Communication Flashcards
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Communication
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- The process through which people use messages to generate meanings within and across contexts, cultures channels and media
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5 Characteristics of Communiction
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1- Process 2- Message 3- Channels 4- Context 5- Media
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Process
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- Communication unfolds over time through a series of interconnected actions carried out by the participants
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Message
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- is the package of information that is transported during communication
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Contexts
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- Situations
- Locations
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Channel
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- is the sensory dimension along which communicators transmit information
- Auditory
- Visual
- Tactile
- Olfactory
- Oral
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Formation of meaning
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- Symbols
- Experience
- Indexicality
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Relationships are really ____ __ ______ not isolated incidents
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- Patterns of Behavior
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Relationships help define..
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- Communication
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Meaning Transfer
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- Who decides what you mean?
- How does the other person interpret what you say?
- Meaning resides in the other person
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Communication Models
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- Linear Communication Model
- Interactive Communication Model
- Transactional Communication Model
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Linear Communication Model
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- Which flows in one direction, from a starting point to an end point
- Sender and Receiver
- Noise (Internal and External)
ie: Texting, email, public speeches
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Interactive Communication Model
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- A process involving senders and receivers
- Feedback (Verbal and non-verbal messages)
- Fields of experience beliefs, attitudes, values and experiences
ie: Classroom instruction, Group presentations
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Transactional Communication Model
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- is fundamentally multiple-directional
- Each part equally influences the communication behavior of the other participant
- NO SENDERS NO RECEIVERS
- All parties constantly exchange verbal and nonverbal messages and feedback, collaboratively creating meanings
ie: Face to face communication
