Communiation Flashcards
What is Communication 1950s
employment of symbols (act) under specific circumstances (scene), by an individual (agent), using selected media (agency) for defined ends (purposes) (Babock, 1952)
What is Communication Updated (2000s)
- Sending and receiving of information, one on one or between groups of people, face to face or through communication devices.
- Communication requires a sender, the person who initiates communication, to transfer their thoughts or encode a message.
- This message is sent to the receiver, a person who receives the message
- The receiver must decode or interpret the message
- Effective communication requires a shared language and understanding of common concepts
(Evans, 2021)
The Communication Process
Source - Encoding. Channel - Decoding - Receiver - (Context) - Feedback - Source
(Importance of Communication)
- Clarifies goals and allows plans and strategic to be successful
Groups
(Importance of Communication)
- eliminates misinterpretation; express ideas
Between Individuals
(Importance of Communication)
- Facilitates proper dissemination of information; provides entertainment
Public
- describes communication as a linear, one-way process in which a sender intentionally transmits a message to a receiver (Ellis & McClintock, 1990)
Transmission Model Of Communication
- focuses on the sender and message within a communication encounter
Transmission Model Of Communication
- any physical noise present in a communication encounter
Environmental Noise
- occurs in the encoding and decoding process when participants do not understand a symbol
Semantic Noise
- Rather than illustrating communication as a linear, one-way process, this model incorporates feedback, which makes communication a more interactive, two-way process. (Schramm, 1997)
Interaction Model
- participants alternate positions as sender and receiver and generate meaning by sending messages and receiving feedback within physical and psychological contexts (Schramm, 1997)
Interaction Model
- includes the environmental factors in a communication encounter; size, layout, temperature, and lighting of a space influence our communication
Physical Context
- includes the environmental factors in a communication encounter; size, layout, temperature, and lighting of a space influence our communication
Psychological Context
- Instead of labeling participants as senders and receivers, the people in a communication encounter are referred to as communicators
Transaction Model