chapter 1 Flashcards
communication
a social process in which individuals employ symbols to establish and interpret meaning in their environment
social
the notion that people and interactions are part of the communication process
process
ongoing, dynamic, and unending occurrence
symbol
arbitrary label given to a phenomenon
concrete symbol
symbol representing an object
abstract symbol
symbol representing an idea or thought
meaning
what people extract from a message
environment
situation or context in which communication occurs
models
simplified representations of the communication process
linear model of communication
one-way view of communication that assumes a message is sent by a source to a receiver through a channel
noise
distortion in channel not intended by the source
semantic noise
linguistic influences on reception of message
psychological noise
cognitive influences on reception of message
physical (external) noise
bodily influences on reception of message
physiological noise
biological influences on reception of message
source
originator of a message
message
words, sounds, actions, or gestures in an interaction
reciever
recipient of a message
channel
pathway to communication
interactional model of communication
view of communication as the sharing of meaning with feedback that links source and receiver
feedback
a subprocess of calibration; information allowing for change in the system
field of experience
overlap of sender’s and receiver’s culture, experiences, and heredity in communication
transactional model of communication
view of communication as the simultaneous sending and receiving of messages.
holistic model of communication
view of communication suggesting that communication occurs in a context, with overlapping fields of experiences, and having an effect
context
the general environment in which communication takes place
cultural context
the environment in which unique cultural patterns of communication take place
historical context
the environment in which communication can be understood via its historical period
situational context
the tangible environment in which communication occurs
technological field of experience
a person’s use of technology as it influences or is influenced by their culture, past experiences, personal history, and/or heredity
effect
a condition that inevitably follows a causative condition
ethics
perceived rightness or wrongness of an action or behavior
