Unit 3 (Communication Process) Flashcards
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Communication
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The process of sending and receiving messages
Exchanging messages
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Ethics
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A person’s sense of right and wrong, based on morals and values that stem from family/upbringing, culture, and/or society
- Ethics can be dangerous because it means diff things to diff people.
3
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8 Elements
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The Sender
Encoding
The Receiver
Messages
Channel
Decoding
Feedback
Communication Barriers
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The Sender
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- The person who sends the message.
- The person who initiates the conversation.
- Responsible for encoding
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Encoding (mental)
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- The process of converting one’s thoughts (or feelings and ideas) into a format that will express (communicate) what they mean.
- When you are thinking of the best way to send the message.
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The Receiver
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The person that receives the message
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Messages
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- Express our ideas, thoughts, and feelings
- Can be verbal or nonverbal
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Channel
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- What you use to send the message
- How you send the message
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Decoding
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- The receiver’s interpretation of the sender’s message
- Also used when reading, studying or learning a new language
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Feedback
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- The receiver’s response or you can think of it as the return message, reaction, or reply
- Can be nonverbal or verbal
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Communication Barriers
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- Things or conditions that interfere with or block communication
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Stereotype (Communication Barrier)
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- To label a whole group of people…putting everyone into the same category
- Based on preconceived ideas
- Biases affect communication and can become barriers
13
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Symbols
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- Anything that stands for something in communication
- Can be positive or negative and can also be communication barrier
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Purpose
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- To obtain or share info
- To persuade
- To build good relationships and establish goodwill
- To build self-esteem and a positive image
