Chp. 1-2 test Flashcards
Why is academic communication important?
- we learn at school
- it’s how we get knowledge
- by asking questions, we gain knowledge
- students and teachers express themselves and clarify meaning
Why is civic communication important?
-open exchange of ideas
-helps establish rules and guidelines for everyday living
•like (constitution of US, amendments, speed limits)
What are some things that communicators need to take in account in order to set a standard for communication?
- Yourself
- Listener
- Occasion
- Task
- Context
What is something we want to communicate?
Message
What is one for whom a message is intended?
Receiver
What is the process of turning ideas into messages?
Encoding
What is the receivers response to the sender?
Feedback
What is the process for exchanging ideas and creating meaning?
Encoding
What is the time and place?
Context
What is one who communicates a message?
sender
What is the means to transmit a message from a sender to a receiver?
Channel
What is anything that blocks or distorts communication?
Interference
What is the process of translating communication into meaning?
Decoding
Name and describe all the elements of communication
Sender- encodes message Receiver- decided message Message- ideas sent to receiver Feedback- gestures/ words Context- time and place Channel- used to transmit message Interference- blocks message
Why is social communication important?
- key to happiness
- we need to socially interact
- we would go crazy if we had no one to talk to, and were in solitary confinement
