Chapter 1 - Intro To Human Communications

Question 1

Source

Answer 1

A message initiator

Question 2

Receiver

Answer 2

A message target

Question 3

Message

Answer 3

The verbal or nonverbal form of the idea, thought, or feeling that one person (the source) wishes to communicate to another person or a group of people (the receivers)

Question 4

Feedback

Answer 4

The receiver’s verbal and nonverbal response to the source’s message.

Question 5

Communication

Answer 5

The process of using messages to generate meaning

Question 6

Process

Answer 6

An activity, an exchange, or a set of behavior is that occurs over time

Question 7

Meaning

Answer 7

The understanding of the message

Question 8

Code

Answer 8

A systematic arrangement of symbols used to create meanings in the mind of another person or persons

Question 9

Verbal codes

Answer 9

Symbols and their grammatical arrangement, such as languages

Question 10

Nonverbal codes

Answer 10

All symbols that are not words, including bodily movements, the use of space and time, clothing and adornments , and sounds other than words

Question 11

Encoding

Answer 11

The process of translating an idea or a thought into a code

Question 12

Decoding

Answer 12

The process of assigning meaning to the idea or thought in a code

Question 13

Noise

Answer 13

Any interface in the encoding and decoding processes that reduces message clarity

Question 14

Dialogue

Answer 14

The act of taking part in a conversation, discussion, or negotiation

Question 15

Context

Answer 15

A set of circumstances or a situation

Question 16

Interpersonal communication

Answer 16

The process of using messages to generate meaning within the self

Question 17

Interpersonal communication

Answer 17

The process of using messages to generate meaning between at least two people in a situation that allowed mutual opportunities for both speaking and listening

Question 18

Dyadic communication

Answer 18

Two person communication

Question 19

Small-group communication

Answer 19

The process of using messages to generate meaning in a small group of people

Question 20

Public communication

Answer 20

The process of using messages to generate meaning; in a situation in which a single source transmits a message to a number of receivers

Question 21

Mass communication

Answer 21

The process of using messages to generate meaning; in a mediated system, between a source and large number of unseen receivers

Question 22

Media convergence

Answer 22

The way that broadcasting, publishing, and digital communication and congregating

Question 23

Technological convergence

Answer 23

The way that technological systems are changing to perform similar tasks

Question 24

Communication competence

Answer 24

The ability to effectively exchange meaning through a common system of symbols, signs, or behavior

Question 25

Ethics

Answer 25

A set of moral principles or values

Question 26

Channel

Answer 26

By which a message moves from the source to the receiver of the message