Elements of Communication

Question 1

The person who conveys his thoughts or message to the receiver also called as encoder

Answer 1

sender

Question 2

the subject matter of communication

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message

Question 3

lightwaves, soundwaves

Answer 3

medium

Question 4

the way in which a message travel between source and receiver (f2f convo, telephone convo, etc) (senses)

Answer 4

channel

Question 5

the setting, scene, and expectations of the individuals involved.

Answer 5

context

Question 6

is the physical surroundings of a communication event, including the location and environmental conditions.

Answer 6

physical context

Question 7

focuses on the relationships among the participants and the social roles they play, which usually determines friendliness, formality, and seriousness of the situation.

Answer 7

social–psychological context

Question 8

involves the time of day, the time in history in which the communication takes place, and how a message fits into the sequence of communication events

Answer 8

temporal context

Question 9

considers your (and others’) culture: the beliefs, values, and ways of behaving.

Answer 9

cultural context

Question 10

refers to anything that interferes with message transmission or reception. These interferences include poor audio quality or too much sound, poor image quality, closed-mindedness, technical jargons, etc.

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noise

Question 11

the perceptible interference that is external to both speaker and listener (like screeching of passing cars, illegible handwriting); it interferes with the physical transmission of the signal or message.

Answer 11

physical noise

Question 12

is created by barriers within the sender or receiver such as visual impairments, hearing loss, articulation problems, and memory loss.

Answer 12

physiological noise

Question 13

is mental interference in the speaker or listener and includes preconceived ideas, wandering thoughts, biases and prejudices, closed-mindedness, and extreme emotionalism.

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psychological noise

Question 14

is created when the speaker and listener have different meaning systems; it includes language or dialectical differences, the use of jargon or overly complex terms, a

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semantic noise

Question 15

is communication with oneself, usually through reflective thinking.

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intrapersonal communication

Question 16

Communication between two persons or a small group of people whose lives mutually influence one another

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interpersonal communication

Question 17

any conversation with more than 2 people

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group communication

Question 18

takes place between people who are working towards common goals within an organization

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organizational communication

Question 19

dispersing messages to the general populace or to a specific group using various tools and methos

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public communication

Question 20

process of imparting and exchanging information through mass media

Answer 20

mass communication

Question 21

occurs when we engage in speaking with others, it can be face to face over the telephone, etc (some are formal some are informal)

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verbal communication

Question 22

time, physical appearance, taste, space, facial expression, posture, eye contact, touch
(haptics), hand movements, smell, etc

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non-verbal communication

Question 23

one way communication

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linear

Question 24

two way communication

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interactive model

Question 25

message is more complex

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transactional model

Question 26

changes in thinking (effect of comm)

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cognitive effect

Question 27

changes in attitudes/beliefs

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affective effect

Question 28

changes in behavior

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behavioral effect

Question 29

first to take an initiative and design the communication model. His was simple and basic. It has three (3) main features, namely: speaker, message, audience.

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The Aristotelian Model

Question 30

one of the earlier models of communication depicting it as unidirectional process with five (5) elements: who (sender) is saying what (message), which channel is used to convey the messages, who (receiver) the message is aimed, at and what effect the message has.

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The Lasswell Model

Question 31

A model originally designed to improve telephone communication, the Shannon-Weaver model identifies five (5) basic components: an information source, a transmitter, a receiver, a destination and noise

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The Shannon-Weaver Model

Question 32

conceptualized a number of models to explain the communication process. In each of his models, he introduces and explains an essential component of the communication act. His second communication, for example, model highlights the importance of an overlap of communicators’ fields.

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Schramm’s Model

Question 33

model seems to represent the process of communication in its simplest form, only using the established elements Sender, Message, Channel, and Receiver.

Answer 33

Berlo’s SMCR Model