COM 101 Exam 1 Study Guide

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COM 101 Exam 1 Study Guide Chapter 1 Why study communication?  7 th most popular  helps maintain healthy and lasting relationships  manage conflicts & more engaged citizen  develop... stronger critical thinking skills Define and differentiate the three models of communication: linear, interactive and transactional.  Linear: o portrays communication as something that one person presents to another, flows in one direction, has 7 elements.  Interactive: o Recognizes communication as a two-way street, more in depth process of communication. o Adds feedback in as a factor, flows from the receiver back to the sender. o Example: sending a friend next to you a text message and you sending one back.  Transactional: o Recognizes communication as a continuous action, sender and receiver are simultaneously sending and receiving messages. o This model is dynamic, sender and receiver are always changing/adapting their messages. o Adds environment: includes physical location, personal experiences, cultural backgrounds=ADDS CONTEXT o Example: two people having dinner together in a restaurant. Describe the seven elements of the linear model: source, encoding, message, channel, decoding, receiver and noise. Provide an example for each.  Source: the speaker formulates an idea, constructs the message, then successfully expresses the idea.  Encoding: the speaker translates his/her own thoughts/ideas into words, taking an abstract idea and giving it meaning through symbols. Final outcome = message.  Presented over a channel: in Face-to-Face communication this is the physical space that the soundwaves travel through.  Delivered to the receiver.  Decoding: receiver must comprehend the symbols/language the speaker uses.  Noise: anything that alters the message after was sent (can be physical or psychological). What does it mean to spea [Show More]

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