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Defining Communication Quiz
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Defining Communication Quiz

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What is the definition of communication according to Seiler and Beall?

simultaneous sharing and creating of meaning through human symbolic interaction

According to Osgood et al., how do they define communication?

Communication occurs wherever one system, a source, influences another, the destination, by manipulation of alternative symbols, which can be transmitted over the channel connecting them

What are the key points made by Kincaid and Schramm about communication?

  1. Not all communication has to be human communication.
  2. Communication can take place over large distances of space and time.
  3. Not all participants in a communication process have to be present at the same time.
  4. Communication does not always require two or more participants.

How do Theodorson and Theodorson define communication?

<p>Communication is the transmission of information, ideas, attitudes, or emotion from one person or group to another primarily through symbols</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the four attributes of communication as a process?

<p>Systematic, dynamic, meaning is personally constructed, symbolic interaction</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is the source/sender in the communication process?

<p>A person who conveys idea or information with a purpose</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the receiver in the communication process?

<p>A person or group of persons at the other end of the communication process who listens or reads the message</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the three factors of a message?

<p>Message code, message content, message treatment</p> Signup and view all the answers

What determines the channel/medium of communication?

<p>Availability, money, source preferences</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the purposes of communication mentioned in the text?

<p>To inform, to bring about understanding, to motivate, to persuade, to learn a new skill, to change or adopt a new practice</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the two types of effects mentioned in the text?

<p>Overt effect, covert effect</p> Signup and view all the answers

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