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Chapter 1 Vocab
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- 1Channelmedium through which a message passes from sender to receiver
- 2communicationprocess of creating meaning through symbolic interation
- 3coordinationinteraction in which participants interact smoothly, with a high degree of satisfaction but w/o necessarily understanding on another well
- 4Decodingprocess in which a receiver attaches meaning to a message
- 5Dyada two-person unit
- 6Dyadic communicationtwo-person communication
- 7Encodingprocess of putting thoughts into symbols, most commonly words
- 8environmentboth the physical setting in which communication occurs and the personal perspectives of the parties involved
- 9Feedbackthe discernible response of a receiver to a sender's message
- 10Interpersonal communicationcommunication in which the parties consider one another as unique individuals rather than objects. It is characterized by minimal use of stereotyped labels; unique, idiosyncratic social rules; and a high degree of information exchange
- 11Intrapersonal communicationcommunication that occurs within a single person
- 12Linear communication modela characterization of communication as a one-way event in which a message flows from sender to receiver
- 13Mass Communicationtransmission of messages to large, usually widespread audiences via broadcast means
- 14Mediated Communicationcommunication sent via a medium other than face-to-face interaction, e.g., telephone, e-mail, instant messaging. Can be both mass and personal.
- 15Messagea sender's planned and unplanned words and nonverbal behaviors
- 16Noiseexternal, physiological, and psychological distractions that interfere with the accurate transmission and reception of a message
- 17Public Communicationcommunication that occurs when a group of people becomes too large for all members to contribute. It is characterized by an unequal amount of speaking and by limited verbal feedback
- 18Receiverone who notices and attends to a message
- 19Senderoriginator of a message
- 20Small group communicationcommunication within a group of a size such that every member can participate actively with the other members
- 21Social Mediacommunication channels that allow for mediated interactions between one person and an infinite number of receivers for the purpose of information exchange and social interaction
- 22Symbolan arbitrary sign used to represent a thing, person, idea, event, or relationship in ways that make communication possible
- 23Transactional communication modelA characterization of communication as the simultaneous sending and receiving of messages in an ongoing, irreversible process
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