Elements of Communication

Question 1

speaker

Answer 1

• source of info/message
• decides/choose purpose
• encoder

Question 2

message

Answer 2

• info, idea, or thought conveyed
• main point
• encoded and decoded

Question 3

channel/medium

Answer 3

the way a message is sent/medium used

Question 4

feedback (response)

Answer 4

• reaction by receiver
• validates reception (if common grounds is reached/understanding is established

Question 5

Noise/Interference

Answer 5

Any hindrance in the process of communication

Question 6

a kind of interference which is external and outside the control of both speaker and listener (others talking in the background, background music, a startling noise and acknowledging someone outside of the conversation.)

Answer 6

physical interference

Question 7

any distraction due to a physiological function that interferes with communication. (hunger, fatigue, headaches, pain, and physiological effects from medicine that affect the way you think or feel)

Answer 7

physiological interference

Question 8

communication barriers that which affect the mindset of a person, be it the speaker or the listener. This type of interference includes biases, prejudices, narrow-mindedness, and extreme emotional behavior. (someone with social anxiety and/or low self-esteem)

Answer 8

Psychological Interference

Question 9

the distortion in understanding or interpretation of a message owing to ambiguity in words used and technicality of the phrases (e.g. the word “weed” can be interpreted as an undesirable plant in a yard or as a euphemism for marijuana.)

Answer 9

semantic interference

Question 10

Context/milleu

Answer 10

• setting (time and place)/situation in which communication takes place
• impacts the successful exchange of info. (can be physical, social, cultural aspect)

Question 11

Basic Steps of Communication

Answer 11

1. forming of communicative intent (speaker generates idea)
2. message encoding (speaker encodes an and converts it into words/actions
3. transmission of the encoded message as a sequence of signals using a specific channel/medium
4. reception of signals
5. reconstruction if original message
6. interpretation and making sense
7. the receiver sends feedback