COMM1000 Exam Study #1
1. What are the characteristics of communication?
-the sharing of experience
-process of creating a meaning between two or more people
-intangible
-ever-changing process
2. What are the components of the communication process?
-communicator 1:Sender/Receiver
-communicator 2:Receiver/Sender
-Feedback
-Time
3. In communication, the content is what is being intentionally conveyed within a message. When we say that there is also a relational dimension, we mean that an added meaning is attached to the message by how the message is sent.
4. What is interference? Be able to describe and recognize examples of the two different types of interference.
-Interference is anything that distorts the information transmitted to the receiver or distracts him/her from receiving it. Ex. Noise during a cellphone call
5. Know the transactional model of communication.
-this emphasizes that you change as a result of the communication event
-also its emphasis on the extent to which the two or more people involved create a relationship as part of their communicating.
6. What are the levels/contexts of communication, as described in the text and in lecture?
What types of activities occur in each different level? Be sure you can give an example of each. -Interpersonal communication-basic unit of communication
-Intercultural communication-communication between members of different cultures
-interviewing-a communication transaction that emphasizes questions and answers
-small group communication- the process by which three or more members of a group exchange verbal and nonverbal messages in an attempt to influence one another
-public communication-public speaking
-mass communication-communication that is mediated
-organizational communication-the flow of messages within a network of interdependent relationships
7. What are the goals and limitations of the three types of research designs discussed in lecture? Be able to justify which method would
-the sharing of experience
-process of creating a meaning between two or more people
-intangible
-ever-changing process
2. What are the components of the communication process?
-communicator 1:Sender/Receiver
-communicator 2:Receiver/Sender
-Feedback
-Time
3. In communication, the content is what is being intentionally conveyed within a message. When we say that there is also a relational dimension, we mean that an added meaning is attached to the message by how the message is sent.
4. What is interference? Be able to describe and recognize examples of the two different types of interference.
-Interference is anything that distorts the information transmitted to the receiver or distracts him/her from receiving it. Ex. Noise during a cellphone call
5. Know the transactional model of communication.
-this emphasizes that you change as a result of the communication event
-also its emphasis on the extent to which the two or more people involved create a relationship as part of their communicating.
6. What are the levels/contexts of communication, as described in the text and in lecture?
What types of activities occur in each different level? Be sure you can give an example of each. -Interpersonal communication-basic unit of communication
-Intercultural communication-communication between members of different cultures
-interviewing-a communication transaction that emphasizes questions and answers
-small group communication- the process by which three or more members of a group exchange verbal and nonverbal messages in an attempt to influence one another
-public communication-public speaking
-mass communication-communication that is mediated
-organizational communication-the flow of messages within a network of interdependent relationships
7. What are the goals and limitations of the three types of research designs discussed in lecture? Be able to justify which method would