SEMCDR Model

Question 1

Source

Answer 1

idea person; has idea that needs to be communicated

Question 2

Encoder

Answer 2

takes the ideas of the source and puts them into some form that someone can understand (speaking or writing); usually the source and encoder are the same person

Question 3

message code

Answer 3

the form the encoder uses; symbol system used to communicate (a word or language, facial expressions, colors, sounds)

Question 4

message content

Answer 4

the beginning to the end of the message

Question 5

message treatment

Answer 5

how something is commincated; reflect style, personality, relations with other person; sometimes treatment and content clash (double bind); more reflective and harder to control therefore more believable

Question 6

channel

Answer 6

the way we send messges; how messages get to receivers; the channels we chose are important - choose for ease & convienence; can tell something about the message depending on what channel was used; the effectiveness of channels can depend on if personal; some people are better at one channel vs another

Question 7

decoder

Answer 7

take out of forms and put them into thoughts; reading or listening to someone

Question 8

reciever

Answer 8

usually the same person as the decoder