CH 1

Question 1

Human Communication

Answer 1

a transactional process in which people generate meaning through the exchange of verbal and nonverbal messages in specific contexts, influenced by individual and social forces, and embedded in culture.

Question 2

Messages

Answer 2

the building blocks of communication

Question 3

Encoding

Answer 3

converting ideas into messages

Question 4

Decoding

Answer 4

receiving a message and interpreting its meaning

Question 5

Symbol

Answer 5

something that represents something else and coveys meaning

Question 6

content meaning

Answer 6

the concrete meaning of the message and the meanings suggested by or associated with the message, as well as the emotions triggered by it

Question 7

relationship meaning

Answer 7

what a message conveys about the relationship between the parties

Question 8

Setting

Answer 8

the physical surroundings of a communication event

Question 9

Participants

Answer 9

the people interacting during communication

Question 10

Channel

Answer 10

the means through which a message is transmitted

Question 11

Noise

Answer 11

any stimulus that can interfere with, or degrade, the quality of a message

Question 12

feedback

Answer 12

the response to a message

Question 13

Synergetic Model

Answer 13

a transactional model that emphasizes how individual and societal forces, contexts, and culture interact to affect the communication process.

Question 14

Linear Model of Communication

Answer 14

The Sender acts as an information source and sends the data to the receiver via a channel section. In the channel section, the transmitter, mouth, sends the message as a method of reception, ears, with the noise fed to the channel section.

Question 15

Communication Is Transactional

Answer 15

The sender or receiver acts as a field of experience on either side and communicates via a channel. In the channel section, the message sent from either side is encoded in a meaningful way. The noise is fed in the channel section.

Question 16

The Synergetic Model

Answer 16

The synergetic model of communication is influenced by four different factors such as individual forces, societal forces, cultural forces, and contextual forces. The sender or receiver acts as a field of experience on either side communicates via a channel. In the channel section, the message sent from either side is encoded in a meaningful way. The noise is fed in the channel section.

Question 17

field of experience

Answer 17

the education and experiences that a communicator possesses

Question 18

culture

Answer 18

learned patterns of perceptions, values, and behaviors shared by a group of people

Question 19

communication ethics

Answer 19

the standards of right and wrong that one applies to messages that are sent and received

Question 20

absolutism

Answer 20

the belief that there is a single correct moral standard that holds for everyone, everywhere, every time

Question 21

relativism

Answer 21

the belief that moral behavior varies among individuals, groups, and cultures and across situations

Question 22

communication competence

Answer 22

the ability to adapt one’s communication to achieve one’s goals time

Question 23

appropriateness

Answer 23

following the rules, norms and expectations for specific situations or relationships

Question 24

effectiveness

Answer 24

achieving one’s goals successfully