Comm Chapter 1

Question 0

What is communications?

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The study of the transfer of data

Question 1

What is communication ?

Answer 1

The study of the transfer of meaning

Question 2

Technologically mediated communication

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Human communication that uses mechanical or electronic means to transfer meaning

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Meta-communication

Answer 3

Communication about communication and communications

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Priestleys Paradox

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The more we elaborate our means of communication, the less we actually communicate

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Dataholic

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A person who is emotionally dependent on communications systems such as mobile phones and the internet

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Lasswells model of communication

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Who, what, channel, whom, effect
Linear
One way comm

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Sender-message-receiver (smr) model

Shannon and weaver

Answer 7

A model showing a one-way path or pattern of communication

Linear

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Communication Breakdown

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A misunderstanding or failure to communicate

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Communication Success

Answer 9

Achievement of understanding between interacting individuals and groups

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Berlo’s SMCR model

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Source message channel receiver

One way in flow

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Lievrou and Finns communication systems model

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Control, involvement and temporality

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Foulgers ecological model of comm

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Creators , messages, receivers

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Encoding

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Qualitatively transforming or masking a message in some way

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Decoding

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Qualitatively transforming or converting a message from a coded form into a plain form

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Pre-editing

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Consciously or unconsciously choosing to quantitatively transform or limit the content of a message before it is sent

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Editing

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Consciously or unconsciously choosing to quantitatively transform or limit the content of a message after it is received

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Noise

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Anything that interferes with or distorts a message, or creates barriers to communication

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Feedback

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Response from message recipient, turning one -way comm into two-way comm

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Channel

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The medium or means of sending messages

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Mediated communication

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Communication that takes place by means of a technological channel

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Synchronous communication

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Communication that is sent and received at virtually the same time -

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Asynchronous communication

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Communication that is sent at one time and received at another time

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Dyad

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A group of two people

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Lean medium

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A medium that conveys little detailed information beyond the main message

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Rich medium

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A medium that conveys a range of verbal and nonverbal information, including colour, auditory and visual elements

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Memos

Strength and weakness :

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Strength: provide hard copy documentation of event and situations
Can ensure the same message reaches everyone

Weakness: if sent too frequently will not be read or taken seriously
Slower than email

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Reinforcement

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Sending the same

Message through different channels

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Channel suitability

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Matching the channel to the message and the receiver, audience or target

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Variation

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The possible tendency of the media or message processes to vary or transform or change the content of a message

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Preferences

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The inclination or bias towards one particular comm channel rather than another

Question 31

Message termination and failure

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When messages are terminal and when there is no reciprocal response from the message receiver switching into the role of a message sender