Lecture 5 Flashcards
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What is Communication? (1)
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Process of sending and receiving messages to make meaning.
2
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(3) Communication Models
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- Linear Model
- Interactive Model
- Transactional Model
3
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Linear Model of Communication (6)
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- Sender: Person sending the message after converting it into codes.
- Encoding: Converting message into understandable codes.
- Message: Information sent.
- Channel: Medium used for sending the message.
- Receiver: Person getting the message.
- Noise: Disruptions in communication process.
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Interactive Model of Communication (4)
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- Two Sources: Originator and recipient exchange messages.
- Message: Information being exchanged.
- Feedback: Responses after the message is received.
- Field of Experience: Knowledge, beliefs, etc., shaping message interpretation.
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Transactional Model of Communication (3)
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- Sender & Receiver: Both communicate, roles reverse.
- Continuous Change: Everything (people, environment) changes.
- Interdependence: Both sender and receiver are essential.
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(2) Factors Affecting Transactional Communication
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- Noise: directly or indirectly affecting the communication process
- Environmental noises: physical, physiological or psychological noise.
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Social and Cultural Context of Communication (3)
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- Social Context: Norms, values, and laws shaping communication within society.
- Cultural Context: Lifestyle factors like caste, race, gender affecting communication.
- Cultural Identity: Self-identification within a culture, comprising values, customs, beliefs.
8
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Peacocking (1)
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Functional transactional communication.
9
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Harmonizing Identities (1)
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Different cultures finding common ground.
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Creative Expression (1)
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Defines identity, leads to romantic relationship.
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In summary, what does culture do? (2)
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- Culture Defines: Attitudes, values, goods, behavior patterns.
- Culture Provides: Personality, humanity.
