Communication Defined (Lecture #1)

Question 1

Linear Model

Answer 1

Sender > Message > Channel > Receiver

Question 2

Sender

Answer 2

Encodes
Where the message came from
The source

Question 3

Encode

Answer 3

Sender translating the message in a way fro the receiver to understand

Question 4

Message

Answer 4

The symbols we transfer from sender to others

Can be either verbal or nonverbal

Question 5

Channel

Answer 5

How a message gets across from a sender to receivers

Can be visual and/or auditory

Question 6

Different ways of channels

Answer 6

Face-to-face

Mediated (through technology)

Question 7

Noise:

Answer 7

Anything that happens during the communication process that interferes with the understanding
*Can take place in many forms

Question 8

Types of Noise:

Answer 8

Semantic
Physical/Environmental
Psychological
Physiological

Question 9

Semantic Noise

Answer 9

Related to the words and language
Usually from senders
Speaking a different language, etc.

Question 10

Physical/Environmental Noise

Answer 10

Any external stimuli that interfere with understanding the message
EX. The way we dress, people chatting, etc

Question 11

Psychological Noise

Answer 11

Usually stems from receiver
Mental interference that distracts listeners
Thinking about something else while someone else is speaking
Not fully concentrated
Stereotypes and assumptions

Question 12

Physiological Noise

Answer 12

Any factors that are related to your body

EX. stomach growling because you’re hungry and it interferes with attention

Question 13

Receiver

Answer 13

Decodes
The person who gets the message
The audience

Question 14

Decode

Answer 14

The way a receiver understands the message

Question 15

Interaction Model of Communication

Answer 15

Same as linear but both sender and receiver are senders and receivers

Question 16

Definition of Communication

Answer 16

The RELATIONAL PROCESS of creating and interpreting messages that elicit a response

Question 17

Areas of Study Within Communication

Answer 17

Interpersonal
Small group
Organizational
Media
Rhetoric
Intercultural