Westley & MacLean Model
Basic Communication
Everyday Situations
100

 In the Westley & MacLean model, letter B represents the person listening or reading. Who is B?

Receiver or Audience

100

What type of communication uses words?  (either spoken or written)?

 Verbal Communication

100

Which language style should you use when emailing your professor?

Formal

200

What do we call a person or system that filters news before it reaches the public (like an editor or social media algorithm)? 

Clue: Ga_ _ ke _ _ _ r

Gatekeeper

200

Hand gestures, facial expressions, and eye contact are examples of what type of communication?

Non-verbal Communication

200

 Is talking to yourself in the mirror before a reporting an example of Intrapersonal or Interpersonal communication?

Intrapersonal

300

True or False: The Westley & MacLean model includes Feedback (responses sent back to the sender).

True

300

 Anything that distorts, blocks, or interrupts a message (like loud music or bad internet) is called what?

Noise/ Barrier/ Interference

300

True or False: Nodding your head while a classmate is talking is a form of feedback.

True

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