CH 1 Vocab Flashcards
(11 cards)
Communication
a systemic process whereby messages consisting of symbols are exchanged between two or more people in order to create shared meaning
Content level of meaning
the literal information in a message
Relationship level of meaning
expresses the relationships between communicators
Meaning
the significance we attribute a to a phenomena what it means to us
Feedback
Verbal or non verbal response to a message
Homestasis
A sate of equilibrium that systems strive but cannot sustain
Openess
The extent to which a system effects and is affected by its surrounding environment
Symbol
Arbitrary, ambiguous, and abstract representation of phenomena.
Noise
Anything that interferes with the intended meaning of communication
process
An ongoing continuity, beginning and end of which are difficult to identify
System
A group of interrelated elements that affect one another
