Chapter 1 Foundations of Human Communication Flashcards
(28 cards)
The process of acting on information.
Communication
The process of making sense out of the world and attempting to share that sense with others by creating meaning through verbal and nonverbal messages.
Human Communication
The beliefs, values, and moral principles by which we determine what is right or wrong.
Ethics
Originator of a thought or emotion, who puts it into a code that can be understood by a receiver.
Source
A process of translating ideas feelings, and thoughts into a code.
Encoding
A process of interpreting ideas, feelings, and thoughts that have been translated into a code.
Decoding
Person who decodes a message and attempts to make sense out of what the source has encoded
Receiver
Written, spoken and unspoken elements of communication to which people assign meaning.
Message
Pathway through which messages are sent.
Channel
Information, either literal or psychological, that interferes with the accurate encoding or decoding of the message.
Noise
Response to a message.
Feedback
Physical and Psychological communication environment.
Context
The part of a message that focuses on the new information, ideas, or suggested actions, that a communicator wishes to share; communicates what is said.
Content
The aspect of a communication message that offers cues about the emotions, attitudes, and amount of power and control the speaker directs toward others; communicates how something is said.
Relationship
A followable prescription that indicates what behavior is expected or preferred as well as prohibited in an specific situation.
Rule
Communication that occurs within yourself, including your thoughts and emotions.
Intrapersonal communication
The system of symbols (words or vocabulary) structured by rules (grammar) that makes it possible for people to understand one another.
Language
A world, figure, sound, or expression that represents a thought, concept, object, or idea.
Symbol
Focusing on the needs and concerns of others while maintaining one’s personal integrity.
Other oriented
To adjuct both what is communicated and how a message is communicated; to make choices about how best formulate a message and respond to others to achieve your communication goals.
Adapt
Communication that occurs simultaneously with another person in an attempt to mutually influence one another, usually for purpose of managing relationships
Interpersonal communication
Communication that treats people as objects, or that responds only to their roles, rather than who they are as unique people.
Impersonal communication
A collection of three to fifteen people who have a common goal, feel a sense of belonging to the group, and influence others.
Group
The transactive process of creating meaning among three to fifteen people who share a common purpose, feel a sense of belonging to the group, and exert influence on one another.
Small-group communication
