chapter 1

Question 1

why is social communication important

Answer 1

• it is the key to happiness
• as all need to socially interact
• we would go crazy if we had no one to talk to and were I solitary confinement

Question 2

why is civic communication important

Answer 2

• allows for an open exchange of ideas

* it helps to establish rules and guidelines for everyday living

Question 3

what are some things that we as communicators need to take into account in order to set a standard for communication

Answer 3

• yourself
• listener
• occasion
• task

Question 4

what is one for whom a message is intended

Answer 4

•receiver

Question 5

what is something that we want to communicate

Answer 5

•message

Question 6

what is the process of turning ideas into messages

Answer 6

•encoding

Question 7

what is the receivers response to the sender

Answer 7

•feedback

Question 8

what is the time and place

Answer 8

•context

Question 9

what is the process for exchanging ideas and creating meaning

Answer 9

•encoding

Question 10

what is one who communicates a message

Answer 10

•sender

Question 11

what is the means to transmit a message from a sender to a receiver

Answer 11

•channel

Question 12

what is the process of tan slating communication into meaning

Answer 12

•decoding

Question 13

what is anything that blocks or distorts communication

Answer 13

interference

Question 14

name the elements of communication

Answer 14

sender-
message- 
receiver- 
feedback-
context-  
channel-  
interference-

Question 15

why is academic communication important

Answer 15

• we learn it at school
• it’s how we get out knowledge
• by asking questions, we gain wisdom
• students and teachers express themselves and clarify meanings