Chapter 1

Question 1

Channel

Answer 1

Medium through which a message passes from sender to receiver.

Question 2

Communication

Answer 2

The process of creating meaning through symbolic interaction.

Question 3

Communication Competence

Answer 3

Ability to maintain a relationship on terms acceptable to all parties.

Question 4

Coordination

Answer 4

Interaction in which participants interact smoothly, with a high degree of satisfaction but without necessarily understanding one another well.

Question 5

Decoding

Answer 5

The process in which a receiver attaches meaning to a message.

Question 6

Dyad

Answer 6

A two-person unit.

Question 7

Dyadic Communication

Answer 7

Two-person communication.

Question 8

Encoding

Answer 8

The process of putting thoughts into symbols, most commonly words.

Question 9

Environment

Answer 9

Both the physical setting in which communication occurs and the personal perspectives of the parties involved.

Question 10

Feedback

Answer 10

The discernible response of a receiver to a sender’s message.

Question 11

Interpersonal Communication

Answer 11

Communication in which the parties consider one another as unique individuals rather than objects.

Question 12

Intrapersonal Communication

Answer 12

Communication that occurs within a single person.

Question 13

Linear Communication Model

Answer 13

A characterization that occurs within a single person.

Question 14

Mass Communication

Answer 14

The transmission of messages to large, usually widespread audiences via broadcast means, print, multimedia, and other forms of media such as recordings and movies.

Question 15

Mediated Communication

Answer 15

Communication sent via a medium other the face-to-face interaction.

Question 16

Message

Answer 16

A sender’s planned and unplanned words and nonverbal behaviors.

Question 17

Noise

Answer 17

External, physiological, and psychological distractions that interfere with the accurate transmission and reception of a message.

Question 18

Public Communication

Answer 18

Communication that occurs when a group becomes too large for all members to contribute.

Question 19

Receiver

Answer 19

One who notices and attends to a message.

Question 20

Sender

Answer 20

The originator of a message.

Question 21

Small Group Communication

Answer 21

Communication within a group of a size such that every member can participate actively with the other members.

Question 22

Social Media

Answer 22

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.

Question 23

Symbol

Answer 23

An arbitrary sign used to represent a thing, person, idea, event, or relationship in ways that make communication possible.

Question 24

Transactional Communication Model

Answer 24

A characterization of communication as the simultaneous sending and receiving of messages in an ongoing, irreversible process.