Fundamental of Communication

Question 1

Communication

Answer 1

The process by which we use symbols, signs, and behaviors to exchange information.

Question 2

Why is communication so important?

Answer 2

Communication is the “social fabric of relationships, groups, organizations, societies, and world order—and disorder—is created and maintained.”

Question 3

Functionalist Perspective

Answer 3

examine how communication behaviors work (or don’t work) to accomplish goals.

Question 4

Affiliation

Answer 4

is the feeling of connectedness you have with others You show how you want to be associated with someone by expressing liking, love, or respect – or alternatively, dislike, hatred, or disrespect.

Question 5

Relationships

Answer 5

the interconnections between two or more people.
Relationships are more intimate than just affiliation also, how we get to know one another or how we handle conflict.

Question 6

Interdependence

Answer 6

meaning that what we do affects others and what others do affects us.

Question 7

Control

Answer 7

The ability of one person, group, or organization to influence others and how their interactions are conducted.

Question 8

Characteristics of Communication

Answer 8

the extent to which the message is symbolic, the extent to which the message is culturally bonded, the sender’s perceived intentionality, the presence of a channel, and the degree to which the encoding and decoding of messages are transactional.
Symbolic, Cultural, intention, channel, transactional.

Question 9

Symbols

Answer 9

Communication relies on symbols, arbitrary constructions related to the people, things, or concepts to which they refer

Question 10

Code

Answer 10

is a set of symbols that are joined to create a meaningful message.

Question 11

Encoding

Answer 11

This is mentally constructing a message – putting it into a symbol that can be sent to someone.

Question 12

Decoding

Answer 12

is the process of interpreting and assigning meaning to a message that gets received

Question 13

Culture

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refers to the shared beliefs, values, and practices of a group of people. A group’s culture includes the language (or languages) and other symbols used by group members as well as the norms and rules about appropriate behavior.

Question 14

Co-Culture

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are smaller groups of people within a larger culture that are distinguished by features such as race, religion, age, generation, political affiliation, gender, sexual orientation, economic status, educational level, occupation, and a host of other factors.

Question 15

Communication Intentional

Answer 15

sending a message to a friend

Question 16

Communication Unintentional

Answer 16

Blushing is an example

Question 17

Channel

Answer 17

is simply the method through which communication occurs. Ex: Handwritten Correspondence, telegraph, telephone, e-mail, and text messaging.

Question 18

Transactional Process

Answer 18

It involves people exchanging messages in both sender and receiver roles, and their messages are interdependent – influenced by those of their partner – and irreversible.

Question 19

Ethics

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is the study of morals, specifically the moral choices individuals make in their relationships with others. Your personal values, along with your culture’s values, guide how to construct your messages appropriately and how to analyze messages directed toward you

Question 20

Behavior Flexibility

Answer 20

the ability to use a number of different behaviors depending on the situation.

Question 21

The interactional model of communication shows communication as a two-directional process

Answer 21

Feedback is a message from the receiver to the sender that illustrates how the receiver responds.
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Decoder ««««&laquo_space;(channel for the message) «««&laquo_space;encoder

Question 22

Linear Model of Communication:

Answer 22

The sender originates communication with words or actions constituting the message. The message is then carried through a channel (air and sound waves, written or visual, over telephone lines, cables, or electronic transmissions). Along the way, some interference, called noise, occurs. Because of the noise, the message arrives at the receiver changed in some way from the original (Shannon &Weaver, 1949).
Sender&raquo_space;»> Noise»»> Receiver(S)

Question 23

Competent Communication Model

Answer 23

The communication interaction includes feedback but also shows communication as an outgoing, transactional process. The individuals (or groups or organizations) are interdependent –their actions affect one another – and they exchange irreversible messages. .

Question 24

Relational Context

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Communicational occurs within the context of a relationship and is influenced by the relational history.

Question 25

Situational Context

Answer 25

The circumstances surrounding communication influence communications

Question 26

Cultural Context

Answer 26

Cultural Identity, how individuals view themselves as a member of a specific culture, influences communication choices.