Public/Rhetorical d. Communication to a large group of listeners
5. ___ Organizational e. Communication with oneself
6. ___ Intercultural f. Communication to a very large audience through mediated forms
7. ___ Mass g. Face-to-face communication between people
Communication Theories
Match the communication theories with their descriptions by placing the letter of the description in the blank.
1. ____ Social penetration theory
2. ____ Communication accommodation theory
3. ____ Spiral of silence theory
4. ____ Relational dialectics theory 5. ____ Rhetoric/dramatism/narrative paradigm
6. ____ Muted group theory
7. _____ Communication privacy management theory
8. _____ Organizational culture theory
9. _____ Agenda-setting theory 10. _____ Face-negotiation theory
11.