Chapter 1 Flashcards
Channel
Medium through which a message passes from sender to receiver.
Communication
The process of creating meaning through symbolic interaction.
Communication Competence
Ability to maintain a relationship on terms acceptable to all parties.
Coordination
Interaction in which participants interact smoothly, with a high degree of satisfaction but without necessarily understanding one another well.
Decoding
The process in which a receiver attaches meaning to a message.
Dyad
A two-person unit.
Dyadic Communication
Two-person communication.
Encoding
The process of putting thoughts into symbols, most commonly words.
Environment
Both the physical setting in which communication occurs and the personal perspectives of the parties involved.
Feedback
The discernible response of a receiver to a sender’s message.
Interpersonal Communication
Communication in which the parties consider one another as unique individuals rather than objects.
Intrapersonal Communication
Communication that occurs within a single person.
Linear Communication Model
A characterization that occurs within a single person.
Mass Communication
The transmission of messages to large, usually widespread audiences via broadcast means, print, multimedia, and other forms of media such as recordings and movies.
Mediated Communication
Communication sent via a medium other the face-to-face interaction.
Message
A sender’s planned and unplanned words and nonverbal behaviors.
Noise
External, physiological, and psychological distractions that interfere with the accurate transmission and reception of a message.
Public Communication
Communication that occurs when a group becomes too large for all members to contribute.
Receiver
One who notices and attends to a message.
Sender
The originator of a message.
Small Group Communication
Communication within a group of a size such that every member can participate actively with the other members.
Social Media
Communication channels that allow for mediated interactions between one person and an infinite number of receivers for the purpose of information exchange and social interaction.
Symbol
An arbitrary sign used to represent a thing, person, idea, event, or relationship in ways that make communication possible.
Transactional Communication Model
A characterization of communication as the simultaneous sending and receiving of messages in an ongoing, irreversible process.
