Lecture Notes Chapter 1 Flashcards
What is communication?
the process of sharing information between at least 2 people
What are the two necessary components of communication?
a sender and a receiver
What are the four components of communication?
formulation, transmission, reception, comprehension
What is formulation?
gathering the thoughts or ideas you wish to share
What is transmission?
process you use to convey
What is reception?
receiving information
What is comprehension?
understanding the message
What does feedback reduce the risk of?
a communication breakdown
What is important to have between the sender and receiver?
a shared modality
What are the 3 types of feedback?
Linguistic, nonlinguistic, and paralinguistic
What is the feedback that involves verbal response?
linguistic
What is the feedback that involves nonverbal response?
nonlinguistic
What is the feedback that involves intonation?
paralinguistic
What are the reasons for communication?
instrumental, regulatory, interactional, personal, heuristic, imaginative, informative
Which reason for communication is “can i have water?”
instrumental
Which reason for communication is “pass in your papers”
regulatory
Which reason for communication is “how are you doing?”
interactional
Which reason for communication is “i’m tired”
personal
Which reason for communication is “how do I get an A?”
heuristic
Which reason for communication is “pretend the floor is lava”
imaginative
Which reason for communication is “first I ate lunch, then I went to class”
informative
What are the four principles of effective communication?
quantity, quality, relevance, manner