Chapter 1 Terms

Question 1

Channel

Answer 1

The medium through which a message passes on its way from source to receiver

Question 2

Communication

Answer 2

The process whereby one person stimulates meaning in the mind of another through verbal and/or nonverbal means

Question 3

Content

Answer 3

The substantive aspect of a message

Question 4

Decoding

Answer 4

The receiver’s act of attaching meaning to a message sent by a source

Question 5

Encoding

Answer 5

The source’s act of transforming an idea into a message to transmit to a receiver

Question 6

Feedback

Answer 6

The interplay between encoding and decoding messages

Question 7

Fidelity

Answer 7

The extent to which the message after transmission is similar to the message originally transmitted

Question 8

Labeling

Answer 8

The act of interpreting a situation and treating the interpretation as real

Question 9

Message

Answer 9

The result of an act of encoding

Question 10

Noise

Answer 10

Any condition that affects the fidelity of the message being sent

Question 11

Punctuation

Answer 11

The way in which people segment a sequence of words or behaviors

Question 12

Receiver

Answer 12

The recipient of a message

Question 13

Relationship

Answer 13

The affective aspect of a message

Question 14

Source

Answer 14

The originator of a message