Chp 4 Flashcards
Communication
Passing of information, exchange of ideas, process of establishing a commonness or oneness of thought between a sender and a receiver
Communication process
Source –> Encoding –> Channel message –> Decoding –> Receiver
- Feedback goes from receiver back to source
- Noise traverses the entire process
Source
The person or organization that has information to share with another person or group of people
Encoding
Putting thoughts, ideas, or information into a symbolic form
Message
Contains the information or meaning the sources hope to convey
Channel
Method by which the communication travels from the source or sender to the receiver
Receiver
Person with who the sender shares thoughts or information
Decoding
The process of transforming the sender’s message back into thought
Field of experience
Refers to the experiences, perceptions, attitudes, and values they bring to the communication situation
Noise
Extraneous factors that can distort the message’s perception
Response
The receiver’s set of reactions after seeing, hearing, or reading the message
Feedback
The part of the response that goes back to the source
Non-personal channels
Message is carried without interpersonal contact (mass media)
Personal channels
Direct interpersonal contact (salespeople)
Traditional models of response process
1) AIDA model
2) Hierarchy of effects model
3) Information processing model