Communication Models

Question 1

It provides us with visual representation of the different aspects of a communication situation.

Answer 1

Models of Communication

Question 2

What are the 3 Categories of communication model?

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Linear Models of Communication
Interactive Models of Communication
Transactional Models of Communication

Question 3

What are the major models of communication under the linear model?

Answer 3

Aristotle’s communication model
Lasswell’s communication model
The Shannon-Weaver communication model
Berlo’s S-M-C-R communication model

Question 4

What are the major models of communication under the Interactive model?

Answer 4

The Osgood-Schramm communication model
The Westley and Maclean communication model

Question 5

What are the major models of communication under the Transactional model?

Answer 5

Barlund’s transactional communication model
Dance’s helical communication model

Question 6

They only look at one-way communication.

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Linear Model of Communication

Question 7

They analyze two-way communication.

Answer 7

Interactive Model of Communication

Question 8

They illustrate two-way communication where the message gets more complex as the communication event progress.

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Transactional Model of Communication

Question 9

It is the oldest communication model that dates back to 300 BC, which primarily focuses on the sender as the only active member, whereas the audience is passive.

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Aristotle’s Communication Model

Question 10

What are the main 3 elements of Aristotle’s model?

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Ethos
Pathos
Logos

Question 11

It defines the credibility of the speaker.

Answer 11

Ethos

Question 12

It connects the speaker with the audience through different emotions (emotional connection).

Answer 12

Pathos

Question 13

It signifies logic/ it needs to follow the rules of logic.

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Logos

Question 14

Under Aristotle’s model, what are the 5 components of a communication situation?

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Speaker
Speech
Occasion
Target Audience
Effect

Question 15

It is the transmission of a message with the effect as the result. If any of the elements change, the effect also changes.

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Lasswell’s Communication Model

Question 16

What are the QUESTIONS regarding the main elements of Lasswell’s model?

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Who
What
What Channel
To whom
With what effect

Question 17

What are the main components of Lasswell’s model?

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Communicator
Message
Medium
Audience/ Receiver
Effect

Question 18

It is a mathematical communication concept that proposes that communication is a linear, one-way process that can be broken into 5 key concepts.

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The Shannon-Weaver Communication Model

Question 19

What are the main elements of the Shannon-Weaver communication model?

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Sender
Encoder
Channel
Decoder
Receiver

Question 20

They were the first to introduce the role of noise in the communication process.

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Shannon and Weaver

Question 21

It suggests communication is the transfer of information between 4 basic steps or key elements.

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Berlo’s SMCR Communication Model

Question 22

What are the steps under the Berlo’s SMCR Model?

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Source
Message
Channel
Receiver

Question 23

What are the main elements of interactive communication models?

Answer 23

Sender
Message
Receiver
Feedback
Field of experience

Question 24

What are the 3 steps in the process of communication under Osgood-Schramm Interactive Model?

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Encoding
Decoding
Interpreting

Question 25

What are the main elements of the Westley and Maclean communication model?

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Environment (X) Sensory Experience (X1) Source/ Sender (A) The object of the orientation of the source (X2) Receiver (B) The object of the orientation of the receiver (X3) Feedback (F) Gatekeepers (C) Opinion Leaders

Question 26

Transactional Models introduced the roles of:

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Social Relational Cultural Context

Question 27

What are the main elements of transactional communication models?

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Encoding Decoding Communicators The Message The Channel Noise

Question 28

Under the Barlund's Transactional model, what are the three curs in impacting our message?

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Public Cues (Environmental cues) Private Cues (Personal thoughts and background) Behavioral Cues (Person's behavior; verbal and nonverbal)

Question 29

What are the elements of Dance's Helical Communication Model?

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Feedback Response Interpretation Initiation

Question 30

What acts as the added (background) element that usually distracts from the original message?

Answer 30

Noise

Question 31

What are the underlying aids of Source and Receiver? (Berlo's SMCR Model)

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Communication Skills Attitudes Knowledge Social System Culture

Question 32

What are the key factors of the message?

Answer 32

Content Elements Treatment Structure Code

Question 33

Channel identifies our senses such as:

Answer 33

Hearing Seeing Touching Smelling Tasting

Question 34

These models are used in internet-based and mediated communication such as telephone conversations, letters, etc.

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Interactive Models of Communication

Question 35

What represents a person's culture, past experiences, and personal history.

Answer 35

Field of Experience

Question 36

It is a circular model of communication, in which messages go in two directions between encoding and decoding.

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The Osgood-Schramm Communication Model

Question 37

What model is useful for describing synchronous, interpersonal communication, but less suitable for cases with little or no feedback?

Answer 37

The Osgood-Schramm Communication Model

Question 38

What are the 4 main principles of Osgood-Schramm Communication Model?

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Communication is circular Communication is equal and reciprocal The message requires interpretation 3 steps process: Encoding, Decoding, Interpreting

Question 39

What model suggests that the communication process does not start with the source/sender, but rather with environmental factors?

Answer 39

The Westley and Maclean Communication Model

Question 40

It refers to the background, culture, and beliefs of the sender and the receiver of messages.

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Object of orientation

Question 41

These models view communication as a cooperative process in which communicators co-create the process of communication, thereby influencing its outcome and effectiveness.

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Transactional Models of Communication

Question 42

What communication model explores interpersonal, immediate-feedback communication?

Answer 42

Barlund's Transactional Model

Question 43

What communication model explores interpersonal, immediate-feedback communication?

Answer 43

Barlund's Transactional Model

Question 44

It is a circular process and multi-layered feedback system between the sender and the receiver.

Answer 44

Barlund's Transactional Model

Question 45

According to this model, with every cycle of communication, we expand our circle. Therefore, each communication encounter is different from the previous one because communication never repeats itself.

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Dance's Helical Communication Model

Question 46

According to this communication model, the feedback we get from the other party involved influences our next statement and we become more knowledgable with every new cycle.

Answer 46

Dance's Helical Model

Question 47

In his book Introduction to Communication Studies", he defined noise as: "Anything that is added to the signal between its transmission and reception that is not intended by the source."

Answer 47

John Fiske

Question 48

In his book Introduction to Communication Studies", he defined noise as: "Anything that is added to the signal between its transmission and reception that is not intended by the source."

Answer 48

John Fiske